• BA/BS degree and 7 years’ experience in marine science, conservation, or similar field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Working knowledge of coral reef biology, and coral conservation and restoration strategies.
• Fundraising experience, including identifying donor prospects and donor cultivation
• Experience managing large, complex or multiple government projects, including managing finances and coordinating the work of other professionals and partners and managing deadlines.
• Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives and managing performance.
• Experience in partnership development with non-profit partners, community groups and/or government agencies
• Experience working in natural marine systems.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements.
• Experience communicating with the public, scientific community and/or media both in writing and verbally.
• Experience using applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Web Browsers.
• SCUBA certification with scientific diving experience; experience performing physical work while snorkeling or diving in open water or from the shoreline for 1-2 hours at a time in challenging weather conditions. Repetitive diving may occur.

 

Desired Qualifications

• Multi-lingual and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
• 7-10 years’ management experience in conservation practice or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience influencing, developing and implementing conservation policy and plans.
• Coral restoration field experience and knowledge of Caribbean stony corals species, survey experience, and knowledge of critical threats to coral reef ecosystems.
• Current qualifications to meet AAUS Dive Safety Standards (www.aaus.org).
• Experience manipulating, analyzing and interpreting statistical or environmental data.
• Record of peer reviewed publications in scientific journals.
• Ability to explain conservation practices to technical and non-technical audiences
• Completing tasks independently with respect to timeline(s).
• Knowledge of methods and standards of biodiversity information systems and initiatives or related field.
• Communicating clearly via written, spoken, and graphical means in English and other relevant languages.
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising and writing proposals; grant writing experience a plus.
• Politically savvy.