Inland Aquaculture Specialist

Job Details

The role - Inland Aquaculture Specialist will provide technical assistance, support and advice to governments, stakeholders, and private sector in planning and implementing inland aquaculture activities (also known as “land-based aquaculture” or “onshore aquaculture”) in the Pacific region.

The Key Responsibilities Of The Role Include Increase the skills and knowledge base in the SPC region to maximise the return on investments in aquaculture through innovative, profitable, sustainable, inclusive and biosecure approaches

• Assist PICTs to assess the economic benefit of investments in inland aquaculture.
• Provide technical and advisory support to governments, communities and the private sector to enable sustainable and commercially viable inland aquaculture development.
• Design and implement targeted technical assistance projects in inland aquaculture incorporating aquatic biosecurity, in response to member requests.
• Facilitate the development, adaptation, uptake and transfer of appropriate inland aquaculture technologies between PICTs, including low-cost, climate resilient and energy efficient production systems.

Improve capacity for strategic policy, planning and administration to establish clear priorities and enable the aquaculture sector to meet current and future needs

• Provide accurate and timely information on inland aquaculture activities and issues.
• Contribute technical and strategic inputs to the implementation, and periodic review of the Pacific Regional Aquaculture Strategy (PRAS) as it relates to inland aquaculture.
• Provide regional and technical advice upon which to develop policy and regulatory frameworks that enable sustainable inland aquaculture development while safeguarding biosecurity and environmental integrity.
• Ensure participatory processes and stakeholder consultations using socially inclusive and culturally appropriate approaches in the formulation of inland aquaculture components of plans and policies.

Promote inter-agency networking and cross-sectoral collaboration in aquaculture

• Maintain links and provide advice or supervisory support (as appropriate), in inland aquaculture to other CROP organisations and PICT educational or research organisations.
• Collaborate with other relevant agencies, external donors and international organisations, such as Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ACIAR, Food and Agricultural Organisation FAO, World Organisation for Animal Health WOAH, etc.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of joint and co-financed programmes and projects in inland aquaculture and aquatic biosecurity, ensuring complementarity, efficiency, and value-for-money.
• Participate in One SPC integrated programmes across other sections and divisions within SPC on issues, such as for the SPC Key Focus Areas of Resilience and Climate Action, Natural Resources and Biodiversity, Food Systems, Equity, Education and Social Development, Sustainable Economies and Livelihoods, and Planetary Health.

Section management, administration and communication

• Support the Adviser to develop, implement and review the annual work plans and work plan reports for the Aquaculture Section.
• Maintain up to date corporate and administrative procedures for all activities undertaken.
• Support PRAS monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) through accurate documentation of outputs, outcomes, and performance indicators relevant to inland aquaculture and applied aquatic biosecurity.
• Contribute where applicable to Programme, Divisional and Corporate publications, such as Fisheries Newsletters, annual reports, and Divisional reports for CRGA.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a field relevant to inland aquaculture or equivalent body of knowledge and experience.

Technical expertise

• At least 8 years of practical hands-on experience in the field of inland aquaculture.
• Experience in working with Pacific Island private sector and government systems.
• Excellent skills in cross-cultural communication (written and oral) and teamwork with people from different ethnic and educational backgrounds.
• Experience in writing reports, reporting against project work plans and managing project expenditure.
• Demonstrated experience in working as part of a team or alone with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to travel and undertake overseas assignments in SPC member countries.
• Experience working with PC computer systems and MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint software.

Language Skills

• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written) with a working knowledge of French being an advantage.

Contact Information

Closing Date: 5 July 2026 at 11:59pm (Fiji time)

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