Job Opportunity: Fisheries Program Manager

CCIRA is hiring a Fisheries Program Manager, who will lead a team spanning community-based fisheries planning, policy and governance and applied science. You will also stay close to the work: spending time with Nation staff, helping solve difficult problems and supporting decisions shaped by each Nation’s direction, and visiting communities each year.

For all details, please see the full job posting: Fisheries Program Manager (pdf).

To Apply

Email your résumé and a brief cover letter to by 11:59pm PT on Monday October 19, 2026. In your application, please tell us about the work you have led, the people you have supported and how you approach Nation-directed fisheries work.

We anticipate a January 2027 start date, with flexibility to discuss timing with the successful candidate. All applicants must be based in British Columbia. CCIRA will not cover the cost of relocation.

Indigenous applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. We value the knowledge, relationships and experience Indigenous applicants may bring to Nation-directed fisheries work. You are welcome to tell us about relevant Nation-based, community and lived experience. Sharing personal information about your identity is your choice.

If you need an accommodation to apply or participate in an interview if you are invited through to that stage, contact . We will work with you on an appropriate process.