Senior Manager, International Engagements Job Global Fishing Watch

Senior Manager, International Engagements Job Global Fishing Watch Jobs

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop a strategy for and manage delivery of our transparency and policy goals in international conferences and meetings such as the Our Ocean Conference and UN Ocean Conference
• Ensure the multiple complex threads of work being pursued at international fora across the Organisation are tracked and the International Policy team engages as appropriate
• Manage delivery of policy changes on tracking, beneficial ownership and data interoperability within the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation and the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
• Serve as Head of Delegation and/ or Delegation Manager across RFBs as required by the Organisation
• Represent the organisation and the International Policy work externally to stakeholders, forging and/ or maintaining key relationships with Brazil, Canada, Chile, the European Commission, Japan, Madagascar, Norway, Panama, Senegal, the United Kingdom and the United States
• Provide guidance and support to the regional transparency program staff on policy work
• Support the International Policy Director in ad-hoc policy and advocacy projects as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Leadership and Management

• Manage and lead the International Engagements team of two people
• Advise regional transparency program staff, providing leadership, guidance and feedback and supporting teams to resolve complex problems
• Establish and objectives and key results with team members, manage performance and track delivery
• Maintain the team’s budget
• Develop, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, and procedures
• Ensure a safe, secure, welcoming, and legal work environment

Required

Candidate Description

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent professional experience
• Deep expertise in policy strategy development and delivery
• Demonstrated experience in successfully securing and delivering policy change
• Exceptional English language skills, written and oral, and the ability to communicate complex technical and scientific information to all audiences
• Working proficiency in French or Spanish
• The ability to move projects forward and secure our Organisational objectives on time, within budget and considering the appropriate risks
• A dedication to positive and productive team management
• Highly organized, analytical, detail oriented and self-motivated
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently to a very high standard of detail
• Ability to take ownership of projects and communicate project updates to stakeholders in a transparent and proactive manner
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines while performing in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• An understanding of the complexities and internal communications surrounding collaboration in a global matrix and remote organization

Preferred

• Fluency in languages additional to English, French and Spanish preferred
• Understanding or experience of how capacity development, data analysis, and research work to support engagements of countries
• Qualification in project management
• Technical proficiency of project management systems such as Notion, spreadsheets and databases
• Extensive network and experience working with multilateral organisations, RFBs and/ or multiple national governments
• Basic technical ability, and familiarity with Slack, Google Suite, Google hangouts and other tools for remote work

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