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Summary project description:

• We are currently recruiting a consultant to support our partners in developing and implementing improved valueaddition measures for key fisheries. Reporting to the Regional Partner Support Coordinator, this is a remote consultancy based in Kenya, with regular travel to field sites.
• This work will focus on identifying potential marine resource value chains (e.g., mangrove products, octopus, shellfish, lobster, and sardines) that are relevant and offer opportunities to the communities our partners work with. This work will involve the viability assessment, mapping, and selection of value chains, the identification of stakeholders, the implementation of value chain roadmaps, with a particular focus on the role and empowerment of women in these value chains, the identification of revenue collection opportunities for management linked to the identified value chains, and training and monitoring on correct and regular documentation of income and expenditure.
• The primary means to achieve better returns on fishing within the strategy is reducing postharvest losses. These losses could be physical, quality, nutritional, or market, and achieving improvements for smallscale fishers across these categories implies developing communitysupported fisheries, maintaining product quality, and increasing value chain transparency through datadriven livelihood upgrades. By reducing postharvest losses, aquatic foods harvested by smallscale fishers will continue to produce accessible, affordable, and nutritious foods.

Responsibilities

The consultant will be expected to deliver the following activities:

• Assess coastal products market systems
• Map selected coastal products to diversify community value chains
• Engage with national buyers, processors and exporters of the prioritised value chains
• Define value chain roadmaps via Participatory Market Systems Development workshops gathering valuechain actors and locally relevant authorities
• Implement value chain roadmaps at the community level
• Document the situation of women and their main constraints in the key value chains prioritised
• Develop and deliver womenspecific economic empowerment training sessions
• In close collaboration with the Technical Knowledge team, document employed methodologies and case studies for future replication

In Lamu and Kwale counties in Kenya:

• Conduct study on value addition, markets, equipment and infrastructure needs for selected communities for identified fish species (i.e. sardines and octopus)
• Conduct training for selected communities on value addition, processing, packaging and marketing
• Procure equipment and improve processing and packaging infrastructure for selected communities

Skills and Experience
Required

• Graduate level qualification in fisheries science, marine ecology/biology,conservation or a relevant business related field
• Substantive experience working in a field relating to fisheries value chains and markets
• Substantive experience working with communities in East Africa
• Experience in developing partnerships with businesses, government agencies, and nongovernmental organisations
• Excellent research, analytical and technical writing skills
• Experience in value chain analysis and market research
• Highly organised with an eye for detail
• Ability to take initiative and solve problems quickly
• Experience providing coaching or mentoring in technical areas
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Good communication and diplomacy skills
• Willingness to travel and spend time in remote and challenging environments for work

We would also love to see

• Experience of traceability in smallscale fisheries / working with fisheries supply chain actors to drive more equitable and sustainable practice/ developing storied seafood and gaining better prices for fishers
• Experience in Monitoring & Evaluation for value chain projects, and/or gender sensitive data analysis and research skills
• Experience in developing training materials
• Previous NGO experience

Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition (90%)

•  Attracting and selecting appropriately qualified talent through strategic sourcing from timely posting of job adverts;
•  Providing prosourcing support in hardtofill departments;
•  Provide support in identifying the best sources of talent;
•  Supporting in screening and longlisting in collaboration with the relevant line managers/functions;
•  Ensuring implementation of Talent Acquisition policy, procedures and best practices at global and national levels;
•  Supporting line managers and HR Leads in the navigation and utilisation of the applicant tracking system;
•  Contacting applicants to facilitate the attendance of interviews in conjunction with line managers;
•  Organising and participating in interviews in collaboration with the Talent Acquisition Manager and Line managers;
•  Facilitating quality background checks for global roles and national roles in the absence of national HR leads ;
•  Collaborating with the HR and Recruitment Officer at the offer and onboarding stage.
•  Supporting the Talent Acquisition Manager in analysing recruitment statistics and providing regular reports;
•  Timely confirmation of employment letters
•  Provide support in constantly evaluating the process and proactively suggest improvements to the Talent Acquisition process.

Generalist and Operational Support (10%)

•  Supporting the implementation of already established HR systems related to talent acquisition, advising and guiding line managers.
•  Drafting offer letters and contracts for new starters, sharing them with the HR
• Officer, and sending the documents out for signature
•  Raising purchase requests in the finance system
•  Supporting line managers in probation management of new hires
•  Ensuring talent acquisition policies and guides are updated on various systems
•  Support the HR and Recruitment Officer in the management of the HR inbox

 Occasional tasks such:

• Supporting in the logistics and event planning on request with the permission of the Talent Acquisition manager and Head of People Services
• Support the Reward Manager in reward queries
•  Any other tasks assigned by the People Team colleagues.

