The Coral Planters’ aim is to develop further reef restoration projects by expanding its expertise worldwide and to continue raising awareness and educational initiatives. By propagating corals and building reef projects, it restores coral reefs in degraded areas. The transplantation process involves attaching coral fragments onto a coral frame to boost existing reef habitats and/or generate new ones. To date, The Coral Planters has planted 30,000 coral fragments, thanks to its field partners Reefscapers, based in the Maldives and Bluer Ocean Project, based on Rodrigues Island.
About the Role
Coral population is in severe decline due to degrading fishing practices and global sea water temperature rise. The Coral Planters is seeking an experienced Marine Biologist to lead and oversee the implementation of a brand-new coral nursery and reef restoration program in Nacala Bay, Mozambique. Its project will take place inside a marine protected area, called Mulala Marine Sanctuary.
- Program Manager
- Train, develop and manage staff members and volunteers involved in coral restoration & marine conservation activities.
- Engage and develop further programs together with the local communities.
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders to promote marine conservation awareness and education.
- Work with local partners to ensure they have a long-term positive impact in the communities they work in.
- Connect and liaise with in-country partners to build and maintain relationships.
- Marine/Coral Biology
- Design, manage & maintain all the aspects of the coral restoration project at Mulala Sanctuary
- Conduct coral frames building, maintenance, photography, monitoring and wider research studies
- Establish and conduct regular underwater surveys within the Marine Protected Area
- Additional activities may be added in time to suit overall objectives such as marine mammal observation, megafauna identification and data collection.
- Public Relation
- Communicate conservation activities to the team based at The Coral Planters headquarter in France
- Write monthly illustrated and scientific reports of the projects
- Take regular photographs and videos of the project for communication purposes with our community and partners
- Conduct lectures for the local communities, schools and participate in online workshops.
Requirements
- Passionate about marine life and conservation—strong knowledge about marine ecology, coral reef ecosystems, and conservation principles in alignment with The Coral Planters’ approach
- Graduate in a relevant discipline (Marine Biology, Environmental Science)
- Experience in tropical marine conservation/coral biology
- Experience in coral reef restoration is mandatory
- Confident swimmer and freediver (5 m deep)
- SCUBA certification (Minimum Advanced Open Water, Divemaster preferred)
- Experience in managing a project
- Experience in managing a small team
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to function in a multicultural environment
- Experience working closely with community partners, ideally in remote locations
- Excellent standard of spoken and written English
- Strong autonomy, adaptability and versatility
- Good writing skills
- Ability to work long hours in harsh tropical environments with a positive attitude
- Health and safety trained
- Car driving license
- Boat driving license
- Basic knowledge of Portuguese with a strong will to learn the language would be a bonus
Application deadline: November 29, 2024
