Large Scale Fisheries Manager, Latin America Region

**OFFICE LOCATION**:
Peru

LI-REMOTE

**WHO WE ARE**:
The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we develop innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world’s toughest environmental challenges so that people and nature can thrive. Our work is guided by our values, which include a commitment to diversity and respect for people, communities, and cultures. From a rewarding mission to career development and flexible schedules, there are many reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want to know more? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.

**WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER**:
**WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU**:

- The Large-Scale Fisheries Manager contributes to the analysis and the development of The Nature Conservancy’s global large-scale fisheries strategy, and the global strategy’s alignment and execution into the Latin America Region context.
The Manager helps to establish the Conservancy as a major conservation partner for large-scale fishery improvements and Electronic Monitoring (EM) within the Latin America Region, defining conservation priorities and long-term conservation strategies. The manager builds strategic, scientific, and technical capacity in the field and develops key partnerships with public and private organizations to identify and resolve technical issues and to widely communicate solutions and best practices. The Manager is a key contributor in advancing the growing portfolio of projects in the Latin America Region, focused on fisheries transparency, seafood sustainability, policy, and corporate engagement. They may contribute to innovative scientific methods, analyses, tools and frameworks that address the scaling of Electronic Monitoring, as well as negotiate complex and innovative solutions with government agencies and industry partners. It will entail fundraising efforts in alignment with the regional and global teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE
- Designs, implements, and directs complex and diverse projects encompassing multiple programs.
- Works with staff from across the Latin America Region and the Global organization.
- Travels on short notice and work long and flexible hours as needed
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% both domestically and internationally.
- Provides strategic analysis in support of conservation agenda for a key strategy area
- Provides economic analysis of conservation opportunities
- Leads and/or manages team or project to support and improve conservation efforts.
- Responsible for ensuring that public and private funds are raised to meet program needs.
- Builds cooperation from outside parties to accomplish program goals

**WHAT YOU'LL BRING**:
**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**
- BA/BS degree and 5 years’ experience in fisheries management, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience engaging across and/or working within fishery departments, industry partners, and other stakeholders to achieve a common objective
- Experience managing complex or multiple projects, including staffing, workloads and finances under deadlines.
- Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance.
- Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, industry groups, and/or government agencies
- Experience negotiating.
- Communicating clearly via written, spoken, and graphical means in Spanish and English

**DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS**
- Multi-lingual and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
- 5-7 years’ experience in fisheries management, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated experience influencing, developing and implementing fisheries management policy and plans.
- Knowledge of current trends and practices in industrial fisheries within the Latin America Region, and familiarity on how these trends and practices connect into global trends
- Demonstrated experience in fundraising.
- Politically savvy.

**WHAT WE BRING**:
Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world

TNC offers competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where we work. These may include health care benefits, retirement benefits, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, and disability coverage as well as an employee assistance program and other life and well-being benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.

We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports the health and well-being of the people we employ.

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