Location
Home-based in the UK with occasional travel to meetings or events within the UK or overseas, including overnight stays.

Hours
Full Time - 35 hours per week

Salary
£34,000 - £39,000 per annum

About the Role
Join the Marine Conservation Society, a leading UK environmental charity dedicated to protecting our oceans by defending crucial habitats, regenerating vital ecosystems, and inspiring volunteers. As an Aquaculture Projects Lead, you will play a key role in driving positive change by combining science, policy, and advocacy to protect vital marine ecosystems for generations to come. This full-time, permanent position offers a flexible, remote-first working approach and the opportunity to work alongside passionate colleagues committed to cleaner, healthier seas.

You will lead the development and regular updating of farmed seafood ratings within the Good Fish Guide, provide expert aquaculture insight to colleagues, supply chain partners, and certification bodies, and support policy and advocacy work by contributing technical expertise and shaping briefings and consultations. Additionally, you will create accessible content showcasing innovative, low-impact aquaculture practices and build positive relationships across government, industry, NGOs, and other partners to champion responsible aquaculture. You will also contribute to internal policy work, funding proposals, and wider marine planning efforts to reduce cumulative aquaculture impacts.

Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing with service)
- Extra time off at Christmas
- 8% employer pension contributions (no match required)
- Sick pay at full pay for 8 weeks, then 8 weeks at half pay (after probation)
- Flexible working and remote-first approach
- Health and wellbeing support, plus an employee assistance programme
- A paid volunteering day to support a charity of your choice
- Cycle-to-work scheme

Experience
- Proven experience influencing policy and delivering change in marine conservation
- Experience of project management
- Experience working with a range of stakeholders on aquaculture management issues
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of aquaculture and farmed seafood regulation within the UK (and ideally beyond)
- Knowledge of coastal and marine conservation issues, legislation, policies, and organisations
- Media experience (e.g. talking to journalists or supporting press activity) or willingness to undergo training

About you
- A natural collaborator who thrives on building partnerships and finding solutions
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to make complex issues clear and compelling
- A critical thinker with the ability to research and distil technical information
- A passion for ocean conservation and alignment with our values of integrity, collaboration, and positivity

Qualifications
Right to work in the UK is a requirement