The  University of Rhode Island (URI), Coastal Resources Center (CRC)  
  Location: 
  Port Vila, Vanuatu
   
  Due Date: 
  08-07-2022
   
  Type: 
  Full time
   
  Organisation Description: 
  The University of Rhode Island (URI) is commissioning a five year regional  project on coastal fisheries, "OurFish OurFuture", funded by the  United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented  across six Pacific Island countries in Melanesia and Micronesia regions. 
   
  Job Desctiption:
  The Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries Management Community of Practice (ECOP)  Facilitator - Melanesia is responsible for establishing, coordinating, and  growing the Community of Practice (COP) in Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Solomon  Islands, and Vanuatu. The path to an Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries Management  (EAFM) requires transformation throughout the entire social-ecological and  governance system, which the OurFish OurFuture project aims to accelerate  through peer-to-peer learning, information sharing, and collaboration through a  COP.
  The Facilitator will be tasked with identifying, recruiting, and engaging target  coastal fisheries stakeholders and practitioners from the regional to community  level, coordinating network-wide communication over the life of the project with  the assistance of partner staff and ECOP focal points across the three countries  of interest in Melanesia. The Facilitator will ensure that the ECOP in Melanesia  is an interactive peer-to-peer network designed to accelerate social learning  about why and how to advance EAFM in the region, as well as a forum for  collaborating and innovating. The Facilitator will focus on community-level  engagement and learning, and will collaborate with stakeholders to illustrate  how historical, sociocultural, and traditional forms of management are  incorporated into EAFM.
  The Facilitator will coordinate closely with OurFish OurFuture partner offices  of World Wildlife Fund (WWF), LMMA Network, and The University of the South  Pacific (USP), as well as a counterpart ECOP Facilitator focused on three  countries of interest in Micronesia. The position reports directly to the  OurFish OurFuture Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) and works closely with all  OurFish OurFuture program staff located at both the University of Rhode Island  (URI) Coastal Resources Center (CRC) office and the in-country Fiji office. 
   
  Selection Criteria:
  Experience:
  •	A minimum of five years' progressively responsible, professional  experience in fisheries project coordination and management (coastal fisheries  preferred).
  •	Experience in facilitating field and office activities with fisher  communities in Melanesia including data collection, data capture, and improving  communications among fishery stakeholders.
  •	Excellent facilitation and presentation skills.
  •	Fluency and excellent written and oral communication skills in English and  knowledge of Bislama or Pidgin.
  •	Demonstrated ability to initiate and establish partnerships and networks,  maintaining effective relationships and influencing key partners and  stakeholders.
  •	Experience and ability to collaborate with people from different ethnic,  cultural and educational backgrounds.
  •	Outcome driven focus, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities.
  •	The capacity to exercise sound judgement and to execute operational  planning.
  •	High level capacity for self-management and initiative while operating with  minimal supervision.
  •	Demonstrated understanding of ecosystems approach to fisheries management at  the community level.
  •	Willing to be assigned in Port Vila, Vanuatu, and travel to project sites in  PNG, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
  •	Demonstrated experience in the use of spreadsheets, and word processing  software including Microsoft Word and Excel. Interest in and capacity to train  on other specialized software for content analysis, social network analysis,  etc.
  
  Education: 
  •	BSc degree in Marine Biology, Fisheries Management, Marine Ecology, or  equivalent.
  
   
  Salary:
     
  How to Apply
  Apply by:
  Email
   
  Contact Person:
  rjimmy@ourfish.crcuri.org, robert@ourfish.crcuri.org and pfreeman@uri.edu
   
  Contact Phone:
     
  Email to send applications to:
  rjimmy@ourfish.crcuri.org
   
  Postal Address or location to apply in  person:
     
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  How to apply - more information:
  rjimmy@ourfish.crcuri.org
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