Required

•  Relevant International HR certifications, SHRM, IHRCI, IHRMK or any National equivalent of the same.
•  Some work experience as a recruiter or entrylevel Talent Acquisition specialist in a global context.
•  Excellent IT skills with knowledge of MS Office and/or GSuite.
•  Experience using CRM and cloudbased applicant tracking systems.
•  Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
•  Excellent writing and numeracy skills.
•  Willingness to learn how to exercise assertiveness towards key stakeholders in the talent acquisition process.
•  Excellent attention to detail.
•  Highly organised, cando attitude and ability to work on own initiative
•  Commitment to providing excellent service

We would also love to see

•  Experience serving an organisation as a consultant or inhouse entrylevel Talent Acquisition Specialist
•  Previous experience in an international charity or social enterprise
•  Previous experience working with HR and Applicant tracking systems
•  Competency in any of the languages which our colleagues speak: Malagasy, French, Spanish, Bahasa, Tetun, Swahili and Portuguese

You will be a great fit if

•  You are committed to Blue Ventures’ mission and values, evidenced by your high personal and professional integrity, humility, and humanity.
•  You have an analytical mindset and orientation toward measurement, outcomes, continuous improvement, and learning.
•  You think critically and highly value offering and receiving constructive feedback and criticism.
•  You’re a natural relationship builder with a proven ability to work collaboratively in a complex organisation, demonstrating teambuilding and facilitation skills. You enjoy collaboration and are genuinely interested in learning from and developing others.
•  You’re detailoriented and complianceminded; you enjoy dotting i’s and crossing t’s
•  You demonstrate excellent organisational skills and the ability to marshal resources and continually improve systems and processes.
•  You show selfmotivation, flexibility, and the ability to work and thrive in a fastpaced, energetic, entrepreneurial environment.
•  You’re trustworthy in managing sensitive situations and information; you are discrete, professional, and possess excellent judgement.
•  You are comfortable with a playfully professional workplace culture.

Location: Either in one of our global offices (Bristol or London - UK, Madagascar, Belize, Indonesia, Timor-Leste) or home-based within countries where Blue Ventures has administrative capacity (Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania)

Our UK flexible working policy requires a minimum of 2 days per week attendance in the office as well as travel to other offices or to any other Blue Ventures locations when required

Closing date for applications: 30 November 2023

Contract status: Global post, full-time

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract duration: Permanent

Remuneration: UK: £36,000 - £50,000; Madagascar: MGA 25,150,000 - MGA 34,000,000; Belize: BZD 35,000 - BZD 40,000; Timor-Leste: $25,000 - $30,000; Mozambique: MZN 2,345,000 - MZN 2,500,000; Kenya: KES 3,900,000 - KES 4,500,000; Tanzania: TZS 79,700,000 - TZS 88,000,000 gross per annum

Salary Band: Manager

Reports to: The Chief People Officer and the Chief Finance Officer

We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities

Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally. Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organizations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.

Blue Ventures is growing rapidly, and we are at an inflection point in our journey, having secured multi-year support for expansion in new geographies.

Summary job description

This new role will lead Blue Ventures’ arrangements for governance and coordinate corporate and legal compliance across the organisation. The position will work with the trustees and senior leaders as a trusted advisor, providing day-to-day coordination and oversight of all governance bodies, meetings and working groups and ensuring efficient information flows between all boards and committees.

The successful candidate will support the Chief People Officer and the Chief Finance Officer as the principal adviser to the trustee Chair and Executive Director and the corresponding boards and subcommittees on all issues relating to corporate governance for Blue Ventures Conservation and our affiliate entities internationally. The role will also provide support to leadership convenings and will provide guidance on the correct and proper organisation and conduct of business and meetings.

