Request for Proposal (RFP) - Latin American Vessel Tracking Regulations – Comparative Analysis Publication

Global Fishing Watch RFP

5d • Remote

About The Position

Global Fishing Watch (GFW) is seeking a consultancy to validate, analyze, and publish information on vessel tracking regulations across seven Latin American countries: Brazil, Chile, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Ecuador. The consultancy will involve reviewing and validating existing data, conducting a comparative analysis of regulatory frameworks, identifying best practices, and formulating recommendations. The final output will be a visually compelling digital publication tailored for government decision-makers, highlighting technical and legal findings in an accessible format. The project duration is a maximum of 90 days.

Requirements

• Understanding of fisheries management, monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) systems, vessel tracking technologies, and related regulatory and operational frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience conducting comparative policy or regulatory analysis.
• Demonstrated experience drafting concise reports and recommendations for government decision-makers.
• Proven expertise in information design, including executive-level layout design, information architecture, data visualization, and technical graphic editing.
• Ability to adhere to corporate brand guidelines.
• Language capacity to review and interpret source documents in Spanish and Portuguese and to work with English-language materials.
• Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged, potentially combining regulatory/legal analysis, fisheries or vessel-tracking expertise, and graphic/information design.

Responsibilities

• Validate regulatory and operational information for vessel tracking systems in Brazil, Chile, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Ecuador using authoritative sources.
• Analyze validated information to identify similarities, differences, regulatory gaps, stronger approaches, promising practices, and operational benchmarks across the seven countries.
• Formulate regulatory and technical recommendations to address identified gaps and strengthen vessel tracking frameworks.
• Design a visually compelling digital publication adhering to GFW brand guidelines.
• Translate technical and legal findings into clear comparative insights, conclusions, and practical recommendations for government decision-makers.
• Prepare the final publication for digital dissemination, including proofreading, formatting, and quality control.
• Deliver an updated comparative matrix, a concise policy report, and a professionally designed digital publication.

What This Job Offers

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