Position description
Title: Blue Alliance PECCA Country Manager
Location: Pemba
Appointment: Full time position
Context:
Signed in 08.2023 the co-management agreement allows Blue Alliance (BA) PECCA, in close collaboration with Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries (MoBEF), to oversees the day-to-day co-management of the North (CMA 5 and 6) of Pemba Channel Conservation Area (PECCA). Main activities include Community Development & Engagement, Biodiversity Conservation & Science, Sustainable Revenues, Management & Infrastructure and Law Compliance. Work plan of activities are approved by the Government on an annual basis. In addition to consolidating the results achieved in the North of PECCA, BA aims to extend its activities to the South of PECCA, and eventually to other MPAs in Zanzibar.
The Country Manager develops and implements strategies aiming to promote Blue Alliance’s mission in Zanzibar and Tanzania. She/He creates complete plans for the attainment of goals and objectives set.
We are looking for a dynamic professional to lead the development and coordinate the implementation of the activities of Blue Alliance in Zanzibar. She/He Ensure adherence of the organization’s daily activities and long-term plans to established policies and legal guidelines
She/He builds an effective team by providing guidance and coaching to subordinate managers in charge of the field activities. She/He oversees all staff, budgets and operations of the business. This field of activity includes the animation and functioning of the team, administrative and financial management, IT management, logistical means, facilitation of regulatory bodies, relations with partners, etc.
General duties and responsibilities:
The manager will:
Strategic planning
Work with the different Managers of Department (science, ecotourism, community, operations) to ensure a complete fit between the program strategic plans. The manager will:
- Draft the annual work plans aligned with BA group’s strategy and develop clear milestones and timelines to set the scope of each project, clarify the objectives, define the deliverables and important deadlines;
- Ensure its validation by BA international and present them for discussion to the MoBEF and other stakeholders;
- Be responsible for overseeing the compliance plans, communication plans and scientific plans.
Monitoring and Reporting
For monitoring:
- Conduct regular reviews with the respective management teams to assess the progress with respect to annual work plans;
- Conduct regular reviews of how the different teams use the frameworks and tools with respect to BA standards. Adjusts if need be;
- Monitor staff performance.
For reporting:
- Ensure quality assurance towards all stakeholders;
- Prepare monthly reports for the MoBEF;
- Prepare semestrial reports for the SAC meetings.
- Prepare regular official reporting for presentation to BA international;
- Prepare annual reporting of the Key Performance Indicators;
- Prepare annual reporting to other donors and financiers.
Institutional Relationship
- Liaise with community, public, private and institutional actors and strengthen long-term relationships;
- Engage with international / national donors;
- Act as the public speaker and public relations representative of BA in ways that strengthen its profile.
Financial and administrative Management
- Budget annual operational plans and maintain the budget;
- Monitor financial performance of the project, annual budgets as well as the organization of purchase and maintenance of equipment and assets;
- Responsible for overall compliance with all policies, procedures and manuals.
- Works with the respective teams to clarify the underlying reasons of budget deviations and propose remediation measures;
- Ensure that Blue Alliance requirements, specific methodologies, templates, forms, conformance to governance, procurement, and controlled sets of rules are implemented;
- Screen and identify potential investors and donors;
- Engage potential investors for the various projects and assist in due diligence processes.
Human Resource management
- Act as a team leader to supervise and coordinate work and activities of all other managers;
- Ensure the proper execution of the day-to-day work plan.
- Define with the international team the right staff management framework (performance management, financial / non-financial incentives and payroll, capacity building, general working conditions and discipline management);
- Participate in the profiling, recruitment, capacity building and supervision of personnel and key members of community organisations;
- Oversees the monitoring of staff compliance with BA regulations and code of conduct;
Sustainable revenues
- Provide support to the technical studies;
- Ensure proper community engagement;
- Ensure proper communication about the programmes internally and externally;
- Strengthen institutional relations with the agencies and ministries in charge, as well as with other players,
Workplan activities:
With her/his team, she/he will implement in the field:
- Science and conservation activities:
1.1 Monitoring of ecosystems, both ecological and socio-economic: increase understanding of the ecological, social and economic importance of the marine ecosystems; evaluate the effectiveness of specific management decisions, and to allow management to adapt, modify or strengthen management measures accordingly;
1.2 Improvement of ecosystems: improve the health of the marine ecosystems by reducing the impact of anthropogenic activities; improve point and non-point sources of water quality deterioration through reduction of nutrient enrichment and sediment loading; assist the Ministry to ensure that the impact of developments approved in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), is adequately compensated for; ensure that marine turtles and emblematic species are effectively managed within the marine areas; assist with the replenishment of corals to damaged or degraded reef ecosystems, by actively growing or rearing corals in controlled ecosystems;
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- Compliance activities
2.1 Zonation and compliance: ensure that each zone is clearly demarcated and only permitted activities, as defined by the fisheries laws of Zanzibar, take place; ensure that information is transmitted to the public via clear, uniform and attractive methods; ensure that only permissible activities take place in each zone; ensure that interested stakeholders and community members attain competence for surveillance and enforcement activities; ensure that agreements with MBEF/PECCA and the relevant authorities and agencies are put in place and complied;
2.2 Community engagement and awareness: provide environmental information; involve marine stakeholders and communities in the management measures aimed at reducing negative impacts from unsustainable practices; ensure that the importance of the CAs and each individual’s role in conservation and management is properly communicated; foster interest in the marine ecosystem and build up expertise for volunteer programmes;
- Maintenance and management
3.1 Maintenance: ensure that the PECCA’s assets are in good order, repair and condition;
3.2 Management: ensure that PECCA is efficiently managed to meet its environmental, financial and social responsibilities. This field of activity includes the general operation of the CAs (animation and functioning of the team, administrative and financial management, IT management, logistical means, facilitation of regulatory bodies, relations with partners, etc.).
- Community livelihood enhancement:
4.1 Improve the livelihoods of communities, primarily via Income Generating Activities (IGAs) derived from the sustainable use of the natural resources of the marine areas; encourage the equitable distribution of these benefits among the various sectors of the community;
4.2 Train and hire selected fishers in monitoring abundance of their own fish catches and recording data; train and hire local communities members for different day-to-day marine conservation activities;
4.3 Improve the fishery revenues through enhancement of the commercialisation of the catches;
Reporting Lines:
The Manager works under the supervision of the Blue Alliance international.
Requirements:
- University master’s degree with specialization in Fisheries and/or Marine ecology and/or Natural Resource Management and/or Business Management
- Minimum of 10 years of field experience in management of NGO projects, with demonstrable achievements, ideally in Tanzania.
- Experience in collaboration and negotiation with government entities, communities and the private sector
- Capability to work in English and Swahili.
Abilities
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects, including responsibility for large budgets.
- Leadership skills and training in conflict resolution.
- Dynamic, flexible and creative personality to generate innovative solutions to daily challenges.
- Demonstrate passion for human development and the environment, with a vision for the future and a strong environmental and social vocation.
- Able to work independently and with reduced supervision.
- Ability to carry out several processes at once and work under pressure.
Benefits
- Use your management and leadership skills to help our oceans.
- Grow your professional skills and personality through real responsibility and see the outreach expand.
- Be part of a highly skilled international entrepreneurial group of people who strive for diversity and love input from all team members.
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter along with a resume/CV to [email protected]
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment regardless of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, family status, or disability status.
Deadline for Applications: 30 July 2025
Note: This job description is a general outline of the key responsibilities and requirements for the position. The specific responsibilities and tasks may evolve as the needs of the organization change and expand.
