Responsibilities :

• Contribute to marine species conservation planning, monitoring, and compliance efforts carried out as part of NEOM’s Marine Species Conservation and Management Program.
• Develop scope of work of marine species conservation management projects and ensure that they effectively contribute to achieving NEOM’s marine conservation objectives.
• Prepare periodic literature summaries of best practices and regional/international benchmarks for marine species conservation management.
• Conduct field surveys and studies and develop reports addressing the diversity and status of and threats impacting marine life in NEOM.
• Prepare scientific reports and develop presentations to inform and showcase the marine species conservation management efforts in NEOM’s waters.
• Provide field technical oversight into surveys conducted by and maintain continuous close coordination with vendors during the course of implementation of surveys to ensure timely and effective delivery.
• Contribute to the reviewing of technical reports and policies to ensure full alignment with the pre-defined performance standards.
• Create opportunities for education and stewardship among NEOM staff, residents and the wider public in relation to the richness and diversity of marine life in NEOM.
• Support team members of Marine Division in the development of effective and innovative baseline assessments, long-term monitoring, rigorous evaluation, and transparent reporting of NEOM´s marine areas to ensure sustainable, evidence-based management and conservation.
• Be accountable for the effective utilization of allocated compliance program budget.
• Develop strategic initiatives to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the Program, with a constant focus on driving value to NEOM and anticipating and mitigating business, environmental and reputational risks
• Development of day-to-day marine species conservation workflows and relevant data production and management policies.
• Review and integrate current and emerging best practices in day-to-day management and resources to ensure NEOM’s programs align with and exceed best-in-class standards.
• Understand, track, and incorporate technologies relevant to improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of the Marine Species Conservation and Management Program.
• Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Establish and maintain inter-departmental and external stakeholder collaborative relationships.
• Build alliances with internal and external stakeholders of environment and resources to maintain a current understanding of their expectations and behaviours to optimally support decision-making, anticipate changes in these requirements and maintain user-feedback processes.
• Take responsibility, in collaboration with the Lead – Species Management, for building and maintaining a high-performance Species Conservation Unit.
• Promote a high-performance working environment embracing NEOM’s values.

Educational requirements:

Experience requirements:

• Minimum one year of experience in marine conservation, and field ecological baseline assessment and monitoring, preferably in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, and/or Middle East.
• Creative and innovative thinking and evident ability to experiment with pilot projects and trials following a precautionary approach and considering animal welfare.

Desired Skills:

• NEOM Species Conservation Unit is seeking a skilled, enthusiastic, and self-motivated professional to support the delivery of a comprehensive program of marine species conservation management in NEOM’s waters. The candidate must have a sense of adventure, a passion for marine conservation, and be willing to relocate to Saudi Arabia. The candidate should have the following qualifications:
• Substantive skills in designing and implementing environmental projects and programs pertaining to marine conservation.

Qualifications:

• Adequate level of knowledge of current global issues, trends, constraints, and research needs related to marine conservation.
  The ability, and the confidence, to make sound judgments and decisions based on thorough research, problem-solving, innovation, and evidence-based practice.
• A wide collaborative network of leading scientists in marine conservation management.

Benefits:

Will be negotiated

Incentives:

Will be negotiated

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