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 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.

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.