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How to apply

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Summary job description

• We are on the hunt for a visionary financial leader to spearhead our global Financial
• Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function. As a pivotal role within our global finance team, you will shape and guide our financial strategy, programmatic budgeting, and proposal development. This role is vital in fuelling transformative changes across the organisation and holds overarching accountability for delivering incisive financial insights and robust analytical frameworks that support our rapidly scaling international operations, including our diverse partnerships.
• The Head of Financial Planning & Analysis will be at the forefront of ensuring that we leverage our financial resources most effectively to maximise impact, especially as we forge new partnerships and enter new geographies. A crucial part of your role will be to develop financial models and strategies that are both scalable and adaptable to suit the dynamic nature of our international programmes and collaborations.
• The ideal candidate will have a proven record of developing and implementing financial systems, policies, and procedures across globally distributed teams. As a leader, you are resourceful and agile, welcome innovative approaches, and can rapidly pivot to seize emerging opportunities. You excel at nurturing talent, driving a high-performance culture, and inspiring teams through periods of intense organisational growth while maintaining operational excellence.
• Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will have line management responsibilities within the Business Partnering team. This is a full-time position based in any of our locations, offering the potential for overseas travel to collaborate closely with colleagues, field teams, and partners in regions such as coastal East Africa, West Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Responsibilities
Financial Strategy

• Lead the annual budgeting and multi-year financial planning processes, working closely with the Director of Finance and the Chief Programmes Officer, integrating organisational objectives with financial metrics.
• Lead on the development and rollout of models to support long-term resource allocation and drive growth.
• Coordinate with senior leadership to identify key priorities and allocate resources accordingly.
• Develop and innovate the organisation’s financial analysis and tools to inform strategic decision-making leveraging techniques such as sensitivity analyses and scenario planning to provide insights and recommendations to optimise financial performance and mitigate risks.
• Develop an approach for maximising cost recovery across all organisational activities to ensure BV is able to recover indirect costs, supporting long-term financial sustainability.
• Apply best practice management of investment and foreign exchange risk.

Programmatic budgeting and proposal development

• Work closely with the Director of Development and the Chief Programmes Officer to reimagine our programmatic funding process and cycles to align funding with the long-term resource allocation requirements of the organisation.
• Collaborate closely with programme leads and grant management teams to oversee proposals and secure funding for our work.
• Develop accurate and realistic budget forecasts aligned with programmatic goals.
• Evaluate the long-term financial sustainability of programmes.
• Support fundraising efforts by providing financial data and projections.
• Work with grant management to ensure that grant proposals include accurate and compelling financial information.
• Assist in identifying potential funding sources and partners.
• Act as finance business partner for Global and Central functions, including Global Advocacy, Health and Operations.
• Assist budget holders in the development of budgets and monitoring of internal and restricted project budgets and cost allocations.
• Assist budget holders in proposal development and grant reporting.

Financial information

• Global responsibility for the development, preparation, and presentation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial information (reports and dashboards) ensuring that critical stakeholders receive relevant information on a timely basis.
• Own the organisational level financial reporting consolidation model and make innovative changes to improve the resilience of the management and reporting of financial information.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial planning and analysis processes.
• Implement best practices and technology solutions to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics, and report on them to the organisation and to trustees.
• Create and maintain dashboards that provide actionable insights for leadership.
• Communicate complex financial information in an easy-to-understand manner to various audiences.
• Lead the development of advanced metrics that provide insight and analysis into the strategic direction of the business around areas such as value for money.

Team leadership

• Lead and develop the business partnering team to maximise its potential.
• Provide guidance, set performance expectations, and ensure team members have the necessary resources to succeed.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Ensure the global team members operate consistently and are accountable for their areas of responsibility.
• Serve as a financial mentor and resource to the organisation at large.
• Conduct financial literacy workshops and training sessions for staff.
• Act as a liaison between the finance department and other functional areas to promote financial awareness and understanding.

Systems Development for Financial Information

• Evaluate existing financial systems and tools based on their ability to deliver information to stakeholders and identify areas for improvement or replacement.
• Lead or collaborate on projects to upgrade or implement new financial systems that enhance data integrity and reporting capabilities.
• Work with IT and other relevant departments to ensure seamless integration of financial systems with other organisational software, including contributing to the successful implementation and uptake of a CRM system.
• Train finance and non-finance teams on how to use new systems and tools effectively.
• Develop user guides and offer ongoing support to encourage organisational adoption of new systems

Skills and experience

• Full finance professional qualification (ACCA/ACA or equivalent).
• Minimum 7 years experience in finance, preferably with extensive experience in an FP&A, business partnering, or equivalent role in practice.
• Substantial experience in successfully managing finance functions in multi-country and global organisations, preferably in an international development setting.
• Experience of successfully leading major financial transformation initiatives and programmes.
• Expert at financial modelling and conducting complex financial analysis.
• Experience of sponsoring, planning, and/or managing major projects.
• Strategic mindset and experience working alongside and reporting to C-suite executives.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with others in a complex organisation (i.e., network, confederation, or a federation with multiple teams and functions), demonstrating team building and facilitation skills.
• Outstanding at successfully empowering, motivating, managing, and mentoring staff from diverse backgrounds (including remote/virtual management).
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills across a range of audiences, diplomacy, negotiations, influencing, and conflict mediation skills in a culturally and linguistically diverse environment where English is the working language.

