Location: Bali, Indonesia
Closing date for applications: November 1st, 2026
Start date: As soon as possible
Contract duration: Permanent
Remuneration: IDR 255,498,264 to IDR 305,344,256 per Annum
Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally.
Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organizations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.
We are currently recruiting a Senior Marine Ecology Officer - Southeast Asia, technical support to Blue Ventures’ marine ecology operations across Southeast Asia. Reporting directly to the Data Science Manager - Asia and based full-time in Denpasar, Indonesia (with regular regional travel), the role will support community-based ecology monitoring, management, and governance, working closely with teams in Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and the Philippines as well as regional partners across Southeast Asia. Working closely with the global Spatial Ecology team, you will execute the technical development, workflow standardization, field-level rollout of mobile data technologies, and tailored learning resources that bridge science and community-led conservation.
The Senior Officer will be in charge of capacity-building initiatives—including hands-on workshops, technical mentoring, and peer exchanges—to translate ecological theory into practical, community-level action. We are seeking a dynamic technical person with proven expertise in mangrove, seagrass and coral reef, participatory monitoring, and ecosystem-based fisheries governance in Southeast Asia. You will bring a strong track record in community-led natural resource management, multi-stakeholder partnership building, and optional familiarity with coastal carbon markets. If you thrive in complex environments, work independently across disciplines, and share our commitment to human rights-based marine conservation, this role offers an exciting opportunity to drive regional impact.
We believe the power to restore our oceans lives in the coastal communities bearing witness to the planetary crises.
Our vision is a future where coastal life thrives in and out of the water. A future where communities have the agency and resources needed to protect their livelihoods, culture and biodiversity for generations to come.
We provide funding, data tools, training, and advocacy support to amplify community-powered change and shift national policies from exclusion to agency.
Through initiatives like Transform Bottom Trawling (transformbottomtrawling.org) and our growing network of 400 civil society organisations, we're catalysing a global movement.
Marine conservation | Community-led solutions | Fisheries management | Ocean stewardship | Coastal resilience
