**Location**: Belize City, Belize

**Closing date for applications:** March 20th,2026

**Start date:** As soon as possible

**Contract duration:** 1-year fixed-term contract, renewable

**Remuneration:** BZD 55,380 - BZD $68,204

**We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities**

Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organisation that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally. Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organisations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.

**Summary job description**

This position is an integral part of Blue Venture’s global conservation programme and the function also allows for technical inputs and advice on strategy, policy formulation, programme design, development, implementation and learning. Overall responsibilities will include the design, development and execution of project portfolio(s) and partner management and learning. It includes all aspects of the data for decision making including but not limited to capacity building, partner support via training, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and communications; both internal and external. The functions may also include performing a wide variety of complex technical or professional work activities in a variety of contexts. The Data, Decision Making and Learning Specialist is responsible for Community based Fisheries Management and food security Conservation markers and will play a pivotal role within the Belize Team, reporting directly to the Country and regional programme Director. This position will involve occasional or regular travel to collaborate closely with international colleagues, partners, field teams, and communities. The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive and highly organised individual, with technical knowledge of high-level inputs to support the development, implementation and execution of the Belize Program’s project portfolio and contribute to achieving the objectives of BVs Global Conservation Programme and strategies.