Location: Negros Oriental, with significant national and international travel

Closing date for applications: August 31, 2025

Contract status: Country Level, Full Time

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract duration: 1 year

Remuneration: PHP 595,613 - 791,225 gross per annum

Salary Band: D1 (Senior Officer Level)

We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities

Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organisation that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries and restore ocean life. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally.

Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organisations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.

Summary job description

Our Technical team oversees Blue Ventures’ technical pillars (Secure Rights, Community-Based Fisheries Management, Food Security and Financial Inclusion) and supports the use of data for decision-making, providing tools, training, and guidance to partners and Blue Ventures’ staff around the world. This team integrates expertise and deep practical experience with pragmatism and a desire to enable others to deliver lasting change, by distilling global best practices and knowledge into usable tools, appropriate training, and responsive guidance and support. The team is also responsible for delivering online and face-to-face peer learning exchanges and knowledge-sharing events across the organisation, in addition to overseeing technical publications.

We are currently recruiting a Senior Data Science Officer to support our efforts in assisting local partner organisations in the Philippines. The role will entail providing technical assistance to partner organisations involved in community-based fisheries management and sharing technical and marine resource management experiences. Reporting to the Data Science Manager- Asia Pacific, this is a full-time role based in Blue Ventures’ Philippines office, with regular travel to work closely with colleagues, partners, field teams and communities.

The Data Science Senior Officer will provide bespoke training and technical support to local partners in all aspects of fisheries assessment and management, including monitoring and evaluation of landings − particularly in the design and use of mobile-based data collection systems − and supporting local partners in efforts to assist communities in the management of target small-scale fisheries.

Additional responsibilities will include supporting scoping visits and working with partner organisations and colleagues in Blue Ventures’ conservation team to plan community exchanges to share learning and best practices in tropical small-scale fisheries management and locally-led marine conservation.

Providing technical support to partners and facilitating grassroots learning through community exchanges forms a key part of BV strategy across Asia Pacific. This role will include regular field visits to support community-based management efforts in The Philippines.

We are looking for a new colleague who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced, collegiate and ambitious environments and can demonstrate experience in working independently and solving complex problems in challenging situations.

We are looking for an individual who is open to new ideas and embraces innovation, and who can demonstrate experience of building effective working partnerships for conservation and/or development. Assessment of applications will include candidates’ alignment with BV’s core values and mission to support human rights-based approaches to marine conservation and fisheries management.

The Data Science Senior Officer will work alongside an existing technical team who will provide training, mentoring and support for the duration of the role.

The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive and highly organised individual, who enjoys independent working. You will have an excellent knowledge of the small-scale fisheries, marine conservation and development sectors in The Philippines, as well as a proven track record of project management and partnership building, and excellent communication skills. Practical experience of community-based conservation and development initiatives in Indonesia will be critical to the role.

Blue Ventures is a fast-growing and mission-driven social enterprise, offering excellent opportunities for further professional development.

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