We would also love to see

• Experience of living and working in low income and/or tropical coastal contexts is relevant to our work
• Direct experience managing an international business partnering/FP&A team
• Clear interest or experience in either charity finance and charitable organisations or environmental / sustainability finance
• An advanced degree in business, organisational development, or nonprofit management
• Knowledge of Access Dimensions finance system
• Competency in an additional language from any country of BV’s operations

You will be a great fit if

• You show a commitment to Blue Ventures’ mission and values, evidenced by exhibiting a high level of personal and professional integrity, humility and humanity
• You demonstrate a strong bias for action and comfort with the uncertain; you are motivated to move forward, make decisions, and finalise details quickly once information is available
• You’ve shown a willingness and ability to challenge the status quo creatively and productively. You have an analytical mindset and orientation towards measurement, outcomes, continuous improvement and learning
• You value, in others and in yourself, data-driven and consultative decision-making. You think critically and put a high value on offering and receiving constructive feedback and criticism
• You’re a natural relationship builder and have a proven ability to work collaboratively with others in a complex organisation, demonstrating team building and facilitation skills. You enjoy collaboration and have a genuine interest in learning from and developing others
• You’re a people person who takes pride and pleasure in developing talent and
• creating safe, happy, productive, and engaging workplace cultures and environments for staff at all levels and from varied backgrounds. You crave building teams, finding talent, nurturing relationships, and tackling challenging people-related issues
• You are a passionate professional who combines strong leadership skills with patience and a humble approach
• You’re able to engage people’s energies, hearts, and minds in service of a mission.
• You use exemplary interpersonal skills to establish relationships of trust and influence
• You show self-motivation, flexibility, and the ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced, energetic, entrepreneurial environment
• You’re trustworthy in managing sensitive situations and information; you are discrete, professional, and possess excellent judgement
• You’re detail-oriented and compliance-minded; you enjoy dotting i’s and crossing t’s
• You are comfortable with a playfully professional workplace culture

Summary job description

• We are currently recruiting Fisheries Interns to support our Partner support team in Kenya.
• The roles will entail providing technical assistance to partner organisations involved in community-based fisheries management, and sharing technical and marine resource management experiences. The successful candidates will provide bespoke training and technical support to local partners in all aspects of fisheries assessment and management, including monitoring of landings particularly including the design and use of mobile-based data collection systems and supporting local partners in efforts to assist communities in the management of target small-scale fisheries.
• The successful candidates will be a motivated, proactive and highly organised individual, who enjoys independent working. The Fisheries interns will have an excellent knowledge of the small-scale fisheries, marine conservation and development sectors
• Practical experience of community-based conservation and development initiatives in Kenya will be valuable to the role.
• We are looking for new colleagues who thrive in environments that are dynamic, fast-paced, collegiate and ambitious, and are able to demonstrate experience of working independently and solving complex problems in challenging situations. The Fisheries interns will report to the Fisheries Officer in Mombasa, and be based at field locations alongside local partner organisations, with regular travel to work with partners and field teams.
• Blue Ventures is a fast growing and mission-driven social enterprise, offering excellent opportunities for further professional development

Responsibilities

• Technical support and guidance for partner organisations
• Working closely with the Fisheries Officer in Kenya to provide support to local partners in Kenya, to improve fisheries monitoring, management and governance
• Liaising with partner support team in Kenya to ensure correct and timely technical support is provided, and interacting with technical colleagues both within Kenya and internationally
• Supporting monitoring plans and smartphone data collection systems (eg.Kobo Toolbox), and adapting the toolkits and methods to local contexts that suits partners needs
• Support training of local partners and community resource monitors to manage mobile data systems with eventual handover and autonomous management of monitoring
• Supporting local partners and community members in discussions around improving local fisheries management practises, providing best practice insights and recommendations from other fisheries in similar contexts

Documenting learning & communication

• Gathering feedback from community partners to guide efforts to improve the performance and impact
• Support fisheries data management; Analysis, interpretation, and visualisation of data for community feedback to inform decision making.

