Jobs at WorldFish

Lead strategic research and operational direction in Côte d'Ivoire, manage in-country staff and office operations, secure funding, oversee a research-for-development portfolio, build high-level partnerships with government, donors and stakeholders, and communicate research outputs to influence policy and development outcomes.

Manage and monitor day-to-day office operations across finance, HR, IT, logistics, procurement and facilities. Lead the operations team, drive policy adoption and change management, oversee budgets and workplans, ensure compliance, maintain operational databases, and strengthen partnerships with government and service providers.

Lead the design, development, and operationalization of national and regional fisheries databases and information systems. Assess existing FMIS, define data architecture, standards, and interoperability; advise on cloud/web platforms and tools; establish data governance and quality procedures; deliver prototypes, training, reports, and implementation roadmaps while coordinating with PMU, national agencies, and regional partners.

Lead and perform day-to-day aquaculture research operations in laboratory and field: feeding and monitoring fish, maintaining equipment, collecting and managing experimental data, supervising team members, preparing reports and assisting in scaling, dissemination, and outreach activities.

Assist the network security and infrastructure team with monitoring network traffic, vulnerability assessments, security tool management, incident response, server and network device setup, backups, end-user support, and documentation to gain hands-on cybersecurity and infrastructure experience.