Marine Biodiversity Training Manager

To pursue our unified organisational strategy, by 2030 across 30 countries we aim to empower institutions and people to 1) support the reduction of illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and destructive fishing practices 2) better enforce and protect the rights of 1 million small scale fishers and 3) improve the effective designation and management of area based conservation measures. A key part of our work involves partnering with national governments, regional institutes and other actors to increase the uptake of Global Fishing Watch technologies to designate and monitor marine managed areas.

**Position description**

The Marine biodiversity training manager will play a key role in ensuring Global Fishing Watch delivers on its impact driven goals to support more effective marine protected areas (MPAs) and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). This includes supporting countries to achieve their international commitments on MPAs and OECMs, such as Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; the upcoming implementation of the BBNJ Agreement, which includes area-based management tools (ABMTs), including MPAs; and other international frameworks for species and habitat conservation such as CITES and CMS. The new hire will join the Global Practice Unit of Global Programs. They will lead the technical inputs to the biodiversity and marine protection related capacity development elements of the Program team work.

Reporting to the Head of Applied Research and Capacity Development, this is a highly collaborative position which will involve working closely with five regional teams to develop material and deliver training related activities in multiple regions. A focus will be coupling the Global Fishing Watch datasets and monitoring capabilities with principles of transparency in governance to achieve effective marine conservation. The post holder will take a leading role in writing the technical content and bringing their practical expertise to ensure that our training efforts are of high quality and tightly connected with on the ground best practice for designating, managing and monitoring MPAs and OECMs.

**Duties and responsibilities**
- Leading role in writing and revising existing training material to create a globally standardised training package that can be adapted and updated for regional implementation
- Support regional teams in delivering training programs with core countries and regional institutes (preparation, delivery and evaluation). Training programs will include a variety of engagements - from classroom based teaching, mentoring, coaching of trainees and creating institutional level support like standard operating protocols
- Support the drafting and development of training content for remote and in-person events, as well as mass online learning courses (MOOCs) and webinars
- Keep up-to-date with practical operational developments and regulatory changes within core country and international policy frameworks (e.g. CBD, BBNJ) in order to inform training content revision and conduct internal training or coaching on these issues
- Assist the capacity development team in aligning Global Fishing Watch work with best practices within marine ecosystem protection
- Monitor and contribute expert knowledge into Global Fishing Watch dataset and product development and advise on compliance training related opportunities
- Assist Head of Division in reviewing common biodiversity or MPA/OECM related analysis report types to create standardised approaches to guide regional analysts

**Criteria - essential**
- University degree in marine sciences, fisheries science or fisheries/marine management
- At least 5 years of experience in government, academia or non-governmental organisations in the field of marine biodiversity, conservation and sustainable use
- Expert level knowledge of human (e.g. vessel tracking data) and environmental data types used to designate and monitor marine managed areas
- Working knowledge of English and one either Spanish or French

**Criteria - desired**
- Experience of conducting training, facilitation and participatory workshops for adult learning
- High interest in working with Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven tools and datasets in marine science
- Experience in designating MPA/OECM processes

Would suit an experienced manager of MPAs or OECMs; government advisor and/or researcher responsible for MPAs/OECMs or related environmental policies, especially those who have led participatory processes or worked on reconciling human uses with conservation outcomes (including actors such as fishers - artisanal and industrial, indigenous peoples and local communities, and/or other stakeholders).**Additional Information**

Reporting to: Head of Analysis and Capacity Development

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not supported at this time.

**Permanent/Fixed Term/Contractor**:Fixed term

**Duration**:2 years

**Full Time hours**:Yes

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