Skills and experience

• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Post graduate or undergraduate degree in relevant field and/or proven experience in marine fisheries management or environmental conservation
• Demonstrable practical experience working in community-based marine conservation and/or co-management
• Experience of small-scale fisheries assessments, ideally through participatory (community-based) methods and human rights based approach
• Experience in conducting ecological and socio-economic assessment.
• Strong analytical skills, experience in data collection management and interpretation
• Experience of teaching and mentoring in data systems, analysis and interpretation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to convey complex messages clearly in presentations, meetings and written form, and to connect with people of all seniority levels and cultural backgrounds
• A good team player who is also motivated to work independently
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, Google Apps, and social media tools (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google plus)

You will be a great fit if

• You show a commitment to Blue Ventures’ mission and values, evidenced by a high level of personal and professional integrity, humility and humanity.
• You demonstrate a strong bias for action and comfort with the uncertain; you are motivated to move forward, make decisions, and finalise details quickly once information is available.
• You’ve shown a willingness and ability to challenge the status quo creatively and productively.
• You have an analytical mindset and orientation toward measurement, outcomes and continuous improvement and learning. You value in others, and yourself, data-driven and consultative decision-making.
• You think critically and put a high value on offering and receiving constructive feedback and criticism.
• You’re trustworthy in managing sensitive situations and information; you are discrete, professional, and possess excellent judgement

Skills and experience
Required

• Postgraduate/graduate degree (or equivalent) in relevant field and/or proven experience in rural development or environmental conservation
• Demonstrable practical experience working in community-based conservation or development in a low-income country
• Proven experience in financial planning and control, and budget preparation and management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to convey complex messages clearly in presentations, meetings and written form, and to connect with people of all seniority levels and cultural backgrounds
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Proven experience in grant management and writing
• Excellent organisational skills, an ability to marshall resources, and continually improve systems and processes
• Capacity to undertake research and development work independently as well as part of a team
• Strong technical reporting skills, and experience of preparing project reports for funders
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, Google Apps, and social media tools (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google plus) We would also love to see
• Experience of the small-scale fisheries, marine conservation or rural development sectors, working with institutional partners, conservation and development sectors.
• Competency in French
• Experience in scientific report writing and preparation of research papers for publication

Responsibilities
Grant Management

• Supporting the Senior Officer in the Fundraising team with administrative tasks, including organising meetings and reviewing proposals
• Taking ownership of the grant reporting process by collating and reviewing content for all reports and liaising with the finance team on information for reporting to funders
• Working with the UK Grants Manager to support with institutional grant administration and grant management
• Keeping the grant management system up to date, including being responsible for all grant documentation is stored and updated in relevant systems
• Taking ownership of the grant lifecycle from start to finish, including at check in meetings, kick off and close out meetings
• Working with field teams to lead content creation for, and present the relevant grant processes at, grant kick off and close out meetings
• Being responsible for grant report deadlines, making sure they are up to date in the system, and ensuring they are promptly communicated to staff and templates are sent on time
• Working closely with the Fundraising team to ensure clear set up of grants once they are signed
• Managing our supporter engagement work, including managing data, gift acknowledgements and support with answering donor questions, queries and due diligence

Responsibilities

1. Partnership and grant management:
2. Oversee the administrative process of onboarding of new partner organisationsensuring procedures are followed in a timely manner
3. Coordinate the set-up, closure and renewal of grant agreements, supporting the Regional Manager and EAC country leads to finalise new grants
4. Support country leads to coordinate progress check in calls with partner organisations.
5. Lead the development of partner feedback surveys and ensure consistent partnership management is being delivered across the region
6. Support in monitoring the delivery of institutional and-non institutional grants, by reviewing reports and managing the payments of partner grants
7. Ensure all documentation and systems are maintained appropriately for each project and/or partnership

Programme support:

1. Support the Regional Manager and EAC country leads in monitoring delivery against Organisational Key Results (OKRs)
2. Support the region’s annual planning and budgeting process
3. Work with the Regional Manager and country leads to develop and maintain effective partnership and/or project tracking tools
4. Where required, support the team’s operational needs, including planning travel,
5. organising events and coordinating recruitment

Communications and learning:

1. Supply regular updates for Blue Ventures’ internal and external communications, reporting progress made in field activities and projects
2. Support Blue Venture’s communication and knowledge development teams in documenting, capturing and sharing key learnings successes and challenges across the EAC region

