Fisheries Engagement Program Manager

Title: Fisheries Engagement Program Manager

Supervisor: Jonathan Labaree

Salary Grade: 8

Starting Salary Range: $72000-$82000

Overview

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) develops and delivers collaborative solutions to global ocean challenges. We are dedicated to the resilience of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem and the communities that depend on it. To learn more visit .

The role of the Fisheries Engagement Program Manager is to provide the strategy for and manage GMRIs Fisheries Engagement Program ensuring alignment with our organizational goals vision and strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities/Tasks

Oversee GMRIs Fisheries Engagement Program

• Develop and implement GMRIs strategy for facilitating fishing industry engagement in fisheries and ocean management including actions of the New England & Mid Atlantic fishery management councils Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Bureau of Offshore Energy Management and other resource or spatial regulatory agencies.
• Collaborate with colleagues to implement GMRIs strategic plan with a particular focus on the Adapting Fisheries and Seafood and Supporting Energy Solutions initiatives
• Lead fundraising efforts to sustain and build the program (i.e. leading and collaborating on federal and state government proposals partnering with the Development Department on foundation corporate and individual philanthropic opportunities)
• Hire and supervise program staff and interns as funding allows

Serve as point for GMRIs engagement with New England fishing industry

• Stay informed on the New England Fisheries Management Council NOAA Fisheries and States actions processes decisions and engagement opportunities.
• Liaise among and coordinate with Department Heads Research Scientists and Program Managers working one-on-one as necessary to coordinate and advance GMRIs relationships with fishing industry

Manage projects within Fisheries Engagement Program and with colleagues

• Facilitate and lead convenings including port meetings regional roundtables and scenario planning workshops ensuring diverse perspectives are represented and community priorities are centered.
• Support co-production of knowledge initiatives including cooperative research charters gear trials species surveys and industry-informed science communication products.
• Manage budgets funder relationships and reporting related to Fisheries Engagement projects including offshore wind capacity building and coexistence work cooperative research charters and community-driven resilience efforts.
• Responsible for all project deliverables including coexistence reports engagement plans the Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Resource Hub the Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Newsletter stakeholder workshops and multiple project pages.
• Write review and accept contracts and financial agreements with strategic advisors and consulting firms to guide the offshore wind engagement strategy and bring in external expertise.

Other General Responsibilities

• Participate in staff meetings and retreats.
• Lead and participate in organization-sponsored events which may include some limited work commitments in the evening and on weekends.
• Partner with the Communications and Marketing Department to be a spokesperson for / engage with media relating to GMRIs Fisheries Engagement Program.
• Lead and/or contribute to team-wide budget data and workflow management efforts.
• Collaborate with supervisor to develop and track progress towards an individual professional development plan as well as organizational strategic plan goals objectives strategies and objectives.
• Serve on ad-hoc internal working groups and initiatives (e.g. Engagement Working Group) as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in related field or mix of life experience providing similar preparation.
• Working knowledge on regional fishery issues such as stock assessments regulatory shifts in annual catch limits climate impacts quota usage monitoring requirements data management practices and fleet viability as they relate to ocean resource development.
• Experience convening stakeholders to elicit a range of perspectives and drive towards consensus and/or climate action-related outcomes.
• Working knowledge of the state regional federal and international policy and regulatory environment governing fisheries and ocean management.
• Experience working with Gulf of Maine coastal community members including fishermen seafood suppliers port authorities and other marine stakeholders.
• Experience translating research complex reports and policy briefings (e.g. BOEM lease announcements fisheries and environmental analyses risk assessments etc.) for various non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience/success with federal and foundation proposal writing.
• Strong written and oral communication skills as well as experience communicating results in a wide variety of formats (e.g. reports blogs videos social media) targeted to specific audiences.
• Self-starting and comfort seeking out external collaborations and partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Eligible to work in the United States.

Diversity and Inclusion:

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) has a long-standing policy and commitment to providing equal access and equal employment opportunities in all terms conditions processes and benefits of employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information family status veteran status or any other classification protected by law. GMRIs employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information family status veteran status or any other classification protected by law.

Applicants and employees are encouraged to voluntarily provide certain status data to assist GMRI in fulfilling various reporting requirements of the federal government. This self-identification is completely voluntary will be kept confidential and separate from your application data and used only to meet certain state or federal reporting requirements. Providing or declining to provide this information will not result in adverse action of any kind.

Salary and Benefits:

Gulf of Maine Research Institute offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Application Instructions:

All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the successful candidate has been selected. The deadline to submit applications is March 20 2026.