Program Director - Marine

Reports to: Director of Field Operations

Working location: Remote

About Us

Our planet is in crisis and inequality affects people around the globe. At GVI, our teams are choosing to take action. We bring a range of specialised skills together for a common goal: supporting a more sustainable future.

GVI is an international multi-award-winning social enterprise. We offer conservation and community development programs in 13 countries, all aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and led by our teams and experts from the communities we operate in.

Working at GVI is fast-paced and fun. We value passion, authenticity and innovation, and we treat our stakeholders with compassion and respect.

About the role

To join us on our journey of growth, learning and impact, we are looking for an experienced, passionate professional whose strengths lie in global people management and operations.

This person will work remotely and will have the challenging task of overseeing the delivery of our world-leading marine programs in a number of destinations around the globe. They will interact closely with the managers  in those regions, to deliver the vision laid out by the team who design our participant experience.

Role and responsibilities:

• Provide input to the GVI Product team as they define the experience for each program for each hub
• Provide the projects, staff, resources, consumables, assets and infrastructure to deliver the GVI experience as defined by the Product team
• Work with the Director of Field Operations, GVI Product team and Field Operations teams to address any issues arising from the quality assurance process
• Ensure that all  project work generates the maximum possible impact, and is consistent with GVI’s ethical framework
• Program design/review and implementation of all marine and/or conservation related projects across GVI
• Development and oversight of scientific research programs across marine and/or conservation related projects
• Ensure that Health and Safety protocols are followed,  to ensure the safety of all participants, staff and other visitors to all GVI sites in their region
• Optimise the commercial and operational structures by which the projects, staff, resources, consumables, assets and infrastructure are provided
• Ensure successful implementation and reporting of project Impact measurement processes
• Ensure the successful implementation and delivery of marketing and internal communication initiatives
• Prepare for and ensure the successful management of any issues which arise across locations, including on-the-ground management of customer complaints, medical issues, natural disasters etc
• In conjunction with the People and Field Operations functions, ensure the availability of full- and part-time skilled, fully-trained and motivated field staff to meet the requirements outlined in the field model staffing plan

About you

If you are ambitious, purpose-driven, and you have a great sense of humour,  we want to meet you. As an organisation, we know that welcoming a broad range of people with unique identities makes us a more powerful workforce and we are committed to evolving our diversity, equity and inclusion practice

Personal attributes:

• Strong people and time management skills
• Commitment, drive and enthusiasm to develop yourself and others
• Hardworking, with the ability to lead and problem solver
• Flexible, open-minded, adaptable team player

Professional skills and experience:

• Proven track record successfully managing geographically-distributed teams.
• 5+ years operational experience, in development, travel, tourism, or any other field which requires commercial and operational management of a complex geographically-distributed service.
• PADI diving qualification
• Exceptional communication, problem solving and time management skills.
• Strong financial management experience.
• Flexible with working hours

Benefits

Here’s what our global team enjoys:

• Social fund
• Training fund
• Collaborative, flexible culture
• Transparency – hear directly from the CEO consistently
• We laugh a lot, genuinely care about and support each other, and do the occasional dress-up
• Leadership development
• In-house counselling support
• Growth opportunities across our 17 locations!

You can find out more about the type of work GVI does and who we are as an organisation here**.**

To apply

Please send your CV along with a cover letter stating why you feel you would be the best candidate for this role.

Please note: We will do our utmost to respond to all applicants, however, given the large volume of applications we receive, this isn't always possible. If you do not hear back from us within three-four weeks, please take it that on this occasion your application was unsuccessful.