Skills and experience
Required

• Existing eligibility to work in East Africa (Tanzania, Mozambique or Kenya)
• Graduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field and/or 5 years demonstrable experience working in environmental conservation and/or community-based programmes
• Fluency in written and spoken English, with excellent writing skills
• Proven experience in project management
• A strong team player who is friendly and ideally has experience working with a diverse and multicultural team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to convey complex messages clearly in meetings and written form to connect with people of all seniority levels and cultural backgrounds
• Excellent organisational skills, an ability to pay attention to detail and continually improve systems and processes
• Clear commitment to a community-based approach to conservation and development
• Flexible with an ability to adapt to changing priorities, with a willingness to participate in a wide range of tasks
• Trustworthy in managing sensitive situations and information; a high level of integrity

Location: Can be based in any BV country. If UK based, a minimum of 2 days per week in the office are required (London and Bristol).

Contract status & duration: full time 37.5 hours per week, permanent

Start date: As soon as possible

Application closing date: 19 February 2023

Remuneration: UK: £49,000 - £60,000 gross per annum; Madagascar: MGA 4,530,000 - MGA 6,000,000; Belize: BZD 50,300 - BZD 60,000; Timor-Leste: $31,000 - $45,000; Mozambique: MZN 2,693,000 - MZN 3,050,000; Kenya: KES 5,065,000 - KES 5,800,000; Tanzania: TZS 91,000,000 - TZS 105,000,000

Reports to: Director of People and Culture

Direct reports: HR Manager

We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities

Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organisation that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries and restore ocean life.

Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally. Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organisations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.

Blue Ventures is growing rapidly, and we are at an inflection point in our journey, having secured multi-year support for expansion in new geographies.

Summary Job Description

The job holder is responsible for developing and delivering a high-quality mobility strategy for Blue Ventures, which supports our talent management aims and approach and enables the recruitment and retention of diverse talent.

• To provide global leadership on mobility strategy, best practices and compliance, including developing a new mobility approach which supports our People Strategy and talent management aims and approach with a particular focus on recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds to reflect the communities we serve.
• Enabling Blue Ventures to unlock the benefits of an agile and mobile workforce by defining and driving our global mobility agenda and establishing a process for the operations of the organisation and its workforce across international borders enabling employees to move from one location to another and the hiring of colleagues in different countries
• Ensuring Blue Ventures is compliant and cost-effective in the locations in which we operate
• Provide subject matter expertise for the approx. 350 Blue Ventures colleagues based in 14 countries.
• To build and maintain expertise with external providers
• To develop and capacity-build managers and HR colleagues in mobility matter
• To provide an end-to-end service for colleagues being deployed outside of their usual base country
• To manage all mobility casework, to maintain logs and records of all mobility cases.
• Responsible for all UK immigration matters and compliance, including managing Blue Ventures’ colleague sponsorship.

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How to apply

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We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities

Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally. Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organizations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.

Summary job description

We are seeking three Development and Grants Managers to support our funding applications and reporting for Blue Ventures’ global programs.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and fast-growing team, with opportunities for travel, professional development and learning from across our global programs.

We are looking for experienced individuals to manage grant applications and produce high-quality financial and narrative reports. The role will work closely with our partners and field-based conservation teams in multiple countries around the world.

The successful candidates will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven experience of developing and maintaining systems to keep track of funding applications and reports, as well as ensuring accountability to and compliance with donor and audit requirements.

Experience in the environmental conservation and international development sectors would be beneficial. Fluency in English and French (for one of the roles) is required.

The successful candidates will be motivated, proactive and highly organised, with the ability to assimilate and interpret large volumes of information into clear and compelling concept notes, applications and reports.

We are looking for an individual who is open to new ideas and embraces innovation, who can demonstrate experience of building effective working partnerships for conservation and/or development. Assessment of applications will include candidates’ alignment with BV’s core values and mission to support human rights-based approaches to marine conservation and fisheries management.

You will thrive in environments that are collegiate and ambitious, and be able to demonstrate experience of working independently and solving complex problems in challenging situations.

Location: Kenya or Bristol (UK)

Closing date for applications: 30 January 2023

Contract status: Full-time, Global

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract duration: Permanent

Remuneration: Kenya: KES 3,120,000 - 3,750,000. UK (Bristol): £34,000 - 40,000

Job Band: Manager/M1