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Title | Sustainable Seafood Coalition Officer – London |
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Project Description: Sustainable seafood programme As part of its sustainable seafood programme, ClientEarth has created a partnership of seafood industry stakeholders called the ‘Sustainable Seafood Coalition’ (SSC). The SSC seeks to ensure that ‘all fish and seafood sold in theUKis from sustainable sources’. The SSC proposes to do this through the creation and oversight of a series of voluntary codes of conduct connected with seafood sourcing and consumption, the reduction of discards and creation of a sustainable market for unwanted species harvested sustainably, data collection, and the harmonisation of labelling. The SSC will seek to build national and global alliances and influence changes atUK, EU and international level. The SSC is already operational. It currently has 18 members and industry representatives, including 5 major supermarkets, several seafood brands and suppliers as well as celebrity Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittinsgstall. The SSC will soon be expanding to the foodservice and fishmeal sector to ensure a full cross-industry membership. ClientEarth is a member of the SSC and also functions as its Secretariat. We will also be building on experience gained with the SSC to achieve the same objective in other EU Member States. We now need an energetic and effective person with strong organisational capabilities and seafood knowledge to help deliver this vision of sustainable seafood. The sustainable seafood adviser will be responsible for day to day running of SSC, acting as the main contact point for non-member advisors, and additional contact point for members. The sustainable seafood adviser will oversee the work conducted by the sustainable seafood programme intern, and will report to the SSC coordinator. Key responsibilities include
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The position will be based in London, with travel to Londonand Europegenerally. The position is available starting immediately.
Please send us your CV and a cover letter explaining your interest in joining ClientEarth and the contribution you believe you could make to the organisation. Please include ‘Biodiversity Programme – SSC Officer’ in the email subject line, and identify the documents you are sending by including ‘[your name] SSC Officer cover letter’ and ‘[your name] CV’ in the file name. Recruitment is open now and you should send your application as soon as possible. Applications are scheduled to close on8 July 2012. Interviews are intended to take place during the week of 16 July. Please note that ClientEarth will only consider candidates who have the legal right to work in the EU. If you have any questions about the roles advertised or recruitment process, please contact Sandy Luk (sluk@clientearth.org) |