Senior Fisheries Outreach Manager

The Vacancy

The UK & Ireland team are looking for an experienced, keen advocate of sustainable fishing. Someone who appreciates the MSC’s mission and values, and who is committed to making a lasting contribution to our seas around the UK & Ireland and across the world.

In this exciting role you can expect to manage the Outreach activities for fisheries in UK & Ireland, to support the retention and growth of the MSC program and mission in this region.

You’ll be working closely with the wider UK & Ireland team to promote MSC certified fisheries and Fisheries Improvement Projects, to deliver integrated work that helps drive success and contributes to the attainment of UK and Irish fisheries sustainability.

As this post will involve working with the UK and Irish fisheries and seafood sector, the successful candidate will need to combine a knowledge of marine and fisheries issues with a thorough technical understanding of this fascinating sector. You will also need to adopt and incorporate the commercial and marketing & communications disciplines within the UK & Ireland team into your strategy, to help deliver an integrated approach to meeting our shared team objectives.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have:

• Extensive knowledge of the the UK & Irish fishing industry, fisheries management, fisheries science, conservation issues, and the seafood industry;
• Experience in successfully engaging with a wide range of different stakeholders;
• Successful experience in project management and strategy development, including fundraising;
• Proven team management and leadership skills.

If this has inspired you, please apply here!

We look forward to hearing from you!