Location: Dakar, Senegal

Closing date for applications: 29 October 2025

Contract status: Full-time

Start date: as soon as possible

Contract duration: two years, with a 3-month probation period

Remuneration: Circa XOF 18,577,559 - XOF 21,542,178 gross annually

We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities

Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. 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 organizations 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

We’re seeking a highly skilled integrated Communications Manager to join our burgeoning West Africa team. The Communications Manager will lead the development and delivery of a regional communications strategy to raise the visibility, influence and impact of Blue Ventures across West Africa. The Communications Manager plays a key role in documenting and promoting the activities, events, and strategic milestones of Blue Ventures' West Africa programmes. They will create high-quality content – including photos, videos, and stories, to be used across all BV’s communications platforms. The manager will also support BV’s important advocacy work, and ensure that communications align with Blue Ventures' regional and global organisational strategy.

You will be responsible for overseeing the successful planning, execution and evaluation of the West Africa communications strategy and related initiatives, whilst providing a broad range of support to other countries in the region, to monitor and promote the effective delivery of our programme. Reporting to the Regional Director - West Africa, with a close working relationship with the Regional Communications Lead. The post-holder will also work closely with regional and global programme and advocacy teams. This is a full-time role based in Blue Ventures’ regional hub in Dakar with occasional travel within Senegal and the wider region to work closely with colleagues, partners, field teams and communities.

The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive and highly organised communications professional with a proven track record in developing and delivering strategic communication initiatives and producing high quality content. Ideally, you will have experience of international conservation NGOs, strong familiarity with media and digital communications, and solid understanding of engaging diverse stakeholders including institutional funders.

We are looking for an individual who is open to new ideas and embraces innovation, who can demonstrate experience of building effective working partnerships, systems and processes. 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.

You will thrive in environments that are collegiate and ambitious, and be able to demonstrate experience of working independently and solving complex problems in challenging situations.

Our hybrid working policy currently requires attendance of a minimum of 40% of the working week in the office. 

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