Large Scale Fisheries Manager, Latin America Region

The Large-Scale Fisheries Manager contributes to the analysis and the development of The Nature Conservancy’s global large-scale fisheries strategy, and the global strategy’s alignment and execution into the Latin America Region context.

The Manager helps to establish the Conservancy as a major conservation partner for large-scale fishery improvements and Electronic Monitoring (EM) within the Latin America Region, defining conservation priorities and long-term conservation strategies. The manager builds strategic, scientific, and technical capacity in the field and develops key partnerships with public and private organizations to identify and resolve technical issues and to widely communicate solutions and best practices. The Manager is a key contributor in advancing the growing portfolio of projects in the Latin America Region, focused on fisheries transparency, seafood sustainability, policy, and corporate engagement. They may contribute to innovative scientific methods, analyses, tools and frameworks that address the scaling of Electronic Monitoring, as well as negotiate complex and innovative solutions with government agencies and industry partners. It will entail fundraising efforts in alignment with the regional and global teams.

This is a dynamic position that works across at least five Latin America country programs, the global strategy team, and the business functions of operations, finance, communications, policy, and corporate engagement. The ideal candidate values collaboration, is able to manage multiple complex work streams, and can identify strategic opportunities.

RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE      

·       Designs, implements, and directs complex and diverse projects encompassing multiple programs.

·       Ability to apply analysis, experience, and context to identify and solve complex problems.

·       Works with staff from across the Latin America Region and the Global organization.

·       Travels on short notice and work long and flexible hours as needed

·       Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% both domestically and internationally.

·       Provides strategic analysis in support of conservation agenda for a key strategy area

·       Provides economic analysis of conservation opportunities

·       Leads and/or manages team or project to support and improve conservation efforts.  

·       Responsible for ensuring that public and private funds are raised to meet program needs.

·       Builds cooperation from outside parties to accomplish program goals