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About Blue Ventures
We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities
Blue Ventures develops transformative approaches for catalysing and sustaining locally led marine conservation. We work in places where the ocean is vital to local cultures and economies, and are committed to protecting marine biodiversity in w... read moreays that benefit coastal people.
Our story started over a decade ago, surveying coral reefs in the Mozambique channel. Vezo communities in southern Madagascar were concerned about the decline of their fisheries, so we supported one village to experiment with closing off a small section of their octopus gleaning area for a few months, to see whether this might boost productivity.
When the closure was re-opened, communities experienced a huge increase in octopus landings and fisher incomes. As news of this remarkable fishery boom spread, neighbouring communities started copying this approach. Crucially, this sparked interest in more ambitious coastal management efforts, leading to the creation of the country’s first Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) governed by a small network of fishing villages.
Since then, this temporary fishery closure model has gone viral along thousands of kilometres of Madagascar’s coastline, spawning a grassroots marine conservation revolution with 64 more LMMAs established to date. Today, 11% of the island’s seabed is managed by communities, for communities.
Our work is about much more than octopus. These experiences have guided our journey searching for new approaches to demonstrate that marine conservation can be in everyone’s interest, and that taking less from our ocean can give us much much more.
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Our Partner Network team is responsible for the scoping, selection, relationship building, and ongoing stewardship of civil society and non-governmental organisations tha
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We are currently recruiting a consultant to support our partners in developing and implementing improved valueaddition measures for key fisheries. Reporting to the R
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We are looking for a Campaigns Advisor to join our growing advocacy team to support, develop and deliver campaigns globally and nationally.
In this new role, you’ll
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Blue Ventures is seeking a Social Media Manager to coordinate the strategy, delivery, and measurement of our social media communications. You’ll be responsible for
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Blue Ventures is seeking a Head of Communications to play a key role in shaping and amplifying our narrative on a global scale. In this exciting role, you’ll be wor
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This role will involve supporting the Talent Acquisition Manager in daily recruitment operations that involve documentation, strategic job marketing, and attracting and
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We are on the hunt for a visionary financial leader to spearhead our global Financial
Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function. As a pivotal role within our global f
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We are currently recruiting Fisheries Interns to support our Partner support team in Kenya.
The roles will entail providing technical assistance to partner organisation
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We are seeking a Development and Grants Manager to support our funding applications and reporting for Blue Ventures’ global programs.
This is an exciting opportun
Skills and experience
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Postgraduate/graduate degree (or equivalent) in relevant field and/or proven experience in rural development or environmental conservation
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Partnership and grant management:
Oversee the administrative process of onboarding of new partner organisationsensuring procedures are followed in a timely manner
Coordinate
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The job holder is responsible for developing and delivering a high-quality mobility strategy for Blue Ventures, which supports our talent management aims and approach and en
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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 ran
Contract duration: Full time position, 12 month contract, with opportunities for renewal
Remuneration: Competitive salary based on experience
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