Job Description: Fishery Outreach Manager – Scandinavia & Baltic Sea Region
Location:
Stockholm, Sweden
Working language:
Swedish (Scandinavian) and English
Responsible to:
Country Manager Scandinavia and Baltic Region
Responsible for:
Scandinavia and the Baltic Region
Salary:
Market and experience conform. MSC offers a contributory pension
scheme and a Death in Service insurance benefit equal to four times
annual salary. Employees which successfully completed the probation
period are entitled to join a pension scheme.
Working hours:
40 hours a week, Monday-Friday. The MSC supports flexible
working, so the pattern of hours may vary according to operational
and personal needs. Weekend work may be required periodically
and international travel is a regular feature of the job. No overtime
is payable however, under certain circumstances, Time Off in Lieu is
granted.
Holiday:
30 days per annum, plus statutory holidays. Carry over entitlement
of up to a maximum of five days per annum.
Equal opportunities:
The MSC strives to be an equal opportunities employer and
commitment to this process is expected.
Date Written:
April 2015
Full details of Conditions of Employment are set out in the MSC Employment Contract, the main
features of which are standard to all staff.
A.
JOB SUMMARY
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is a global not for profit organisation, established in 1999 to
address the problem of unsustainable fishing and to ensure healthy oceans for the future.
Our mission is to use our ecolabel and fishery certification program to contribute to the health of the
world’s oceans by recognising and rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices
people make when buying seafood, and working with our partners to transform the seafood market
to a sustainable basis.
Reporting to the Country Manager Scandinavia and Baltic Region, the Fisheries Outreach Manager is
responsible for outreach to stakeholders in the fishing sector (producer organisations, fishing
associations, relevant governmental and research institutions, NGOs) in Scandinavia. The primary
focus is on increasing support for the MSC programme across this broad range of stakeholders and
promoting the MSC concept and certification programme to fishing companies. The position
supports fishing companies during the MSC fishery assessment process and following fishery
certification.
Additional tasks will include research and analysis on certified fisheries globally and the Scandinavian
fishing sector, understanding target fisheries and their links with supply chain companies, as well as
briefing the MSC teams in Scandinavia and elsewhere on questions relating to fisheries in
Scandinavia.
The job holder will be part of the MSC’s Scandinavia and Baltic Region team and will participate in
the collective strategic planning and development of the organization in the region.
B.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The work of the Fishery Outreach Manager is linked to MSC’s overarching objectives of:
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Ensuring the credibility of the MSC
Getting certified product to market
Maintaining and building strategic relationships with the MSC’s stakeholders
Increasing awareness of the MSC
Maintaining quality internal systems and processes
Ensuring financial security and sustainability of the MSC
Specific responsibilities include:
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Promote the MSC’s fishery certification programme to stakeholders in the fishing industry,
such as producer organisations, fishing associations, relevant governmental and research
institutions, and NGOs in Scandinavia and the Baltic Region, with the aim of increasing the
number of participating fisheries and boosting support for the MSC programme.
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Conduct outreach and provide support to fisheries in the MSC programme in Scandinavia
and the Baltic Region. This will include conducting training on the MSC programme and
assisting fisheries in each stage of the MSC’s fisheries assessment process and after
certification.
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Liaise with certifiers as needed to ensure sound service to their fishery clients participating
in the MSC programme.
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Research and understand relevant commercial details about target fisheries, such as product
forms, supply chains, markets, key commercial buyers, and use that understanding to inform
priorities and create leverage for moving fisheries into certification or improvement projects
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Work with the MSC’s communications teams to support the development of promotional
and training material for fisheries and of webpages dedicated to fisheries.
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Provide feedback on the applicability of the MSC’s Certification Requirements for fisheries to
the Standards team to help shape the further development of the fisheries standard.
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Provide oral and written advice through briefings, submissions and reports to MSC regional
and other staff as needed.
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Provide monthly and quarterly reporting against agreed work plans and to funders, and
additional reporting as may be required.
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Any other duty as directed by the Line Manager.
C.
PERSON SPECIFICATION: SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Commercial / Technical
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Relevant postgraduate degree in fisheries science or fisheries management
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3 to 5 years of relevant experience in fisheries management, research, advocacy or
consultancy
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Demonstrated knowledge of fisheries and resource sustainability issues, particularly as they
relate to wild capture fisheries and/or the seafood industry.
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Good understanding of the role of eco-labelling.
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Proficient computer skills, including the use of standard software packages (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Outlook).
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Knowledge of MSC Standards an advantage
Stakeholder Oriented
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Proven track record of working with stakeholders from different backgrounds - preferably in
the commercial and/or fishing sectors - with often diverging views, with the aim of winning
their support.
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Demonstrated awareness of cultural differences and sensitivity to the diversity of values,
views and approaches to issues relevant to the MSC programme, and an ability to deal with
them effectively.
Management, Organisational and Personal Attributes
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High personal and work ethics.
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Judgement and creativity, including influencing, negotiating and problem solving skills.
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Proven ability to contribute to productive team work, but also able to work on one’s own.
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Self-starter and initiator.
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Excellent organisational and work planning skills, demonstrating high productivity and ability
to manage competing work priorities.
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Proven track record of project development and management.
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Demonstrated experience with meeting and/or workgroup organisation and facilitation.
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Empathy and interest in the MSC’s mission and objectives.
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Able and willing to travel for business (Europe-wide).
Communication
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Native Swedish (Scandinavian) speaker and fluent in English.
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Extensive experience in oral communication with a diverse range of stakeholders at differing
organisational levels.
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Ability to grasp complex and intellectually challenging ideas and communicate them to
people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
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Demonstrated excellence in written communication in Swedish (Scandinavian and English).
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Demonstrated excellence in preparing and delivering presentations.
JOB DESCRIPTION AGREEMENT
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