West Coast Rock Lobster Project Coordinator at WWF South Africa

Minimum Requirements

• A tertiary qualification in fisheries management, marine biology, natural resources, environmental management, or related to project management.
• Minimum 2 years as a Project Coordinator or similar experience.
• A proven track record of working within the fisheries space.
• Strong administrative and project management skills and work experience in managing different stakeholders.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Outlook, Access).
• Confident and fluent communicator (written and verbal) in English, and proficiency in Afrikaans would be advantageous (written and verbal).
• Good understanding of fisheries
• Excellent communication.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Confident in public speaking.
• A meticulous approach to work and keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to handle and resolve competing interests and conflicts.
• Deadline oriented and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated with good administrative, project management and networking skills.
• A passion for environmental and conservation issues, and an understanding of the connection. between community-related socio-economic challenges and the environment.
• Valid driver’s license is essential and own transportation would be advantageous.

Duties and Responsibilities

Co-ordinate rolling out and piloting of the digital traceability system in the West Coast Rock Lobster fishery including the following:

• Co-ordinate rolling out of the digital traceability system to all participating end-users across the chain of custody in the WCRL fishery including fishermen, skippers, fishery control officers (FCOs), factory stock controllers, freight forwarders, local outlets, customs and excise.
• Co-ordinate effective implementation and application of the digital traceability system in the WCRL fishery as and when integrated into the DFFE permitting system.
• Co-ordinate convening of the workshops to train the participating end-users on how to effectively use the traceability system including the fishermen, skippers, harbour monitors/inspectors, truck drivers, factory stock controllers, freight forwarders, local outlets, customs and excise.
• Co-ordinate rolling-out of the traceability technology to all participating fishermen in the WCRL fishery in partnership with the Premier Fishing (Pty) Ltd.
• Co-ordinate convening of the public awareness and capacity building training workshops to ensure that all identified end-users in the WCRL fishery are aware of and acquainted in using the digital traceability system.
• Co-ordinate effective application of the traceability system by the fishery control officers (FCOs) to improve on accuracy, frequency and quality of landing slips inspections.
• Co-ordinate and manage effective utilisation of the traceability system across the chain of custody including regular on-site interactions with the right holders, skippers, harbour inspectors, factory dispatch, retailers, customs and excise.
• Co-ordinate monitoring and operation of the traceability system including identification and reporting of the anomalies, security risks and system errors in close collaboration with all the participating end-users across the chain of custody.
• Co-ordinate identification and timeous reporting of all the teething issues in the traceability system to the technology developers in consultation with all the participating end-users in the WCRL fishery.
• Co-ordinate timeous attendance to all identified teething issues in partnership with the technology developers to resolve technical and operational glitches in the traceability system.
• Co-ordinate and oversee successful piloting and effective operational functions of the digital traceability system before being rolled-out to the entire WCRL fishery.
• Co-ordinate curation of verifiable real-time data from the traceability system as and when requested by the implementing partners for management and research purposes.
• Co-ordinate convening of regular in-person and virtual meetings with interested and affected stakeholders in the WCRL traceability pilot project.
• Co-ordinate and convene regular in-person and virtual Steering Committee meetings comprised of all the key project implementing partners.
• Represent WWF-SA in various external meetings relevant to the WCRL traceability pilot project.

Co-ordinate implementation of the fisheries improvement projects (FIPs) in partnership with the FIPs Coordinator and the Snr Marine Scientist

• Co-ordinate broader engagements with the WCRL stakeholders through participation and piloting of the digital traceability system as a precursor to development and implementation of the comprehensive WCRL FIP.
• Co-ordinate and convene regular in-person and virtual meetings with the relevant fisheries stakeholders and implementing partners in the existing FIPs body of work.
• Identify, liaise and where necessary collaborate with the relevant stakeholders to secure commitment for participation in the new FIPs body of work.
• Co-ordinate development and effective implementation of regenerative actions identified in the existing FIPs body of work.
• Assist the FIPs Coordinator in managing the FIPs tracking and monitoring tools to ensure that adequate progress is achieved and publicly reported.
• Co-ordinate regular progress reporting, monitoring and evaluations using applicable platforms to keep record of improvement actions in the existing FIPs body of work.
• Co-ordinate effective implementation of the identified improvement actions as per the work plan in partnership with the various task teams in the existing FIPs body of work.
• Co-ordinate and convene regular in-person and virtual Steering Committee meetings comprised of the key implementing partners in various FIPs body of work.
• Co-ordinate contracting and commitment of the third party consultants to lead in implementing identified improvement actions in the existing FIPs body of work.
• Represent WWF-SA in various external meetings relevant to the development of the WCRL FIP and existing FIPs body of work.