Vacant PositionsVacant PositionsTECHNICAL OFFICER

The Technical Officer shall work under the overall supervision of the Acting Director/Director, INFOFISH, and shall be responsible for the following:

• Provide technical advisory services/consultancy services in aquaculture, food safety & hygiene and technology;

• Write technical articles for the INFOFISH International magazine and other publications;

• Undertake training and dissemination activities;• Assist in coordinating project activities and international events;• Network and liaise with regional and international technical

experts and keep abreast of technical developments in fishing, aquaculture, and post-harvest fisheries;

• Undertake other activities as assigned by the Acting Director/

Director

Qualifications:• Post graduate degree from a reputable university in Fish Biology

or Aquaculture or Fish Processing Technology or related field;• Extensive experience in the relevant field;• Excellent writing and communication skills in English;• National of a Member Country* of INFOFISH

Duty station• These positions are based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Applicants

must be prepared to travel if required to do so. Age limit• 45 years.Emoluments• Salary will commensurate with qualifications/experience.

TRADE PROMOTION OFFICER

Working under the overall supervision of the Acting Director/Director, INFOFISH, the Trade Promotion Officer shall be responsible for the following:

• Monitor and review fishery trade in the Asia Pacific region and beyond;

• Collect and analyse price and market information on specific fishery products for the ‘INFOFISH Trade News’, a fortnightly bulletin;

• Attend to queries on supply, marketing and trade of fishery products worldwide;

• Work on identification and export promotion of fishery products from the region;

• Maintain regular contact with institutions, market news correspondents and organisations relevant to the fish marketing information network;

• Write and review articles pertaining to marketing and international trade of fishery products for the INFOFISH International magazine and other publications;

Undertake other activities as assigned by the Supervisor or the Acting Director/Director

Qualifications:• Post graduate degree from a reputable university in Fisheries /

Fisheries Economics / Economics / Marketing / Trade/Business Management or related fields;

• Experience in international trade and marketing; • Excellent writing and communication skills in English;• National of a Member Country* of INFOFISH

Applications stating the position applied for and containing full curriculum vitae and recent passport size photograph should be sent to the following, preferably through the INFOFISH National Liaison Office in each Member Country* of INFOFISH.

The Acting DirectorINFOFISH, 1st Floor, Wisma LKIM, Jalan Desaria, Pulau Meranti,47120 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MalaysiaEmail: info@infofish.org

Closing date: 13 April, 2018 for the receipt of application at INFOFISH.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

*Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Please visit our website www.infofish.org for contact details of INFOFISH National Liaison Officers in the respective Member countries.