Job Description

Good Fish Guide Ratings Officer

Remote/Flexible (UK-based)

About us

We are the Marine Conservation Society, a UK charity fighting for a cleaner, better-protected, healthier ocean: one we can all enjoy.

Right now, our ocean is at a tipping point. We’re polluting our waters and destroying precious habitats, harming the species that live there. This is reducing the ocean's ability to help fight the climate crisis. While a third of UK seas are protected on paper, less than 1% are well managed. We are determined to change this. Using people-powered action and with science on our side, we defend habitats and species, working with communities, businesses, and governments to encourage ocean-based climate action solutions across the UK.

We’re dedicated to helping businesses and consumers make ocean-friendly choices through rigorous research and sustainable seafood assessments.

With over 90% of global fish stocks already fished at or above capacity, our work is crucial to safeguarding our oceans. Our Good Fish Guide provides a valuable resource on sustainable seafood options and is a powerful tool for change.

We are now looking for a Good Fish Guide Ratings Officer to join us on a full-time basis, working 35 hours per week, for a two-year fixed-term contract ending in October 2026.

The Benefits

- Salary of £26,500 - £31,000 per annum

- Annual leave starting at 25 days per year, plus Bank Holidays (plus closure over Christmas and New Year as extra time off)

- 6% employer contributions to our stakeholder pension scheme

- Full pay for 8 weeks of sick leave, then half-pay for a further 8 weeks (after probation)

- Flexible and remote working options

- Health and wellbeing support

- One paid day per year for volunteering with another charity of your choice

- Cycle-to-work scheme

This is a unique opportunity for a dedicated fisheries or aquaculture science professional to join our mission-driven team and make a tangible impact on sustainable seafood practices.

You’ll play a crucial role in producing scientifically rigorous sustainability assessments, helping shape the choices of consumers and businesses.

So, if you want to be part of a team dedicated to protecting our oceans, read on and apply today!

The Role

As a Good Fish Guide Ratings Officer, you will conduct sustainability assessments of seafood for our Good Fish Guide, helping people make informed, ocean-friendly choices.

Working closely with our Fisheries and Aquaculture Team, you will conduct farmed and wild-caught seafood sustainability assessments, ensuring they follow the Good Fish Guide methodology and are scientifically robust.

You will also provide an up-to-date evidence base on the environmental impacts of various capture and production methods.

Additionally, you will:

- Support sustainable seafood projects and promote the Good Fish Guide

- Research and critically evaluate technical reports and policy content

- Summarise complex scientific information in a clear and accessible manner for a range of audiences

About You

To be considered as a Good Fish Guide Ratings Officer, you will need:

- A technical understanding of fisheries and/or aquaculture science or management

- Knowledge of aquaculture production and/or commercial fishing methods, including ecological risks and management issues

- Strong analytical and critical evaluation skills, especially when reviewing technical reports and policy documents

- The ability to summarise and communicate complex scientific information in a clear and accessible way

- Excellent organisational skills for managing deadlines

- An undergraduate degree or equivalent in a scientific, natural resource management or conservation field or equivalent experience that delivers a technical understanding of fisheries and/or aquaculture science

The closing date for this role is 20th November 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Sustainability Analyst, Fisheries Science Officer, or Aquaculture Specialist.

Webrecruit and the Marine Conservation Society are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. We believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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