Partner Support Coordinator job at Blue Ventures

Vacancy title:
Partner Support Coordinator

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

Blue Ventures

Deadline of this Job:
06 January 2023  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, December 09, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Summary job description
We are currently recruiting a regional partner support coordinator to support our evolving operations supporting our partners in Kenya. The position will provide a broad range of support to East Africa and Comoros functions across Blue Ventures, to promote the effective, safe and efficient management of people and programmes systems across our expanding global operations. Reporting to the Regional Partner Support Coordinator, this is a full time role based in Blue Ventures’ Mombasa, Kenya, with occasional travel to East Africa working closely with overseas colleagues, partners, field teams and communities.
The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive and highly organised individual,with an excellent knowledge of the small-scale fisheries, marine conservation and rural development sectors. You will demonstrate a proven track record of project design and management, as well as exceptional written communications. Ideally, you will have experience of community based conservation and development initiatives in coastal Kenya.
We are looking for an individual who is open to new ideas and embraces innovation, who can demonstrate experience of building effective working partnerships for conservation and/or development. 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.

Skills and experience
Required
• Existing eligibility to work in Kenya
• Postgraduate or graduate degree and/or proven experience in relevant field (environmental, marine or conservation science)
• Fluency in written and spoken Kiswahili and English
• At least 5 years demonstrable practical experience working in co-management and community-based conservation or development in Kenya
• Experience of developing multi-sector partnerships, including with communities, fisheries authorities, and NGOs
• Clear commitment to a community-based approach to conservation and development
• Proven experience in project management and team leadership
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to convey complex messages clearly in presentations, meetings and written form, and to connect with people of all levels and cultural backgrounds
• Excellent organisational skills, an ability to marshall resources, and continually improve systems and processes
• Capacity to undertake research and development work independently as well as part of a team
• Strong technical reporting skills, and experience of preparing project reports for funders
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• A strong team player who is also able to work independently
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, Google Apps, and social media tools (Facebook,
• Twitter, Instagram and Google plus)

We would also love to see
• Experience of the small-scale fisheries, marine conservation or rural development sectors, working with institutional partners, conservation and development sectors.
• Proven experience in financial planning and control, and budget preparation and management

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Postgraduate Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Human Resource jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 06 January 2023
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 09-12-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 09-12-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 09-12-2066
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