Director, Fisheries EM & Transparency — Europe & Africa

The Nature Conversancy; Arlington (VA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy seeks a Senior Project Director to lead electronic monitoring (EM) initiatives across Africa and Europe, partnering with governments, NGOs, and industry to improve fisheries management and transparency. This role requires strategic leadership, program design, and robust stakeholder engagement across diverse settings.

You will drive governance models, finance planning, and implementation roadmaps, while representing TNC in international forums and aligning efforts with the

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree and 5 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent.
• Experience managing complex or multiple projects with staffing, workloads, and finances under deadlines.
• Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance.
• Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and/or government agencies
• Experience negotiating.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of electronic monitoring programs.
• Build strategic partnerships with governments, industry, NGOs, and regional organizations.
• Provide technical leadership and governance frameworks for EM programs and data use in management decisions.
• Represent TNC in forums and communicate best practices to advance transparency and accountability.
• Manage multi-stakeholder collaborations and secure funding through grants and contracts.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Project management

Partnership development

Negotiation

Staff supervision

Stakeholder engagement

Education

BA/BS degree

Job description

The Nature Conservancy seeks a Senior Project Director to lead electronic monitoring (EM) initiatives across Africa and Europe, partnering with governments, NGOs, and industry to improve fisheries management and transparency. This role requires strategic leadership, program design, and robust stakeholder engagement across diverse settings.

You will drive governance models, finance planning, and implementation roadmaps, while representing TNC in international forums and aligning efforts with the