This position is based in the Executive Office of the Secretary General (EOSG) of the International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica. The international Seabed Authority (ISA) is the international organization established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to organise and regulate seabed related activities in the international seabed area (the Area), covering 54% of the world’s ocean seabed. Its mandate also includes the promotion and encouragement of marine scientific research as well as the dissemination of research results when available, the development of training programmes for nationals of developing States to ensure that they participate effectively in activities in the Area and in the work of ISA, the protection of the environment and the equitable sharing of benefits. As of today, ISA is comprised of 169 members and 106 observers including 29 States non-parties to UNCLOS, 32 United Nations bodies and other intergovernmental organizations and 45 non-governmental organizations. On 3 August 2022, the ISA Assembly established the ISA Partnership Fund, a multi-donor trust fund. The Partnership Fund aims to promote and encourage marine scientific research in the Area for the benefit of humankind and to contribute to dedicated capacity development programmes and activities aligned with the priority needs identified by developing States Members of ISA and is administered by the Assembly under the terms of reference adopted upon recommendation of the Finance Committee. The ISA Partnership Fund’s main objectives are to promote marine scientific research in the Area for the benefit of humankind, provide qualified scientists and technical personnel from developing countries with opportunities to participate in international marine scientific research programmes, finance the design, development and implementation of development programmes and activities aligned with the priority needs identified by developing States Members of ISA, contribute to the implementation of the Action Plan in support of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and enhance ISA’s contributions to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.