Programmes Manager – West Africa

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.

Our hybrid working policy currently requires attendance of a minimum of 40% of the working week in the office.

Summary job description

We are currently recruiting a Programmes Manager for West Africa (Senegal, Gambia, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau) to be responsible for managing complex projects connected to large donors against specific work plans / log frames and ensuring flow of information to development and broader organizational reporting.

You will be responsible for overseeing the successful planning, execution and evaluation of the West Africa programme and related initiatives, whilst providing a broad range of support to other countries in the region, to monitor and promote the effective delivery of our programme. Reporting to the Regional Director – West Africa, this is a full-time role based in Blue Ventures’ regional hub in Dakar with occasional travel within Senegal and the wider region to work closely with colleagues, partners, field teams and communities.

The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive and highly organised individual, with a proven track record of grant, project and / or programme, and people management, as well as exceptional written communications. Ideally, you will have experience of international conservation NGOs, monitoring and evaluation and a range of international funders, including institutional ones.

We are looking for an individual who is open to new ideas and embraces innovation, who can demonstrate experience of building effective working partnerships, systems and processes. 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.