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Marine Jobs
For Who: IOC-UNESO
The IOC-UNESCO is an intergovernmental organisation which serves kind of like a secretariat to the world's ocean scientists. They have focus areas on ocean observations, tsunami warnings and marine spatial planning, and have now been mandated to manage, and implement the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Ocean Decade Team is formed of core members who help strategically and implement the calls for Decade actions, as well as develop materials and deliver events. Other members of the team are focused on partnerships, liaising with foundations to mobilise resources, running informal working groups on monitoring & evaluation, technology, data, and communications. There is also a dedicated communications team, and other individuals who support the decentralised implementation structures of the Decade.
Sector: Intergovernmental Organisation
Where: at home, sometimes at the head office in Paris
Salary: ~36,000 USD/year
Marine Relevance: Marine Natural Science, Marine Environmental Science, Marine Social Science, Marine Science Communication, Marine Administration, Marine Diplomacy
Where to find: Social Media
NB: This is not a directory of job advertisements.