Is your background in sustainable fisheries management, seaweed production or sustainability certification? Are you detail-oriented and a problem solver? If you are interested in joining an energetic team helping to drive improvement in global fisheries, this could be the opportunity for you. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to the running of the MSC’s Fisheries Standard, the MSC Improvement Program and the MSC-ASC Seaweed Standard.
You would join a close-knit team who are responsible for more than 400 fisheries and seaweed units in the MSC Program, ensuring that our requirements are applied correctly and consistently. The ideal candidate will have professional experience in fisheries management, assessment or monitoring, as well as a good knowledge of current issues in global fisheries. Alternatively, they will have relevant professional experience in seaweed production.
Key Responsibilities
This position will play a key role in contributing to the implementation of the MSC’s Fisheries Standard and Fisheries Certification Process. It will also contribute to the delivery of MSC’s pre-certification initiative – the MSC Improvement Program – and the day-to-day operation of the MSC-ASC Seaweed Program.
Fisheries portfolio
- Manage a portfolio of fisheries in the MSC Certification and Improvement Programs and production units in the MSC-ASC Seaweed Certification Program; this includes reviewing assessment materials, processing variation requests, responding to queries and undertaking other administrative tasks
- Provide oversight of the assessment process, involving technical review of assessment reports and engagement with Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs)
- Undertake case management work on emerging fisheries-related issues
- Support the development of communication materials related to the Fisheries Standard, the MSC Improvement Program and the Seaweed Standard, including emerging regional or global fisheries and seaweed-related issues or fisheries or seaweed production units engaged in the MSC programs.
Internal and external collaboration
- Support the development, implementation and evaluation of internal policies and procedures, including those related to the day-to-day operation of the certification and improvement process
- Support IT systems and tools for effective sharing of information within and outside the MSC, including internal communication channels, information sharing portals, MSC’s Client Relationship Management (CRM) platform and the development of future systems
- Deliver training and policy development briefings at external meetings and workshops
- Represent the Fisheries Standard team and Science & Standards on internal working groups and at external events, as required.
Regional integration
- Support Outreach teams in discussions and meetings for MSC fisheries and seaweed clients in Asia, serving as a technical subject matter expert. Additionally, serve as the technical expert on regional fisheries to the Fisheries Standard team
- Work together with senior colleagues and regional staff to facilitate information flow and communication between outreach, fisheries and seaweed clients, non-programmatic stakeholders, and the Science and Standards department on upcoming policy development and technical issues
- Participate in regional activities that support the mission and vision of the MSC programs, including regional networking, workshops and other activities, as required.
The successful candidate will:
- have a degree, or equivalent experience, in a sustainability or environmental discipline
- have strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Japanese (or equivalent professional proficiency relevant to stakeholder engagement in Japan)
- have a strong teamwork ethic and excellent project planning, organisation, and time management skills
- a track record of successfully managing relationships with stakeholders, collaborators, and colleagues.
Location: Japan
