Sea Cucumber Specialist

The Sea Cucumber Specialist will provide technical leadership and advisory support for sustainable management, stock assessment, and CITES implementation of sea cucumber fisheries in the Pacific. The role involves supporting development of Non-Detriment Findings, strengthening capacity, facilitating collaboration between fisheries and CITES authorities, and contributing to sustainable trade and conservation through evidence-based management and regional knowledge exchange.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the effective implementation and timely delivery of project activities and outputs.
• Develop and implement a workplan aligned with the workplan of the contracted service provider to ensure the effective delivery of specialized technical inputs under the project.
• Monitor and support the implementation and delivery of activities under the Letter of Agreement (LoA).
• Support procurement and logistics arrangements with the FAO-SAP Operations team.
• Responsible for alignment and collaboration with relevant regional agencies (SPREP/ SPC).
• Support national agencies to compile available information to inform the making of NDFs.
• Facilitate national workshops with national CITES Authorities to complete draft NDFs (supported by TCP service provider).
• Update or develop a regional training guide and reference manual for stock assessment targeting identified country needs (with support of TCP service provider).
• Contribute technical inputs to a regional workshop (delivered by TCP service provider).
• Contribute to information documents and side events relevant to CITES meetings (developed by service provider).
• Prepare mission reports and other relevant documentation as required by FAO.
• Perform any other related duties as required for the successful implementation of the project.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree from an institution recognised by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in fisheries or a related discipline. Consultants with a bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
• At least five (5) years of relevant experience in small scale fisheries and/or closely related fields.
• Working knowledge (level C) of English.
• Efficiency, competence and integrity as well as negotiating skills, tact and diplomacy are essential.
• Able to work with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural project partners at regional and international level.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with experience liaising between diverse project stakeholders.
• Demonstrated effective writing and critical analysis skills.
• Practical experience in the Pacific context.

Skills

• Fisheries Management
• Stock Assessment
• CITES Implementation
• Sustainable Fisheries
• Small Scale Fisheries
• Capacity Building
• Stakeholder Liaison
• Technical Advisory
• Regional Knowledge Exchange
• Critical Analysis
• Scientific Writing
• Negotiation Skills
• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
• Pacific Fisheries Experience

Languages

English