The Vacancy
Fixed term contract : 2 years
We’re looking for someone to join our high performing and busy UK and Ireland team located at the MSC’s headquarters in London, UK. The role will provide cross-function support to the UK & Ireland’s commercial, fisheries, and marketing communications team, and direct support to the team’s Program Director.
As Program Support Officer, you will help us deliver our work programme in the UK, and be a key component of the team, enabling it to function dynamically and efficiently.
You will also be working directly with the Regional Director for North Europe and the Senior Europe Team (SET). You will therefore be connected in with other MSC regions, particularly in North Europe. Some international travel will therefore be required.
One day you can be organising an important meeting with key UK stakeholders, the next you could be supporting on the organising of MSC UK’s annual awards ceremony event. It’s a varied role and certainly an organisation where no two days are the same.
You will also be collaborating regularly with our UK & Ireland Fisheries, Commercial and Marketing Communications teams, to help promote the work that we do, so a communication and/or PR and media background is desirable.
As an experienced administrator, you will have:
- a university degree or relevant experience
- excellent Microsoft Office skills, and Office 365 knowledge
- excellent verbal and written communication skills
- an exceptional approach to organisational tasks
- experience of organising executive travel, event planning and managing multiple calendars across various time zones.
This is a great opportunity to make an impact on the future of our oceans and work with a global network of committed individuals who are inspiring real change in our oceans.
If this has inspired you, please apply here!
We’re an international organisation and our employees all demonstrate a level of cultural awareness, and value the diverse views and approaches relevant to the MSC program.
The MSC is committed to flexible working. We are currently running a trial for hybrid working, and the successful candidate will need to work from the UK office for a minimum of 50% of their working time each month.
Working at the MSC
The MSC’s vision is for the world’s oceans to be teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations. Through our internationally recognised certification and ecolabeling program, well-managed sustainable fisheries are recognised and rewarded in the marketplace, through the leadership of our partners. Over 400 fisheries around the world, representing more than 17% of the annual global marine catch, are now engaged in the MSC program and MSC certified and labelled seafood products are now available in over 100 countries.
The MSC is committed to the principles of equality and fairness and we welcome applications from all communities. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, ethnicity, race, colour, religion or belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation or disability. If you consider yourself to have a disability and need reasonable adjustments made during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know how we can help you.
Activities
- Fisheries science and marine biology: Working to develop our standards and with fisheries undergoing MSC assessment
- Supply chain management: Overseeing our work in product integrity and helping to develop our Chain of Custody Standard
- Marketing and communications: Supporting our mission by growing awareness of sustainable seafood and the blue MSC label
- Seafood sourcing: Working with commercial organisations to support their buying commitments
- Logo licensing: Working with partners in more than 100 countries to ensure that our label is used correctly
- Data and IT: Running our reporting tools and systems
Documents
JD – Program Support Officer_UK and Ireland and North Europe.pdf – Download
