Commercial and Fisheries Manager, Canada West

With one of the most successful ecolabels in use today, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has established itself on the world stage, and in little more than 19 years has achieved a truly global presence, affecting positive, ecological change in oceans and providing certified sustainable seafood in more than 80 countries around the globe.

Employing more than 160 staff across 16 offices around the world, the MSC is seeking a Commercial and Fisheries Manager, Canada West to become part of the MSC Canada team. This is a new role within the organisation and the successful candidate is likely to be based in the Vancouver / Victoria area but will be working from home or a shared space.

You will be the primary representative for the MSC in British Columbia and western Canada and will help to maintain and increase the support for the program across a broad range of sectors including: fisheries, conservation organizations, governments, processors, wholesale distributors, exporters/importers, retailers, and food-service operators including the restaurant sector.

Work will include developing background research and analysis, understanding fisheries and commercial seafood sectors, building relationships and support for use of the MSC program throughout the fishery, supply chain and consumer facing sectors, representation of the MSC program in all manners possible, and coordination with MSC offices and staff in Canada and around the globe. The position promotes the MSC concept and certification program to potential partners, seeks leverage to encourage fishery, conservation, supply chain and consumer facing companies and organizations to engage with the program.  The position also supports all partners as needed in all facets of their fishery related and commercial engagement in the MSC program. 

To be successful in this role you will have a minimum of five years’ experience working within the fishery, conservation, or commercial seafood sector; you will also have a relevant post-secondary degree or equivalent – a fisheries, marine biology, commerce or international development qualification is an advantage. 

You will have strong and effective communications skills in a variety of media and a proven ability to work with diverse stakeholders; experience of working with commercial and interest groups is an advantage as is  knowledge of third party certification and ecolabeling schemes.   

This role will also involve a good deal of travelling so the flexibility to travel on a regular basis, and to work irregular hours is required.

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To apply

If you are interested in being considered for this role, please send/email the following information to:   

Jay Lugar, Program Director, MSC Canada
2487 Boor Street West, Suite 7
Toronto, 
ON M6S 1R5
Email: Canada@msc.org

• A cover letter outlining how your skills, experience and knowledge directly address the responsibilities and requirements detailed in the job specification; and
• A copy of your current CV / resume.

Please ensure that these documents are sent as Word or PDF documents with the file titles “[your name] cover letter” and “[your name] CV”.

The subject of your email should read: Commercial and Fisheries Manager