Reporting Lines

The COF.REG/PSA.SBS will work under the overall supervision of a Senior Fishery Officer of NFIFP and the direct supervision of a technical officer of NFIFP.

NFIFP 's work is related to the implementation of Chapter 8 (Fishing Operations) of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, including: fishing operations and fishing vessel design and technology; fishing gear technology and selectivity; environmental impacts of fishing; pollution reduction in fisheries, infrastructure development, including harbours and landing sites for fishing vessels; fishing fleet economic performance; fisheries micro-finance and credit, fisheries insurance; fisheries investments; small-scale fishing technology; emergency response; safety at sea; and programmes/projects formulation and implementation.

Technical Focus

NFIFP's work includes the implementation of the RegLitter, PRO-SEAS, REBYC III and other projects. The team is currently seeking consultants to assist in the implementation of a range of fishing operations related activities at national and regional level with the following technical expertise:

• Law of the Sea. Experts on fishing regulations and/or environmental law with a particular focus on prevention and reduction of pollution from ships.
• Fishing gear technology to support fishing gear modifications (incl. fish aggregating devices - FADs) experts.
• Gear marking experts with experience in prevention and reduction of gear loss and ghost fishing.
• Waste management experts with a particular focus on plastic litter produced by the fishing sector, including abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gears (ALDFG) and plastics recycling
• Fisheries infrastructure engineers and architects.
• Naval architects and boat builders with experience in fishing vessel design and construction.
• Fishing safety, including occupational safety and health (OSH) in fisheries,



with demonstrated experience in training development and implementation.
• Remote sensing, geographical information systems (GIS) and artificial intelligence (AI) tools specialists.
• Fisheries economists with experience in financial and economic analyses of fishing operations, or fisheries credit and insurance programme development.
• Fisheries emergencies, disaster risk management and climate resilience specialists, including expertise in emergency preparedness and response, recovery and rehabilitation, early warning and anticipatory action, and post-disaster damage and needs assessments for fisheries.
• Data analysts with experience in fisheries management related data.

Tasks and responsibilities

The tasks and responsibilities of each selected COF.REG or PSA.SBS will be defined in the Terms of Reference for the specific assignment. In general, depending on the specific assignment, designated tasks and responsibilities will normally include a number of the following elements:

Consultants (COF.REG) and Subscribers (PSAs)

• Support project formulation and implementation in accordance with FAO’s Strategic Framework and the FAO project cycle.
• Carry out coordination, implementation and administration of assigned activities in accordance with FAO rules, procedures and systems, and donor requirements.
• Support implementation of the above-mentioned projects (RegLitter, PRO-SEAS and REBYC III) and other projects.
• Assist in the development ofstudies, publications and analyses, knowledge products and dissemination materials related to NFIFP’s areas of work, including guidelines, manuals, research papers, capacity building and training materials, and related websites.
• Support the development and delivery of training programmes, training materials and capacity-building activities related to fishing safety, and occupational safety and health (OSH) in fisheries, taking into

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