Fisheries Programme Lead: Monitoring & Co-Management

WWF-Malaysia

Semporna

On-site

MYR 33,000 - 40,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

WWF-Malaysia is seeking a Programme Officer for Sustainable Fisheries in Semporna-Darvel Bay. You will act as site focal person, coordinating fisheries projects, monitoring data, and engaging fishers and communities to advance sustainable practices and traceability.

You will plan budgets, deliver donor reports and ensure timely, high-quality outputs. The role requires a degree in Fisheries or related field, with relevant field experience, and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Fisheries Science or related discipline, with at least three years of relevant working experience; or at least seven years of relevant practical experience for candidates without a tertiary qualification.
Experience coordinating fisheries or marine field projects, stakeholder engagement, workplans, budgets, technical reporting, donor-funded deliverables or sub-grantee implementation.
Practical experience in catch and effort monitoring, length-weight data collection, fisheries databases, field surveys, data analysis or community-based fisheries monitoring.
Knowledge or experience relating to Fishery Improvement Projects, small-scale fisheries, seafood traceability, responsible fishing, fisheries governance, community co-management or sustainable seafood value chains is an advantage.

Responsibilities

Develop and monitor annual and quarterly workplans, budgets, implementation schedules, procurement requirements, risks, indicators, deliverables and reporting for the assigned sustainable-fisheries portfolio.
Coordinate EU-CSO–supported capacity-building, citizen-science and sub-grantee activities, including technical delivery, stakeholder coordination, donor deliverables and supporting documentation.
Coordinate the Larapan Small-Scale Fishery Project, including establishment of the reef-fish exploitation baseline, regular monitoring and reporting of the exploitation rate under Strategy 2.6, community-enumerator arrangements, participatory validation of findings and development and monitoring of practical management recommendations.
Coordinate implementation and review of the Yellowfin Tuna Fishery Improvement Project actions, governance, verification, audits and progress reporting.
Direct and quality assure fisheries monitoring, field surveys, data collection and databases for catch, effort, length-weight, gear, bycatch, traceability and related socioeconomic information.
Analyse fisheries status and trends with technical partners and translate findings into practical management recommendations.
Establish and monitor the Strategy 2.10 threat-level baseline with community engagement and documentation.
Strengthen traceability, responsible-fishing and post-harvest practices, and refer suspected IUU to the Officer, Ocean Stewardship.
Facilitate fisher participation and community co-management with documented actions and roles.