Partnerships and Innovations Manager

Responsibilities

• Establish project goals and success factors and develop project plans, milestones, and decision points that move the Mangrove-Integrated Mud Crab strategy from pilot to a defensible commercial opportunity.
• Pressure-test the commercial viability of the mangrove-integrated mud crab model by spending substantive time on the ground with implementing partners—including community-led nonprofit, aquaculture innovators, and supply-chain partners—to surface ground-truth realities, build trust beyond formal grant reporting, and identify where funding can most effectively unlock sector growth.
• Critically assess the three structural bottlenecks identified in the Theory of Change: the ecological evidence base linking mangroves and mud crab production; supply chain fragmentation and equitable market access for producers; and the role of aquaculture in preserving or enhancing the mangrove-integration incentive.
• Bring a fresh, entrepreneurial perspective to a strategy currently shaped by conservation- and livelihoods-focused partners, generating creative options for scaling, market access, and private-sector engagement.
• Serve as a conduit between in-country partners, global and local teams—closing time-zone and information gaps and translating field realities into actionable input for strategy and budget decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years related experience or equivalent combination;
• Experience coordinating administrative processes;
• Experience generating reports and interpreting data;
• Demonstrated customer service skills with a customer-centered approach to work;
• Experience in business writing, editing, and proofreading;
• Experience organizing time and managing diverse activities to meet deadlines;
• Experience working across teams and communicating with a wide range of people.