Main objectives:
- Act as the Trust’s lead expert on marine issues.
- Manage the Trust’s Sea the Connection Project and marine policy team.
- Support the marine policy team in developing a national ocean literacy strategy and an online learning hub.
- Identify priority areas of work, developing future strategy and funding opportunities for our marine work as directed by line manager.
- Policy advocacy to a range of audiences, including MSPs, the Scottish Government, industries and general public.
- Influence the development and advancement of marine policy in Scotland through consultation, meetings and workshops.
- Play a key role in the coordination and interactions of the policy team both internally and externally, helping the head of policy to ensure strategic alignment across the Trust.
The successful candidate will have:
- Demonstrable, advanced understanding of environmental or marine science, achieved either through a higher qualification (ideally degree) or through working experience in a similar field.
- Have proven experience in a similar environment or qualifications in a relevant discipline (environmental or marine related science or policy).
- Have experience or working knowledge with working on marine sector-specific policy (e.g. aquaculture, fisheries…).
- Have excellent knowledge of marine biodiversity, marine protected areas, climate change impacts and marine planning.
- Have knowledge of marine natural capital and ecosystem services, in particular blue carbon.
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