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Seafood Senior Program Officer

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Washington, D.C., USA
Full-time

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a Sr. Program Officer - Seafood Traceability at our Washington, DC, office. This position serves jointly on the WWF-US Oceans Team and Markets and Seafood Team, supporting the development and execution of WWF’s strategy to improve seafood traceability and promote transparency in fishing. This role will have links to WWF’s worldwide network through the WWF Oceans Practice. This position is open for an original term of 18 months with a possibility for extension.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Serves as a leading technical expert to advise and support WWF-US and the global WWF-network on issues of seafood traceability.
  • Represents WWF in multiple external engagements with NGO, industry, and governmental stakeholders engaged on issues of seafood traceability.
  • Plays a lead role in supporting seafood market engagement and the uptake of traceability systems by WWF industry partners, consistent with the WWF Global Seafood Charter and in alignment with WWF’s Seafood Traceability Principles.
  • Serves as the WWF network’s technical lead for development of and engagement in the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (a platform for industry discussions on seafood traceability that is one of WWF’s core seafood initiatives).
  • Participates in the design and implementation of traceability solutions within WWF Fisheries Improvement Projects, helping integrate traceability into WWF’s “on the water” work to improve management of priority fisheries.
  • Participates in WWF’s global efforts to develop and promote new technologies for improved catch documentation and traceability.
  • Advises and represents WWF in interactions with the Marine Stewardship Council, particularly regarding continuous improvement of MSC certification and chain of custody standards as they relate to traceability and the transparency of fishing.
  • Participates as needed in traceability-related processes within key external fora such as the Seafood Task Force (formerly the Shrimp Sustainable Supply Chain Task Force), the Fisheries Transparency Initiative, the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions, and the Oceans and Seafood Markets Initiative.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s Degree required, area of study in supply chain management, logistics, food science, engineering, or business management preferred.
Skills/Experience: 
  • 6 to 8 years of experience required, with a strong seafood or food industry background with solid understanding of traceability systems and supply chain logistics; experience with responsible seafood sourcing strongly preferred.
  • Clear understanding of the dynamic issues of traceability, seafood sustainability and responsible seafood sourcing is essential.
  • Strong understanding of the structure of the seafood industry, including fisheries, processors, retailers, restaurants, hotels and supply chains is essential.
  • Experience and proven accomplishments working with multiple stakeholders in a seafood industry environment.
  • Experience working at the interface of business practices and regulatory policy strongly preferred.
  • Strong presentation skills, diplomacy, and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, is a must.
  • Ability to work in a timely manner on initiatives with multiple and competing priorities.
  • Capacity to work as part of a team, yet possess the initiative and skills to be a self-starter.
  • Cultural sensitivity is critical; extensive international experience strongly preferred.
  • Excellent written and spoken English. Foreign language familiarity a strong plus.
  • Must be able to travel up to 30% of the time both domestically and internationally.

Organization Info

World Wildlife Fund

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington, DC, United States
Founded: 
1991
About Us
Mission: 

For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world's leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally.

WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.

Programs: 

WWF works to: 

  • Conserve the world's most important forests to sustain nature's diversity, benefit our climate, and support human well-being
  • Safeguard healthy oceans and marine livelihoods
  • Secure water for people and nature
  • Protect the worlds most important species
  • Drive sustainable food systems to conserve nature and feed humanity
  • Create a climate-resilient and zero-carbon world, powered by renewable energy

These things are not just “nice to have". . . they are “need to haves." They are the things that make it possible for us to live. And so, to ensure our very survival, they must be kept safe.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Sep 20 2019
Active Until: 
Oct 20 2019
Hiring Organization: 
World Vision
industry: 
Nonprofit