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Title	Consultancy for Fisheries Science and Co-Management Training
Posted	5181 Day/s Ago.

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Sectors	Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Water Resources
Location	Seychelles - Africa
Type	Temporary / Contract / Seasonal
Status	Full Time
Level	Mid Level
Deadline	19/03/2010
Company Name	United Nations Development Program
Contact Name	Human Resources
Website	Further Details / Applications

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The ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management into Production Sector Activities” (or “Mainstreaming Biodiversity”) Full sized Project was signed in October 2007 between the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and is funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$3,600,000. The project is part of the UNDP-GEF portfolio in Seychelles and is implemented under a Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), and headed by a Biodiversity Programme Manager. The project started in February 2008, is of 6 years duration, and has the following Project Objective: “Biodiversity conservation is integrated into key production sectors of the economy”. The project is currently seeking an international Consultant to conduct training for fishermen and other artisanal fisheries stakeholders on biological concepts and fishery science and management. One of the first steps taken towards integrating biodiversity in artisanal fisheries, was to set up an association of fishers with the aim of introducing the concept of co-management. Therefore, following the establishment of the Praslin Fishers Association (PFA), a training needs analysis was conducted to identify the training requirements of the involved parties, particularly the fishers at large, resource managers, the fishers at large and other stakeholders. The aim of this consultancy is to provide an understanding of the concepts and principles of sustainable utilisation of the resource and to contribute in the capacity building process of all newly established association in order to enable their active participation in the co-management of fisheries and marine resources. The ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management into Production Sector Activities” (or “Mainstreaming Biodiversity”) Full sized Project was signed in October 2007 between the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and is funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$3,600,000. The project is part of the UNDP-GEF portfolio in Seychelles and is implemented under a Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), and headed by a Biodiversity Programme Manager. The project started in February 2008, is of 6 years duration, and has the following Project Objective: “Biodiversity conservation is integrated into key production sectors of the economy”. The project is currently seeking an international Consultant to conduct training for fishermen and other artisanal fisheries stakeholders on biological concepts and fishery science and management. One of the first steps taken towards integrating biodiversity in artisanal fisheries, was to set up an association of fishers with the aim of introducing the concept of co-management. Therefore, following the establishment of the Praslin Fishers Association (PFA), a training needs analysis was conducted to identify the training requirements of the involved parties, particularly the fishers at large, resource managers, the fishers at large and other stakeholders. The aim of this consultancy is to provide an understanding of the concepts and principles of sustainable utilisation of the resource and to contribute in the capacity building process of all newly established association in order to enable their active participation in the co-management of fisheries and marine resources. The ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management into Production Sector Activities” (or “Mainstreaming Biodiversity”) Full sized Project was signed in October 2007 between the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and is funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$3,600,000. The project is part of the UNDP-GEF portfolio in Seychelles and is implemented under a Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), and headed by a Biodiversity Programme Manager. The project started in February 2008, is of 6 years duration, and has the following Project Objective: “Biodiversity conservation is integrated into key production sectors of the economy”. The project is currently seeking an international Consultant to conduct training for fishermen and other artisanal fisheries stakeholders on biological concepts and fishery science and management. One of the first steps taken towards integrating biodiversity in artisanal fisheries, was to set up an association of fishers with the aim of introducing the concept of co-management. Therefore, following the establishment of the Praslin Fishers Association (PFA), a training needs analysis was conducted to identify the training requirements of the involved parties, particularly the fishers at large, resource managers, the fishers at large and other stakeholders. The aim of this consultancy is to provide an understanding of the concepts and principles of sustainable utilisation of the resource and to contribute in the capacity building process of all newly established association in order to enable their active participation in the co-management of fisheries and marine resources. The ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management into Production Sector Activities” (or “Mainstreaming Biodiversity”) Full sized Project was signed in October 2007 between