AI-Driven Coastal Fisheries Data Lead

Pacific Community-SPC; Nouméa; On-site; EUR 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing support in Noumea

Relocation/repatriation grant

Removal expenses

Airfares/home leave travel

Health and life and disability ins.

Education allowances

25 working days annual leave

Job summary

Pacific Community (SPC) is seeking a Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager to lead regional and national coastal fisheries and aquaculture data systems. This role combines database governance, web/mobile development, and AI-enabled data collection methods to support evidence-based coastal management across the Pacific region.

The successful candidate will design and deploy databases, train staff, and foster cross‑sector collaboration with CFAP and global partners.

Qualifications

• Master’s in computer science, database development or related field.
• 12+ years in database management, project management and software development for medium- to large-scale systems.
• 8+ years with Microsoft products, including C#/.NET, ASP.NET Core and SQL Server.
• Experience producing documentation, user training and ongoing technical support.
• Strong problem solving, attention to detail and ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain regional national coastal fisheries and aquaculture databases and information systems.
• Develop new web and mobile apps aligned with country needs and CFAP staff requirements.
• Maintain national databases based on regional databases and add-on modules.
• Create data extraction and analysis queries for clients and staff.
• Promote standard databases and information systems across the region.
• Link coastal and oceanic databases with data collaboration partners.
• Explore GIS and remote sensing applications for data analysis.
• Provide practical training materials on data entry, cleaning and extraction.

Skills

Database design

Project management

Software development

C# & ASP.NET

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s in computer science or related field

Tools

MS SQL Server

MS Visual Studio

ASP.NET Core

AngularJS

Job description

Pacific Community (SPC) is seeking a Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager to lead regional and national coastal fisheries and aquaculture data systems. This role combines database governance, web/mobile development, and AI-enabled data collection methods to support evidence-based coastal management across the Pacific region.

The successful candidate will design and deploy databases, train staff, and foster cross‑sector collaboration with CFAP and global partners.