Management and protection of our oceans are chronically and pervasively underfunded. Despite rapid growth of the field of ocean finance over the last decade, the ocean finance gap is growing faster than ocean finance investments. A paradigm shift is required to realign the global economy with ocean health, by growing the blue economy to sustain ocean and community health.
Minderoo Foundation has recently launched the new Ocean Finance & Blue Economy Strategy to “Grow Durable Blue Economies” by 1) strengthening spatial ocean finance and 2) scaling-up private capital for blue economy growth. This position will primarily support the implementation of the first objective.
Countries, particularly in the Global South, have inadequate finance for ocean governance and economies that undermine ocean health. Countries are committed to global Marine Protected Area (MPA) goals, but do not have sufficient capacities, tools, or capital to fund these commitments. The Minderoo Foundation will approach these barriers by
1) leading the development of an evolved approach to spatial ocean finance
2) demonstrating the new site-based approach
3) strengthening Global South capacity for ongoing ocean financial planning and implementation.
Supporting the Program Lead in delivering the Ocean Finance and Blue Economy Strategy and focusing on spatial ocean finance and Global South engagement, specifically, the role will involve:
Engaging and building partnerships with stakeholders in Global South implementation sites including across government, private sector and civil society
Supporting the analysis, development and implementation of new methods and mechanisms to finance MPAs and ocean governance
Managing grants and consultants to deliver strategy & impact
Researching, analysing and technical report writing
Coordinating working groups and collaborations
Project management and reporting against objectives and milestones, focusing on impact delivery.
Please apply here: https://www.minderoo.org/careers/