the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and is funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$3,600,000. The project is part of the UNDP-GEF portfolio in Seychelles and is implemented under a Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), and headed by a Biodiversity Programme Manager. The project started in February 2008, is of 6 years duration, and has the following Project Objective: “Biodiversity conservation is integrated into key production sectors of the economy”. The project is currently seeking an international Consultant to conduct training for fishermen and other artisanal fisheries stakeholders on biological concepts and fishery science and management. One of the first steps taken towards integrating biodiversity in artisanal fisheries, was to set up an association of fishers with the aim of introducing the concept of co-management. Therefore, following the establishment of the Praslin Fishers Association (PFA), a training needs analysis was conducted to identify the training requirements of the involved parties, particularly the fishers at large, resource managers, the fishers at large and other stakeholders. The aim of this consultancy is to provide an understanding of the concepts and principles of sustainable utilisation of the resource and to contribute in the capacity building process of all newly established association in order to enable their active participation in the co-management of fisheries and marine resources. The ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management into Production Sector Activities” (or “Mainstreaming Biodiversity”) Full sized Project was signed in October 2007 between the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and is funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$3,600,000. The project is part of the UNDP-GEF portfolio in Seychelles and is implemented under a Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), and headed by a Biodiversity Programme Manager. The project started in February 2008, is of 6 years duration, and has the following Project Objective: “Biodiversity conservation is integrated into key production sectors of the economy”. The project is currently seeking an international Consultant to conduct training for fishermen and other artisanal fisheries stakeholders on biological concepts and fishery science and management. One of the first steps taken towards integrating biodiversity in artisanal fisheries, was to set up an association of fishers with the aim of introducing the concept of co-management. Therefore, following the establishment of the Praslin Fishers Association (PFA), a training needs analysis was conducted to identify the training requirements of the involved parties, particularly the fishers at large, resource managers, the fishers at large and other stakeholders. The aim of this consultancy is to provide an understanding of the concepts and principles of sustainable utilisation of the resource and to contribute in the capacity building process of all newly established association in order to enable their active participation in the co-management of fisheries and marine resources. The ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management into Production Sector Activities” (or “Mainstreaming Biodiversity”) Full sized Project was signed in October 2007 between the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and is funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$3,600,000. The project is part of the UNDP-GEF portfolio in Seychelles and is implemented under a Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), and headed by a Biodiversity Programme Manager. The project started in February 2008, is of 6 years duration, and has the following Project Objective: “Biodiversity conservation is integrated into key production sectors of the economy”. The project is currently seeking an international Consultant to conduct training for fishermen and other artisanal fisheries stakeholders on biological concepts and fishery science and management. One of the first steps taken towards integrating biodiversity in artisanal fisheries, was to set up an association of fishers with the aim of introducing the concept of co-management. Therefore, following the establishment of the Praslin Fishers Association (PFA), a training needs analysis was conducted to identify the training requirements of the involved parties, particularly the fishers at large, resource managers, the fishers at large and other stakeholders. The aim of this consultancy is to provide an understanding of the concepts and principles of sustainable utilisation of the resource and to contribute in the capacity building process of all newly established association in order to enable their active participation in the co-management of fisheries and marine resources. The ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management into Production Sector Activities” (or “Mainstreaming Biodiversity”) Full sized Project was signed in October 2007 between the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and is funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$3,600,000. The project is part of the UNDP-GEF portfolio in Seychelles and is implemented under a Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), and headed by a Biodiversity Programme Manager. The project started in February 2008, is of 6 years duration, and has the following Project Objective: “Biodiversity conservation is integrated into key production sectors of the economy”. The project is currently seeking an international Consultant to conduct training for fishermen and other artisanal fisheries stakeholders on biological concepts and fishery science and management. One of the first steps taken towards