Position Overview:
The Director for Science and Marine Governance reports to the Senior Director for Program Implementation and Shared Services and will be responsible for:
- Overall management of science team, including budgeting, donor reporting, personnel management.
- Act as the key science expert for all science-related aspects of the program including marine spatial design and fisheries program design.
- Represent Rare and build and cultivate relationships with various actors in national and local level fisheries space including academic institutions.
- Provide thought leadership including, but not limited to, publishing research findings in peer-reviewed journals and presenting at conferences.
- Create and execute research agenda.
- Support technical aspects of project proposals.
- Designing and executing the Science Team’s engagement in the Fish Forever Scale Strategy.
- Lead Applied Science Community of Practice.
Other tasks may be assigned as required.
Experience and Education:
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Fisheries (expertise in population dynamics preferred), Socio-Ecological System Thinking, Marine Biology or Social Sciences.
- Proven experience in Marine spatial planning and governance, and/or working with communities especially for data collection.
- Proven ability in training and capacity building.
- Management and collaborating with different teams.
- Exceptional organizational skills to prioritize projects and initiate follow-through with meticulous attention to detail.
- Willingness to travel for about 30-50% of the time.
- Proven experience in team leadership, program design, and budget management.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written, including the ability to effectively engage with staff and partners at all levels in a fast-paced work environment.
- Sound business judgment and ability to manage shifting priorities and competing deadlines to ensure accuracy and high-quality standards while applying a system’s view of outcomes and impact.
- Prior experience in an international, cross-cultural work environment is essential, and willingness to work on flexible hours (even beyond the regular working hours) as needed.
- Written and verbal fluency in English.
