Project Manager - Bayan Lepas, Malaysia - WorldFish

WorldFish

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Bayan Lepas, Malaysia

1 week ago

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Siti Tan

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Description

"WorldFish is a leading international research organization working to transform aquatic food systems to reduce hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. It collaborates with international, regional, and national partners to co-develop and deliver scientific innovations, evidence for policy, and knowledge to enable equitable and inclusive impact for millions who depend on fish for their livelihoods. As a member of CGIAR, WorldFish contributes to building a food

About the Project

Animals, plants and microorganisms harvested and grown in water play a significant role in sustainably feeding and nourishing the world.

Globally, 800 million people depend on small-scale fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods.

But these vital aquatic food systems are hindered by the insecure livelihoods of those in related jobs, their low capacity to adapt to climate change, and the loss of marine nature.

The Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway project, supported through the UK's Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) program under the umbrella of the Blue Planet Fund (BPF), will focus on enabling communities to adapt to and mitigate against climate change as well as responsibly and sustainably manage marine and coastal nature and resources resulting in improved food and nutritional security as well as employment and income opportunities.

The project will be implemented in two phases over seven years, starting with Phase 1 in Bangladesh, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Tanzania.

About the Position

In your role as the Project Manager, you will provide a global management of a large project focused on strengthening aquatic food systems in Africa and Asia, through scaling successful existing innovations championed by WorldFish across the Global South, as well as testing new approaches and technologies.

This includes schemes to foster marine and coastal ecosystem conservation, data-based systems for better management of small-scale fisheries and integrated seawater farming where fish can be reared alongside algae and shellfish.

You will provide overall project management of the project through the project lifecycle, including engaging with country teams in countries involved in planning, implementation and reporting throughout.

You will lead preparation and implementation of the annual workplans across multiple countries, seeking to leverage private sector partners in achieving the project goals for sustainable aquaculture growth to deliver positive impacts at scale on smallholders within countries.

The Person

In close coordination with Project Lead, support overall implementation for the management, administration, planning, successful implementation and coordination of WorldFish portions of the Africa and Asia.
Participate in meeting/workshop to formulate strategies of aligning with different projects.
Work closely and seek support from science staff members of WorldFish to ensure delivery of science objectives of Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway and other large projects. Support international and national experts during formulation of different concept notes and implementation strategy.
In line with donor requirements, CGIAR and WF regulations and with the support of Admin-Finance staff, maintain budgetary control of expenditure, effectively manage funds and prepare basic financial reports of the projects.
Utilizing the experience of ongoing activities plan, design and implement project activities for multiyear and current year at the field level and monitor project activities in the light of projects goals and purposes and WorldFish goal.
Coordinate and work harmoniously with partners that will include but not be limited to Government institutes, national and international NGOs, the private sector, donors, and other WF staff.
Oversee the indepth M&E process and communication with partners and donors, development of different communication & extension materials, report publications.
Directly involved in preparing the multiyear and annual work plans, budgets, improved technologies & varieties delivery & dissemination implementation strategies, adaptive research trials, different socioeconomic study of the projects.
Ensure the timely submission of project and other reports as required by donors, project partners and the WF. Participate in developing design of different research trials under participatory Adaptive Research and Adoption Trials; prepare reports of those trials for different purposes.
Mentorship and technical assistance given to research teams for delivering quality private sectororiented outputs in sustainable aquaculture.

Requirements:

This job might be for you if you have the below skills and qualifications:

A completed masters in environmental sciences, conservation, or fisheries or aquaculture or related field.
Project Management Professional (PMP) or Project Management for Development (PMD-Pro) certification.
Possess at least 10