Fishery Specialist

The Fishery Specialist will contribute to the implementation of socioeconomic surveys on the blue crab fishery in Tunisia, supporting data collection and analysis to strengthen fisheries management and value chain analysis under FAO and GFCM guidance. The role involves technical assistance for planning, coordination, and implementation of socioeconomic surveys and data collection activities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the local language translation of the questionnaire to be used during the fieldwork
• Assist in the development of a sampling strategy with the support of the GFCM Secretariat and operational plan for field implementation
• Perform at least 70 interviews with blue crab fishers for selected fishing vessels in the main ports landing blue crab in GSA 14, using the adapted GFCM/FAO standards survey
• Compile data in electronic format according to given template and provide the raw data to the supervisors
• Support the GFCM Secretariat in carrying out socio-economic data quality control and analysis, as necessary
• Assist in the coordination with the Seafood Value Chain Analysis Specialist through providing technical support to integrate fishing-sector socioeconomics information into the comprehensive value chain flow diagram and analysis
• Where feasible, the questionnaire exercise will also collect relevant information on supporting actors (e.g. gear makers and other service providers) to identify their roles and linkages within the fishery

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in fisheries sciences or a related field
• At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in fisheries management assessments, socioeconomic surveys implementation, fisheries research, or related fields, including demonstrated experience in conducting field data collection and data analysis in the fisheries sector
• Working knowledge of English and French
• National of Tunisia or resident of the country with a valid work permit
• Proficiency in statistical and data analysis software
• Experience with statistical packages such as R, Stata, SPSS, or other equivalent data analysis software
• Excellent understanding of current national food security and fishery policies and practices in Tunisia
• Be familiar with the socioeconomic questionnaire, its structure, sections and sampling strategy
• Proficiency in database management
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and ability to work on group
• Excellent writing skills and ability to synthesize
• Experience working with UN agencies is an advantage
• PhD is an asset

Skills

• Fisheries Management Assessments
• Socioeconomic Surveys Implementation
• Fisheries Research
• Field Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Statistical Software Proficiency
• R Software
• STATA
• SPSS
• Database Management
• Food Security Policy Knowledge
• Fishery Policy Knowledge
• Socioeconomic Questionnaire Design
• Sampling Strategy
• Analytical Skills
• Technical Assistance
• Survey Planning
• Survey Coordination
• Report Writing

Languages

English, French