Senior Manager, Biodiversity Initiative (Interim - Maternity Leave Cover)

Global Fishing Watch; Argentina; Presencial; ARS 9.750.000 - 12.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading ocean governance organization is seeking a Senior Manager for the Biodiversity Initiative. This position involves leading strategic initiatives, engaging with partners, and guiding regional programs on marine biodiversity. Ideal candidates will possess a Master's degree and relevant experience in biodiversity and ocean governance. The role is crucial for advancing organizational goals while ensuring effective collaboration and policy development.

Servicios

Equal opportunity employer

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Formación

• Relevant experience in biodiversity, fisheries, and ocean governance.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Highly organized, analytical, and self-motivated.

Responsabilidades

• Lead strategic direction of biodiversity initiative.
• Co-develop and implement biodiversity initiative roadmap.
• Provide guidance to regional teams for delivery of biodiversity interventions.

Conocimientos

Project Management

Strategic Thinking

Interpersonal Skills

Educación

Master's degree or equivalent experience

Descripción del empleo

Background

Global Fishing Watch is an international, non-profit organization committed to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency. We create and publicly share knowledge about human activity at sea to enable fair and sustainable use of our ocean. Founded in 2015 through a collaboration between Oceana, SkyTruth, and Google, GFW became an independent non-profit organization in June 2017. Using cutting-edge technology, we create and publicly share map visualizations, data and analysis tools to enable scientific research and drive a transformation in how we manage our ocean. Our major focus is on commercial fishing because it is the most widespread human activity at sea, the most impactful on ocean health, and the most crucial for global livelihoods and food security. By 2030, we aim to monitor and visualize the impact of ocean-going vessels, both industrial and small-scale, that are responsible for the vast majority of the global seafood catch. We believe human activity at sea should be common knowledge in order to safeguard the global ocean commons for the common good of all.

The Position

Global Fishing Watch is seeking a Senior Manager, Biodiversity Initiative (interim) for a fixed-term maternity leave cover running until March 31, 2026.

We are looking for a knowledgeable ocean expert with a technical and policy background in marine biodiversity. A key member of our Programs Initiative team, the Senior Manager, Biodiversity Initiative will be a thought leader for the organization on marine biodiversity policy and 30x30 implementation. They will coordinate and guide the work to develop strategic roadmaps and key policy positions for the organization. They will also be responsible for working with our regional program teams to co-develop workplans and work across teams to adapt our interventions as policy guidance, technological capacity and learning from MEL processes evolve.

The Senior Manager will also contribute to grant management, MEL processes, fundraising needs and will be our lead engaging with institutions and organizations linked to the CBD and 30x30 implementation. This role will have a central influence in helping build internal coherence and external impact and serve as the principal external representative for biodiversity-related partnerships and engagements.

The role involves a need for a strategic mindset and demonstrated ability to build networks and partnerships within the marine biodiversity space. There will also be exciting opportunities for scoping and developing emerging thematic areas for GFW, such as BBNJ, bycatch mitigation, and destructive fisheries.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Strategy Execution and Operational Coordination

• Lead the strategic direction, prioritization, and policy positioning of Global Fishing Watch’s biodiversity initiative
• Co-develop a biodiversity initiative roadmap, that aligns with our biodiversity strategy and gives direction on scaling our work across all the regions we operate and new areas of biodiversity work including BBNJ work and transparency of destructive fishing.
• Develop strategic partner mapping and cultivate external partners to help scale and strengthen our operational and policy impacts.
• Support our International Policy team to champion the benefits for biodiversity from transparency in support of securing transparency policy commitments and government actions.
• Provide strategic inputs and direction for the technical development of our Marine Manager tool.
• Collaborate with the Capacity Development and Technology Transfer team to support the development and implementation of a biodiversity training module.
• Represent the organization by presenting our mission, data and tools with a variety of audiences, including strategic partners and policymakers, media and funders.
• Track priority impacts and support implementation of our MEL framework.

Regional Program Support

• Through a matrix structure provide technical and operational guidance in the delivery of our biodiversity interventions by regional teams in Latin America and Mediterranean.
• Ensure alignment of regional biodiversity interventions with global strategy and internal policy guidance.
• Troubleshoot delivery challenges and promote knowledge exchange across regions.

Leadership and Management

• Provide leadership, guidance and feedback and act as a thought leader supporting teams to resolve complex problems.
• Establish strategic goals and objectives and key results (OKRs) with team members, manage performance and track delivery.
• Support fundraising efforts as required.
• Maintain grant budgets.
• Develop, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure a safe, secure, welcoming, and legal work environment.

Candidate description

Required

• Masters degree, or equivalent professional experience
• Relevant professional experience in biodiversity, fisheries, and other ocean governance themes.
• Demonstrated ability in development, management and policy work in the national, regional and international context.
• Familiarity with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity processes.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English.
• Highly organized, analytical, strategically minded and self-motivated.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to cultivate and follow up engagements with partners.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and move projects forward with a high degree of independence and autonomy.
• An understanding of the complexities and internal communications surrounding collaboration in a global matrix and remote organization.
• Experience in managing consultants and leading cross team work.

Preferred

• Experience working with governments on 30x30 implementation.
• Familiarity with the Global Environment Facility processes.
• Mastery of one language other than English is desirable, particularly Spanish, French or Portuguese.
• Excellent oratory and presentation skills, and experience speaking with media, organizations, etc.

Global Fishing Watch is an equal opportunities employer. Global Fishing Watch is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within our organization and in the greater ocean management and conservation community. We believe that diverse backgrounds, skills, knowledge and viewpoints make us a stronger organization. Bringing together professionals who possess broad experiences and a spectrum of perspectives will enable us to reach our goal of improved ocean governance faster. We hire and promote qualified professionals without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or parental status, national origin, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.