Summary job description

We are currently recruiting a regional partner support coordinator to support our evolving operations supporting our partners in Kenya. The position will provide a broad range of support to East Africa and Comoros functions across Blue Ventures, to promote the effective, safe and efficient management of people and programmes systems across our expanding global operations. Reporting to the Regional Partner Support Coordinator, this is a full time role based in Blue Ventures’ Mombasa, Kenya, with occasional travel to East Africa working closely with overseas colleagues, partners, field teams and communities.

The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive and highly organised individual,with an excellent knowledge of the small-scale fisheries, marine conservation and rural development sectors. You will demonstrate a proven track record of project design and management, as well as exceptional written communications. Ideally, you will have experience of community based conservation and development initiatives in coastal Kenya.

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

Skills and experience

Required

• Existing eligibility to work in Kenya
• Postgraduate or graduate degree and/or proven experience in relevant field (environmental, marine or conservation science)
• Fluency in written and spoken Kiswahili and English
• At least 5 years demonstrable practical experience working in co-management and community-based conservation or development in Kenya
• Experience of developing multi-sector partnerships, including with communities, fisheries authorities, and NGOs
• Clear commitment to a community-based approach to conservation and development
• Proven experience in project management and team leadership
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to convey complex messages clearly in presentations, meetings and written form, and to connect with people of all levels and cultural backgrounds
• Excellent organisational skills, an ability to marshall resources, and continually improve systems and processes
• Capacity to undertake research and development work independently as well as part of a team
• Strong technical reporting skills, and experience of preparing project reports for funders
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• A strong team player who is also able to work independently
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, Google Apps, and social media tools (Facebook,
• Twitter, Instagram and Google plus)

We would also love to see

• Experience of the small-scale fisheries, marine conservation or rural development sectors, working with institutional partners, conservation and development sectors.
• Proven experience in financial planning and control, and budget preparation and management

Summary job description

The job holder is responsible for developing and delivering a high-quality mobility strategy for Blue Ventures, which supports our talent management aims and approach and enables the recruitment and retention of diverse talent:

• To provide global leadership on mobility strategy, best practices and compliance, including developing a new mobility approach that supports our People Strategy and talent management aims and approach with a particular focus on recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds to reflect the communities we serve.
• Enabling Blue Ventures to unlock the benefits of an agile and mobile workforce by defining and driving our global mobility agenda and establishing a process for the operations of the organisation and its workforce across international borders enabling employees to move from one location to another and the hiring of colleagues in different countries
• Ensuring Blue Ventures is compliant and cost-effective in the locations in which we operate
• Provide subject matter expertise for the approx. 350 Blue Ventures colleagues based in 14 countries.
• To build and maintain expertise with external providers
• To develop and capacity-build managers and HR colleagues in mobility matter
• To provide an end-to-end service for colleagues being deployed outside of their usual base country
• To manage all mobility casework, to maintain logs and records of all mobility cases. 

Skills and experience

Education and Qualifications

• Level 7 CIPD, People qualification and a relevant level of transferrable experience or equivalent

Experience

• Working in a not-for-profit organisation is desirable but not essential
• Experience in an international organisation supporting country programmes
• Working in a complex multi-disciplined environment
• Being part of a senior leadership team
• Significant People experience, including generalist experience at a senior level.
• Managing a significant HR function and leading a remote team.
• Proven experience in managing the operational aspects of HR and delivering significant change projects and continuous improvements
• Developing organisation-wide initiatives and strategies
• Managing People risks and resolving complex matters relating to employment litigation
• Setting up and effectively using people-related management information and systems
• Overseeing and approving payroll instructions and liaising with the payroll team to ensure a smooth payroll process
• Management of budgets
• Championing, supporting and delivering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives