The Senior Program Coordinator oversees the delivery and implementation of Jurisdictional Approaches for Pacific Tuna in Samoa. S/he will manage a diverse workstream and provide technical and programmatic support for CI’s Jurisdictional Approach initiatives in Samoa, working with governments, human rights and labour groups, environmental organizations, market partners, certification bodies, civil society, fishing communities and other key stakeholders to co-identify key environmental, social, and economic improvement areas in Pacific tuna fisheries, and design potential solutions through policy and market- based approaches to support social responsibility and environmental sustainability in the region.
The Senior Program Coordinator will conduct a regulatory analysis of regional, national and fishery level key enabling conditions and relationships required to strengthen a JA initiative in Samoa waters to (i) sustain tuna stocks and catches through the growing climate crisis, and (ii) safeguard the fundamental human rights of crew, communities and observers.
