Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
COMPANY BRIEF
Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation (SEF) is a Filipino NGO founded in 2012 by Frédéric and Christiane Tardieu on Pangatalan Island (4 ha), located in the heart of Shark Fin Bay, Palawan. Its mission is to restore both terrestrial and marine ecosystems in close collaboration with local communities. Pangatalan serves as a living laboratory for conservation and sustainable development and is now part of a sustainable tourism program that supports environmental projects and raises public awareness. In fourteen years of conservation and restoration projects, SEF has little by little built a strong science-based and community-based approach. Its actions have earned international recognition, including the “Hope Spot” designation by Mission Blue, “Blue Sparks” status by the Marine Conservation Institute. Today, SEF has a very dynamic and young team of about 12 people, Filipino and French, including project manager, conservation officer, aquaculture officer, research officer, admin, boat captain and divemasters.
JOB BRIEF
Employer: Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation
Location: Office based in Western Philippines University Puerto Princesa Campus & Fieldwork based in Sulubaai Marine Research Center Barangay Sandoval, Taytay, Palawan
Starting date & duration: July 15, 2025 for 2.5 years
Trial period: 2 months
Salary: 38K to 43K PHP per month, depending on experience (SSS, PhilHealth, and 13 month included)
Working conditions: based full-time in the Western Philippines University College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences with fieldworks in Taytay, Palawan
Working time: about 40 hours/week
Profile: Master’s Degree in Social Science or Fisheries/Environmental Science
JOB MISSIONS & TASKS
Under the scientific supervision of Dr. Michael Fabinyi and Dr. Victor Brun, the on-site supervision of Dr. Lota Creencia, and the managerial supervision of Dr. Laure Thierry de Ville d’Avray, the selected Research Officer will be in charge of various tasks from data collection and analysis, report writing, as well as writing a scientific article.
Data collection
- Household surveys
- Fisheries data
- Semi-structured interviews
- Support to ecological data collection
Data analyses
- Statistical analyses of the data collected by the scientific team and local communities including
- spatial analyses
- Data visualization
Report writing and reporting
- Writing of at least one scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal, and participation in the writing
- of other articles.
- Writing of awareness rising and educational materials.
- Contribution to the report on governance and MPA creation
- Reporting to funders.
Organization of meetings
- Occasional meeting of local communities to organize the collection of fishing logbooks data
- Occasional meetings with local government units (LGUs) and authorities
- Results sharing meetings to disseminate our finding to local communities and LGUs
- Organization of workshops on coastal resource management with the local communities and
- LGUs
APPLICANT AGENDA
- Send your CV + cover letter (in English) to our secretary, Marivic, before May 31.
- Address the email with the subject: Research Officer Application and name your files
- LastnameFirstname_CV and LastnameFirstname_CL
- Interviews of selected candidates will take place from June 3 to June 14.
- The successful candidate will be informed by June 20 and start working by July 14.
