Governance and Policy Lead at Resonance

Practice/Department:

Business Development

Location:

Malawi

Job Title:

Governance and Policy Lead

Reports to:

Chief of Party

General Description

WHO WE ARE

Resonance is a global consulting firm that delivers market-based solutions to address the world’s toughest challenges.

We work with changemakers in the private sector and the international development community to solve wicked problems and promote market opportunity. We specialize in the development of partnerships, innovation, sustainable business models, and impact finance that drive impactful results.

Across our work, we integrate diverse voices and perspectives. We promote collaboration across sectors and up and down the chain—from the field to the boardroom. Throughout, we translate client ambition into action and impact on the ground.

POSITION MANDATE

Resonance is seeking a Governance and Policy Lead to support the anticipated USAID Malawi Fisheries Management Activity, which is expected to strengthen economic, regulatory, and governance mechanisms that effectively conserve the exceptional biodiversity of Lake Malawi while supporting improved livelihoods from sustainable, inclusive, and equitable wild-caught fisheries in priority areas of the Lake. The Governance and Policy Lead will oversee Activity efforts to strengthen the national policy framework for sustainable fisheries management, enhance the implementation of fisheries management policies and regulations at the national and community level, and support local and national advocacy efforts for sustainable fisheries management practices and enforcement.

This is a full-time position based in Malawi, reporting to the COP.

OUTCOMES / Essential Functions

• Support development policies and regulations to target 1) illegality/lack of enforcement, 2) limited operationalization of fisheries devolution, and 3) underdeveloped science, fisheries policies, and regulations at a national level.
• Manage fisheries governance workstreams, tasks and activities that strengthen the policies and planning mechanisms across relevant ministries, including counterparts’ capacity to update, implement, and monitor against them.
• Lead fisheries management activities, including development and implementation of fishery management plans and cooperate with other state and regional agencies.
• Lead public advocacy efforts to promote inclusive and sustainable government policy to ensure an ecologically- connected, socially-supported, and science-driven management of the fisheries biodiversity.
• Lead engagement with Ministries and senior government staff to facilitate and enable implementation and institutionalization of policy and planning activities, in close coordination with the Chief of Party.
• Develop innovative approaches, tools, and guidelines to help Ministries improve policy enforcement, particularly clear priorities, collecting frequent and reliable data to measure progress, and building capacity and knowledge.

Required Education & Experience

• Advanced degree in government and policy, natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, fisheries management, or a related field
• At least eight years of relevant professional experience in sustainable fisheries governance, biodiversity conservation policy-making, public advocacy, and/or regulation enforcement (can substitute two years of experience with a Master’s).
• Prior experience engaging or working with international donors (like USAID), foundations or reputed NGOs.
• Experience in cross-sectoral and cross-team collaboration.
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills; some level of comfort speaking to diverse and large groups.
• A strong ability to use Microsoft Office products, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word and provide quality written products and excel analysis.
• Ability to travel domestically

Preferred Education & Experience

• Experience as a USAID DCOP preferred.
• Experience improving fisheries enforcement and sustainability policies and regulations at national and local level.

Travel Expectations

The employee must be able to travel domestically and/or internationally and up to 20% for work assignments.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This position operates in a professional office environment, and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

As a part of the responsibilities for this job, the employee is required to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information orally and in writing with others. The employee must be able to remain in a stationary position, sitting at a desk for prolonged periods, move or traverse inside the office and facilities; operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position computers and other office equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine, furniture, and computer printer. The employee must be able to make substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers. The employee must be able to lift and move up to 15lbs at times.

Work Authorization / security clearance

Malawi work authorization required.

AAP/EEO Statement

Resonance believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables each associate to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.