Mozambique Oceans Officer

Based: Maputo, Mozambique (exceptional candidates living elsewhere in the country may be considered)

Contract: Fixed-term, ending September 2026.

Salary range and benefits: competitive, depending on experience.

Reporting to: Senior Researcher in EJF’s Oceans Team.

Position overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF): one of the world's leading non-profits working at the intersection of environmental conservation and human rights. We are lean, agile, creative, strategic, and, most of all, results-driven.

The Mozambique Oceans Officer will provide essential support to the EJF Oceans team by developing and coordinating a national network of academics, civil society groups, and journalists in Mozambique who are actively working on, or interested in working on, the issues posed to the country by distant-water industrial fishing vessels. Such issues will include illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated abuses such as forced labour.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the active sharing of knowledge and information throughout the network and serve as a conduit between its members and the broader body of actors working to address IUU fishing and associated abuses. This will include disseminating relevant news and publications, providing technical and logistical support to the network’s members as required, and helping to amplify their work through increased engagement and readership.

The coordinator will be part of the EJF Oceans team, which is working in 15 countries to drive the necessary changes at local, regional and global scales to detect and deter IUU fishing and human rights abuses. This role offers superb opportunities to learn and progress professionally within a high-impact international organisation. Join our world-leading professional team to help protect people, wildlife, and our shared natural world.

Key responsibilities.

• Setting up and maintaining a network of academics, journalists and civil society groups with a joint interest in working on the issues posed to the country by distant-water industrial fishing vessels operating in Mozambique.
• Providing technical and logistical support to members of the network as required.
• Providing timely and informative reports back to EJF on progress made or issues faced with the running of the network.
• Providing ad-hoc support to the EJF ocean team for ongoing research projects in Mozambique and the broader Southwest Indian Ocean region.

Essential skills and attributes.

• Excellent writing and presentation skills with meticulous attention to detail, precision, and accuracy.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to the specific needs of the campaigns and projects.
• Fluency in Portuguese and excellent spoken and written English.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to balance diverging demands and interests.

Desirable skills and attributes

• Direct experience working on the issue of IUU fishing and/or human rights abuses at sea.
• An existing network of colleagues or peers who may be interested in being involved in the above-described networks.
• Fluency in other relevant languages.
• A clean driver's licence and access to a vehicle.
• Experience working with international NGOs, corporations or institutions.

We offer you.

Pay and benefits will be adjusted according to location.

• Annual leave starting at 22 days per year and increasing every year.
• An opportunity to work within a supportive and committed professional team that delivers high impact, protecting our natural world.
• The position offers great opportunities for professional growth and personal development in close collaboration with our diverse team in our offices across Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Applications: Please send your CV and a cover letter in English explaining why you are the right person for this position to recruitment@ejfoundation.org.

Closing date for applications: We would like to fill this position as soon as possible and will consider incoming applications until 30th November 2024. We therefore recommend that you apply in good time before the deadline.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please indicate your location and the right-to-work eligibility in your Cover letter.