Fisheries Science Programme Co-ordinator

A sub-tropical island of spectacular and beautiful landscapes in the South Atlantic with a warm and friendly population of 4,500, St Helena is a self-governing overseas territory of the UK, with scheduled, commercial air access.

The Environment and Natural Resources Directorate has a vacancy for a full time Fisheries Science Programme Co-ordinator.  The programme will be delivered through a partnership with the St Helena Government (SHG) and the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture science (CEFAS). The successful candidate will work closely with the Marine Section team to ensure successful delivery of programme outputs. In particular they will lead on the operational management of the fisheries tagging and biological sampling programme including active participation in all aspects of fieldwork, data collection, collation and analysis. The programme co-ordinator will work with the Marine Conservation Officer to ensure sound governance of the programme in terms of resources, financial and administrative management. They will also develop, conduct and mentor research and publicity and promotion in this work area.

 If you are interested in finding out more about this unique opportunity please contact Miss Annalea Beard, Marine Conservation Assistant on telephone number 0290 22270 (e-mail annalea-beard@enrd.gov.sh) also you may review the attached Terms of Reference.

An application form can be sent to you from the Human Resources Manager, Miss Karen Thomas who may be contacted via e-mail on karen-thomas@enrd.gov.sh This is where applications must be sent and received by Friday 8^th December 2017.