Senior Assurance Officer

Salary Competitive

Location UK

This is a Temporary, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

Are you highly organised, detail-focused and passionate about the future of our oceans? Would you like to play a central role in protecting the scientific integrity of the world’s leading sustainable seafood certification program? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

The Peer Review College (PRC) sits at the heart of the MSC program’s credibility; every fishery assessment is scrutinised by independent scientific experts before certification decisions are finalised. As our Senior Assurance Officer, PRC, you will coordinate that process from end to end: this includes:

preparing interview shortlists
managing availability and conflict of interest checks
distributing review documents and making sure peer reviews reach the right people at the right time.

You will work with leading fisheries scientists and certification bodies around the world, and you will help shape the digitalisation of our peer review operations, all within a professional, creative and informal working environment.

We are looking for someone with excellent organisation and coordination skills and meticulous attention to procedural detail. You will be a confident communicator, able to build effective relationships with scientists, peer reviewers and Conformity Assessment Bodies, and comfortable managing multiple deadlines across a busy operational pipeline.

Experience in assurance, certification or program administration is an advantage, and you will be enthusiastic about learning new digital tools as we automate and improve our processes.

This is a 12-month fixed-term post based in London.

If this has inspired you, please apply here!

We look forward to hearing from you!

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. The successful candidate will need to work from the London office for a minimum of 50% of their working time each month The remaining time can be worked from home. During the onboarding process, hybrid work may require more in-office work than remote work.

Please be aware, we are only able to progress with candidates who already have the right to work in the location(s) specified in this advert. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

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. Today, the impacts of overfishing and climate change pose an even greater threat to the ocean and fish stocks. Through our internationally recognised certification and ecolabeling program, well-managed sustainable fisheries are recognised and rewarded throughout the seafood supply chain. Over 700 fisheries around the world, representing 19% 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 66 countries. Through partnerships and collective endeavour, we are on a mission to end overfishing.

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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