integrating biodiversity in artisanal fisheries, was to set up an association of fishers with the aim of introducing the concept of co-management. Therefore, following the establishment of the Praslin Fishers Association (PFA), a training needs analysis was conducted to identify the training requirements of the involved parties, particularly the fishers at large, resource managers, the fishers at large and other stakeholders. The aim of this consultancy is to provide an understanding of the concepts and principles of sustainable utilisation of the resource and to contribute in the capacity building process of all newly established association in order to enable their active participation in the co-management of fisheries and marine resources. The ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management into Production Sector Activities” (or “Mainstreaming Biodiversity”) Full sized Project was signed in October 2007 between the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and is funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$3,600,000. The project is part of the UNDP-GEF portfolio in Seychelles and is implemented under a Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), and headed by a Biodiversity Programme Manager. The project started in February 2008, is of 6 years duration, and has the following Project Objective: “Biodiversity conservation is integrated into key production sectors of the economy”. The project is currently seeking an international Consultant to conduct training for fishermen and other artisanal fisheries stakeholders on biological concepts and fishery science and management. One of the first steps taken towards integrating biodiversity in artisanal fisheries, was to set up an association of fishers with the aim of introducing the concept of co-management. Therefore, following the establishment of the Praslin Fishers Association (PFA), a training needs analysis was conducted to identify the training requirements of the involved parties, particularly the fishers at large, resource managers, the fishers at large and other stakeholders. The aim of this consultancy is to provide an understanding of the concepts and principles of sustainable utilisation of the resource and to contribute in the capacity building process of all newly established association in order to enable their active participation in the co-management of fisheries and marine resources. The ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management into Production Sector Activities” (or “Mainstreaming Biodiversity”) Full sized Project was signed in October 2007 between the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and is funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$3,600,000. The project is part of the UNDP-GEF portfolio in Seychelles and is implemented under a Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), and headed by a Biodiversity Programme Manager. The project started in February 2008, is of 6 years duration, and has the following Project Objective: “Biodiversity conservation is integrated into key production sectors of the economy”. The project is currently seeking an international Consultant to conduct training for fishermen and other artisanal fisheries stakeholders on biological concepts and fishery science and management. One of the first steps taken towards integrating biodiversity in artisanal fisheries, was to set up an association of fishers with the aim of introducing the concept of co-management. Therefore, following the establishment of the Praslin Fishers Association (PFA), a training needs analysis was conducted to identify the training requirements of the involved parties, particularly the fishers at large, resource managers, the fishers at large and other stakeholders. The aim of this consultancy is to provide an understanding of the concepts and principles of sustainable utilisation of the resource and to contribute in the capacity building process of all newly established association in order to enable their active participation in the co-management of fisheries and marine resources. The ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management into Production Sector Activities” (or “Mainstreaming Biodiversity”) Full sized Project was signed in October 2007 between the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and is funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$3,600,000. The project is part of the UNDP-GEF portfolio in Seychelles and is implemented under a Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), and headed by a Biodiversity Programme Manager. The project started in February 2008, is of 6 years duration, and has the following Project Objective: “Biodiversity conservation is integrated into key production sectors of the economy”. The project is currently seeking an international Consultant to conduct training for fishermen and other artisanal fisheries stakeholders on biological concepts and fishery science and management. One of the first steps taken towards integrating biodiversity in artisanal fisheries, was to set up an association of fishers with the aim of introducing the concept of co-management. Therefore, following the establishment of the Praslin Fishers Association (PFA), a training needs analysis was conducted to identify the training requirements of the involved parties, particularly the fishers at large, resource managers, the fishers at large and other stakeholders. The aim of this consultancy is to provide an understanding of the concepts and principles of sustainable utilisation of the resource and to contribute in the capacity building process of all newly established association in order to enable their active participation in the co-management of fisheries and marine resources.
