Director of Global Ocean Programs & Impact

Global Fishing Watch; United States; Remote; USD 160.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Global Fishing Watch seeks a strategic leader to drive its regional and thematic programs, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission to combat IUU fishing and advance the 30x30 Oceans goal. You will manage senior teams across regions, partner with global divisions, and secure funding for impactful initiatives.

The role requires extensive experience in marine governance, multilateral diplomacy, and managing large, donor-funded programs, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and results

Qualifikationen

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong financial management, budgeting and reporting experience.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain and contribute to project management systems and processes.
• Excellent planning, coordination and reporting skills for complex programs.

Aufgaben

• Lead strategic and financial development and oversight of regional and thematic programs.
• Identify and pilot scalable implementation models leveraging open data and technology.
• Collaborate with CIO and global program teams to inform long-term strategy and brief senior executives.
• Identify governance and policy issues to advance programmatic goals.
• Line-manage regional and thematic leadership and translate priorities into funded delivery plans.
• Guide development of multi-year strategies and budgets; establish OKRs and drive performance.
• Build and manage capacity, reallocate resources, and mentor staff.
• Support proposal development and donor engagement; ensure compliance with donor rules.
• Govern budgets with Finance and ensure timely financial and narrative reporting.
• Represent GFW at international meetings and develop partner engagement strategies.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Financial management

Project management

Planning and reporting

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree preferred

Jobbeschreibung

Global Fishing Watch seeks a strategic leader to drive its regional and thematic programs, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission to combat IUU fishing and advance the 30x30 Oceans goal. You will manage senior teams across regions, partner with global divisions, and secure funding for impactful initiatives.

The role requires extensive experience in marine governance, multilateral diplomacy, and managing large, donor-funded programs, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and results