The Project Manager acts as the BalanceBlue Lab's project manager and ambassador for advancing on-demand fishing gear in fixed gear fisheries to reduce the risk of marine wildlife entanglement. The New England Aquarium (NEAq) is committed to a vital and vibrant ocean for future generations. NEAq's BalanceBlue Lab amplifies ocean health and conservation by engaging private-sector collaborators and driving ocean-friendly practices into the global seafood sector.
- The BalanceBlue Lab is a resource for supporting innovators, industry, and investors in making informed decisions to deliver "the ocean we need for the future we want."
- To that end, NEAq's BalanceBlue Lab drives entrepreneurs, corporations, and ocean industries towards ocean-friendly practices, sustainability goals, and climate adaptation strategies based on deep internal technical and scientific expertise.
- This is a full-time regular position offering a comprehensive benefits package.
- The schedule will be Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm with mostly remote schedule.
- This role will require occasional travel regionally to visit with stakeholders and participate in workshops with fishers, as well as attend annual consortium meetings.
- Remote days are only available for residents of MA, RI, NH, ME, NY and VT.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Serve as NEAq program manager for BalanceBlue Lab's on-demand fishing gear work, with a budget of approximately $1M per year.
- Duties include serving as primary point of contact for interactions between partner organizations, fishing communities, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and other partner entities, as well as other NEAq internal departments.
- This includes supervision and daily management of all aspects of the project plan, managing the financial/grant obligations, drafting grant proposals and reports, developing and supervising budgets and spend, managing and coordinating logistics for multiple events, serving in a leadership role on external committees, and achieving project and programmatic goals.
Manage external consultants/contractors.
- Coordinate subject matter expertise where needed for policy framing, input, and providing scientific framing and information.
- Coordinate and track progress and outcomes of activities against NEAq action plans and strategies.
- Lead advancing on-demand fishing gear project internally and externally (e.g., give presentations, draft initial comment letters, develop external communication materials).
- In coordination with interdisciplinary action team and Director of BalanceBlue Lab, assist with the deliverables and priority touchpoints across audiences (e.g., public-facing, visitors, government, private sector).
- Participate on steering committees, boards and/or technical committees related to on-demand fishing gear.
- Attend and present work at academic and industry conferences/tradeshows.
- Participate in meetings with corporate partners, providing technical expertise and translating scientific materials for business audiences.
- Coordinate with Director of BalanceBlue Lab on other related BalanceBlue initiatives and activities.
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of the BalanceBlue Lab team and contribute to similar deliverables in the innovative fishing and aquaculture gear space as needed.
- Lead community of practice management efforts (data collection and synthesis, workshop design, implementation and evaluation).
- Contribute to overall iterative project strategy development.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in natural resources management, marine science, marine policy, or other related field required.
- At least five years of relevant experience required, with three years of experience directly engaging and managing diverse stakeholders related to fishing, gear innovation, ocean conservation, or other similar field.
- A genuine interest in, and passion for, the important ocean conservation mission of the NEAq and appreciation for science-based solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated success working directly with diverse stakeholders, particularly with fishing communities, strongly preferred.
- Experience working with commercial fishing industry using on-demand fishing gear.
- Experience applying technical guidelines and/or government regulations to environmental-focused project work.
- Established network within the fishing, gear innovation, and/or ocean conservation space.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking.
- Strong basic technical/scientific understanding of bycatch and/or uptake of fishing gear technology; ability to quickly digest and interpret technical information from scientific sources.
- Highly motivated with strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and a high attention to detail.
- For more information and to apply online please visit: http://neaq.applicantpro.com/jobs/
- New England Aquarium is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer as defined by the EEOC.
- Here we foster a culture of respect, diversity, and inclusion.
- We strive to engage and inspire a broad audience with our efforts to protect the blue planet, and we believe a diverse workforce provides experiences, skills, and perspectives that enrich our programs, strengthen problem-solving, add creativity, and enhance our work environment.
- For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below.
- Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.
- https://neaq.applicantpro.com/jobs/4027097-1036240.html
Experience Required
- 5 years
Salary
- $65,875 - $74,600
