Senior Fisheries Outreach Manager, UK & Ireland

The Vacancy

Are you a champion for sustainable fishing with deep knowledge of the UK and Irish seafood sector? Do you want to lead meaningful change in the fight for healthy oceans?

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) UK & Ireland team are looking for an experienced, keen advocate of sustainable fishing. Someone who appreciates our 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 thrive in this role, you will have: 

• Extensive knowledge of the UK & Irish fishing industry, fisheries management, fisheries science, conservation issues, and the seafood industry;
• Proven experience in strategic stakeholder engagement; ideally across government, seafood supply chains, NGOs and industry. 
• Strong project leadership, with a track record of managing complex initiatives; from fundraising and team management to cross-sector collaboration 
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate technical information for a wide range of audiences. 

If you’re ready to lead change, build partnerships and shape the future of sustainable fishing, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now and join us on our mission to end overfishing and protect our oceans for generations to come. 

We’re an international organisation and our employees all demonstrate a level of cultural awareness, and value the diverse views and approaches relevant to the MSC program. The MSC is committed to flexible working. The successful candidate will need to work from the London, UK office for a minimum of 50% of their working time each month. The remaining time can be worked from home. During the onboarding process, hybrid work may require more in-office work than remote work. 

We may close this job advert earlier than the deadline if we receive an influx of applications, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. 

Please be aware, we are only able to progress with candidates who already have the right to work in the location specified in this advert. Unfortunately, we cannot offer visa sponsorship at this time. 

Working at the MSC

The MSC’s vision is for the world’s oceans to be teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations. Today, the impacts of overfishing and climate change pose an even greater threat to the ocean and fish stocks. Through our internationally recognised certification and ecolabeling program, well-managed sustainable fisheries are recognised and rewarded throughout the seafood supply chain. Over 700 fisheries around the world, representing 19% of the annual global marine catch, are now engaged in the MSC program and MSC certified and labelled seafood products are now available in over 66 countries. Through partnerships and collective endeavour, we are on a mission to end overfishing.