Fisheries Assessment Manager (maternity cover)

Introduction

MSC operates a global fisheries certification and ecolabelling programme. We celebrate, promote and add value to sustainable fisheries and through the leadership of our partners, create market incentives to encourage other fisheries to improve the way they fish the oceans. Over 300 fisheries around the world, landing 12% of the annual global harvest, are now engaged at some stage of the MSC’s independent assessment process. MSC certified and labelled seafood products are now available in over 100 countries.

Information on the role

Seize this great opportunity to join a forward thinking and rapidly growing organisation and make a positive impact on global fisheries conservation.  Lend your fisheries expertise to MSC’s mission of helping transform global fisheries through its leading international certification and eco-labelling programme for well-managed and sustainable fisheries – a programme distinguished by high scientific standards, independence, transparency, stakeholder engagement and comprehensive consistency with FAO guidelines. 

MSC’s Fishery Assessment Managers play essential roles in achieving the MSC mission by carefully reviewing fishery assessments conducted around the world by independent, third party evaluation teams.  By this review process, the fisheries team contributes to the quality, consistency and credibility of fishery certification decisions.  Team members are also involved in managing special projects to help evaluate and improve the performance and rigour of MSC fishery certification.  The position has significant opportunities for independence and teamwork plus collaboration with leading fishery scientists around the globe as part of special project involvement. 

At this time, MSC is recruiting one Fishery Assessment Manager to join the team on a temporary basis, to cover the maternity leave of an existing post in the Asia/Pacific regional office in Sydney.  We are looking specifically for candidates with experience in stock assessment or management of fisheries in the Asia/Pacific region, in large pelagic fisheries, or as an MSC assessment team member.  The variety of fisheries and management challenges, along with the diversity of people involved, make these posts extremely interesting and intellectually stimulating in very unique ways.

 Location: Head office (London), Sydney or Singapore

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Download the Fisheries Assessment Manager (maternity cover) job description (PDF, 311 KB)

 Application Process

 Please email the following to recruitment@msc.org

• Current CV
• Cover letter outlining how you meet the person specification and your interests to work for the Marine Stewardship Council.

Date Posted: 4th June 2014
Applications closing date: 3rd July 2014 - 09:00 am GMT