Africa Regional Coordinator – Participatory Fisheries Governance

About the role

EJF is looking for an Africa Regional Coordinator to support the Africa component of its EU-funded project, the Global Toolkit for Participatory Fisheries Governance, which trains and empowers small-scale fishing communities against IUU fishing in 15 countries. The role is full-time and based in EJF's office in Cape Coast, Ghana or Dakar, Senegal, with regular local, national and international travel. It reports to the Programme Coordinator and the Country Manager/West Africa Regional Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee in-country implementation of the project's African component and coordinate training workshops and activities, including defining objectives, drafting ToRs, preparing budgets and supporting logistics.
• Organise and lead scoping missions to build relations with national authorities, identify partner organisations and fishing communities.
• Deliver training workshops (in-person and virtual) on participatory fisheries governance, such as the DASE app, co-management, IUU fishing and the VGGT principles.
• Hold regular coordination calls with in-country teams and provide remote support and strategic guidance.
• Support advertising, contracting and mentoring of consultants and partners in countries where EJF has no presence, and help organise workshops with small-scale fishers.
• Review and create training and guidance materials adapted to each country context.
• Build partnerships with government and civil society groups, represent the project at conferences and support communications.
• Develop impact tracking tools, support donor reporting and review expenses, and prepare budgets, track spending and forecast allocations.
• Support the administration of subgrants and contracts, including calls for proposals and subgrant agreements.
• Report monthly in writing to the Programme Coordinator and the Senior Management Team.

Required profile

• Demonstrable professional experience in project management or coordination, ideally in an NGO or international development organisation working in fisheries, oceans or the environment.
• University degree in a relevant discipline such as environment, international development, project management or social sciences.
• At least 3 years' experience delivering development projects to a high standard and within budget, preferably across multiple countries.
• Experience working with small-scale fishing communities, grassroots organisations and external stakeholders.
• Fluency in English and French, tested at interview.

Required skills

• Public speaking and experience delivering workshops or trainings.
• Building detailed project budgets in Excel and tracking expenditure.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to handle competing priorities.

What we offer

• Salary up to US$31,000 gross per year, depending on experience.
• Health insurance package.
• 17 days annual leave plus public holidays, increasing by 2 days each year of service, plus one personal day.
• A dynamic, supportive working environment with opportunities for career development.