Duties and Responsibilities
The international consultant will conduct training on fishery co-management for different target groups; A total of three different groups are being targeted; fishers, resource managers (respective authorities) and other stakeholders. The consultant will therefore work with the Fisheries Adviser and the Biodiversity Project Manager to develop and implement a detailed Training Plan for each of these target groups, conducted at different levels. The training plans undertaken by consultant will be based on the existing Training Needs Analysis document prepared by the Fisheries adviser with regards to conservation and resource management. The consultant should undertake the following; Develop an Education and Training programme for non-technical stakeholders on basic fishery science and management. Where available, using existing educational tools and approaches. More specifically, the Education and Training Programme should promote a basic understanding and raise awareness of the following: Basic marine ecology of shallow water tropical ecosystems (e.g. coral reefs), highlighting the importance of marine biodiversity; The response of marine resources to exploitation and the fundamental concepts of fish biology and population dynamics; Monitoring and assessing the status of stocks and fisheries – the different methods, assumptions and caveats; How fisheries are managed – the manager’s toolbox, the management process and outline of a typical management plan. Brief overview of the International agenda on fisheries management and issues facing the industry worldwide; The challenges in managing multi-species and multi-gear small scale fisheries, highlighting the potential for ecosystem approaches to fisheries; Addressing socio-economic aspects of fisheries management – how do people and communities fit in the process? What is meant by property and user rights? Explain co-management concepts, their relevance and importance, The role of MPAs in fisheries management and conservation. Training of trainers. After the development of the Education and Training Programme, the consultant should conduct a workshop for local technicians in delivery of the training. In collaboration with local trainers, the consultant should test the Education and Training Programme through providing training to groups of fishers on Praslin through workshops, focus groups or other appropriate forums. Where necessary, revise the Programme Handover the Education and Training Programme to the Project.
Competencies
The Seychelles is a globally important storehouse of marine biodiversity. Although the marine fauna of Seychelles remains largely unexplored, and the inventory is incomplete, recent surveys have shown diversity to be high. The fisheries sector in Seychelles is critically important for ensuring both food security and economic development. In terms of foreign exchange earnings it surpasses tourism, and accounts for 15% of total formal employment. The industrial marine fisheries have grown considerably over the last two decades, but the artisanal fisheries also remains of great importance. Small-scale artisanal fisheries exploit a high diversity of species and habitats. Total landings for the artisanal fishery have remained fairly constant for the last 20 years, but it is believed that catch rates have declined over the last decade. In particular, demersal resources within 10km of the coast are believed to be overfished. The problem of overfishing stems largely from the fact that these remain open access fisheries with only a few (top-down) regulations in place concerning vessel licensing, gear restrictions and the seasonal closure of fishing grounds. Improvement in fisheries management will require the empowerment of representative fisher groups to participate in controlling access to and managing inshore waters and marine resources. Current legislation already provides for different conservation designations in different sectors (e.g., nature reserves, fisheries reserves etc.). Fisheries co-management is a form of fisheries management under which government fisheries agencies and user groups (particularly fishers) cooperate to take responsibility for, and manage, a fishery resource. A number of fisheries co-management models have been developed in other parts of the world, but these will need to be adapted to local conditions. The Biodiversity Mainstreaming project will test and develop co-management systems for artisanal fisheries that are deemed appropriate for a participatory, rights-based management approach and that are compatible with larger biodiversity conservation objectives. However, in order to implement the co-management system, the involved parties need to receive training in basic ecological concepts as well as understand the need for such a conservation approach.
Required Skills and Experience
1. University degree in marine studies, environment, fisheries, ecology and natural sciences 2. Training experience with stakeholders involved with marine resources, in particular fishers and government stakeholders; 3. Experience in fishery co-management 4. Ability to work with and address different groups of people of various backgrounds; 5. Excellent oral and communication skills; 6. Fluency in English, French and Creole considered an advantage 1. University degree in marine studies, environment, fisheries, ecology and natural sciences 2. Training experience with stakeholders involved with marine resources, in particular fishers and government stakeholders; 3. Experience in fishery co-management 4. Ability to work with and address different groups of people of various backgrounds; 5. Excellent oral and communication skills; 6. Fluency in English, French and Creole considered an advantage 1. University degree in marine studies, environment, fisheries, ecology and natural sciences 2. Training experience with stakeholders involved with marine resources, in particular fishers and government stakeholders; 3. Experience in fishery co-management 4. Ability to work with and address different groups of people of various backgrounds; 5. Excellent oral and communication skills; 6. Fluency in English, French and Creole considered an advantage

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Consultancy for Fisheries Science and Co-Management Training

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Required Skills and Experience