Source: The Guardian 29 March 2017
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Tanzania – the International
Conservation Organization - is seeking a competent and
motivated Deputy Project Coordinator for its Fisheries Comanagement
Project to be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Deputy Project Coordinator for Fisheries Co-Management at
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)
Main Tasks: The Deputy Project Co-ordinator is responsible for
supporting the Project Co-ordinator in the management of the
WWF TCO Fisheries Co-management Project, including the
Rufiji-Mafia-Kilwa (RUMAKI) Seascape Project. The Deputy
Project Co-ordinator assumes responsibility for assisting the
Project Co-ordinator in day-to-day co-ordination and
management of the Project, ensuring the Project’s personnel
and financial resources are used in an effective, accountable
and consultative manner, and ensuring that work plans are
planned and implemented to deliver expected outputs and
objectives. Assist the Project Co-ordinator to coordinate
ongoing implementation of the WWF TCO Fisheries Comanagement
Project (including RUMAKI Seascape Project)
ensuring the delivery of agreed objectives and outputs outlined
in Project documents and grant agreements; in a consultative
and collaborative manner with national, district and community
stakeholders and other relevant partners; Assist the Project Coordinator
to provide technical input on the planning, design and
implementing a range of marine resources management
initiatives under the WWF TCO Marine Programme (including
RUMAKI Seascape Project) designed to improve the
sustainability of marine resources, and to conserve, marine
habitats and species under threat, including;
Promoting fisheries co-management activities at community
level;
Facilitating control of illegal fishing activities and promoting
sustainable fishing techniques;
Encouraging livelihood initiatives including feasibility studies
and trials on mariculture and innovative fishing techniques;
Supporting capacity building in micro-enterprise and business
planning relevant to marine resource-use;
Facilitating support for protection of threatened species
Awareness raising initiatives relevant to the above.
Private sector stakeholders including the tourism, energy and
fisheries processing and marketing sectors;
Requirement:
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in natural resources
management, preferably specializing in fisheries or marine
and coastal management; Masters’ degree is preferable;
At least four (4) years relevant professional technical
experience in fisheries co-management especially
development of beach management units [BMUs], coastal
resources management, sustainable coastal livelihoods,
micro-finance, community capacity-building & awareness,
marine protected area management, marine species
conservation and relevant fisheries monitoring and research;
Experience in a project leadership position including budget
oversight preferred; with skills in team-building, project
planning and co-ordination, monitoring and evaluation,
developing partner relations and staff management;
A proven ability to work effectively without direct supervision,
working in a team and willing to travel regularly and to stay for
periods in remote coastal areas.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both
Kiswahili and English.
High level of computer literacy, technical report writing in
English and data analysis.
Additional information, including Terms of Reference, can be
obtained through web
Applicationsmust include a complete CV with full contact details of three
referees and should be addressed to the Human Resources
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