Technical Fisheries Junior Manager – Kenya

About Blue Ventures

Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that works with coastal fishing communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean ecosystems, and strengthen livelihoods. Founded in Madagascar, the organization now operates across more than a dozen countries, supporting community-based fisheries management and sustainable marine resource use.

Blue Ventures partners with traditional fishers and community organizations to strengthen fisheries governance, promote food security, and advocate for policy reform. The organization emphasizes locally led conservation, data-driven decision-making, and long-term sustainability.

About the Technical Junior Manager Job at Blue Ventures

The Technical Junior Manager provides technical support to partners in Kenya across three core pillars: Secure Rights, Community-Based Fisheries Management, and Food Security. The role focuses on implementing fisheries data systems, strengthening monitoring processes, and delivering technical training to partner organizations and communities.

Working closely with global Technical Knowledge, Programme Performance, and Data Science teams, the Junior Manager will support fisheries data collection, analysis, and interpretation to inform adaptive marine resource management. The position requires strong expertise in fisheries science, community-based management approaches, and environmental data analysis.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Support & Partner Capacity Building

• Provide technical support to Kenyan partners involved in community-based fisheries management.

• Deliver training on marine resource management and mobile fisheries monitoring tools.

• Support partners in interpreting fisheries data to inform management decisions.

Data Systems & Monitoring

• Implement Blue Ventures fisheries data systems across partner organizations.

• Oversee fisheries data collection, analysis, and reporting processes.

• Ensure data quality and promote effective data use at community level.

Tool & Resource Development

• Support development and rollout of tools and materials including:

  • Mobile data collection applications

  • Decision-support tools

  • Community facilitation guides

  • Manuals, guides, videos, and online learning materials

  • Workshops, webinars, mentoring, and skills exchange initiatives

Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

• Coordinate with Blue Ventures teams across all countries to align methodologies and tools with global strategies.

• Adapt global tools to local Kenyan contexts.

• Share knowledge and learning from Kenya across the organization.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong technical expertise in fisheries science and ecology.

• Experience in community-based fisheries management principles.

• Experience in research and managing environmental data collection.

• Strong skills in data analysis and reporting.

• Experience communicating scientific concepts to non-technical audiences.

• Experience working with environmental or socio-economic data.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their applications through the official Blue Ventures recruitment portal before 10 March 2026.