Global Fishing Watch is hiring a
Senior Manager

Summary

Join Global Fishing Watch as a Senior Manager, National Policy to support the delivery of impact goals in regions by identifying and securing landmark policies that embed transparency in key regulations.

Requirements

• Masters Degree public administration or policy, or equivalent degrees
• At least 7+ years of experience in policy work, both in national and international settings
• Demonstrated track record in helping secure national policy instruments related to the oceans or broader environment work
• Familiarity on fisheries management, marine biodiversity, or ocean governance
• Experience in policy work and knowledge on transparency as a principle for governance, and understanding of key challenges
• High level proficiency in program and project management
• English and additional language in one of the identified regions
• Highly organized, analytical, detail oriented and self-motivated
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently to a very high standard of detail
• Ability to take ownership of projects and communicate project updates to stakeholders in a transparent and proactive manner
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines while performing in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• An understanding of the complexities and internal communications surrounding collaboration in a global matrix and remote organization

Responsibilities

• Co-develop work plans with the regions to secure identified policy instruments in-country
• Ensure that work plans and roadmaps are complementary to the larger support of Global Practice and International Policy team
• Develop and provide regular policy briefings on key challenges and major policy windows in the regions and in the identified core countries
• Provide regular updates and recommendations to the Director of Global Practice and Director of International Policy, including challenges, learnings and cross-regional insights
• Develop policy roadmaps, modules and toolkits that enable and support the regional teams in their policy and transparency work
• Develop insights and lessons learned from the experiences of each country, and ensure that these are integrated either through the MEL framework or in knowledge management efforts
• Develop guidance documents on policy and transparency work and roll out to the broader program team, while ensuring it is consistent with programmatic and organisational principles
• Develop and support the network of country officers located in five regions by ensuring that the approach to policy and transparency work is consistent and is informed by programmatic principles
• Regularly convene the network of country officers to share best practices and provide new available tools in helping secure policy pathways
• Support the development of competencies of the country officers by identifying gaps and opportunities

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in international fora like FAO COFI, UN CBD, or engagements with RFMOs