Maritime HR Officer — Crewing & Compliance

DFDS; Algeciras; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

DFDS is hiring a Marine HR Officer for our Algeciras office to support day-to-day administrative and casework across the Strait of Gibraltar fleet. You will manage seafarer records, contracts, payroll inputs, and compliance with MLC 2006, STCW, and local CBAs, while coordinating with authorities and unions.

Occasional travel to Ceuta, Tangier and vessels may be required. Fluency in Spanish and English, strong organisational skills, and experience in marine crewing are essential for this

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Marine HR, Crewing, or Maritime Personnel role.
• Knowledge of REBECA/Canary Islands Register requirements and maritime employment regulations.
• Understanding of Spanish Labour Law and social security requirements.
• Experience interpreting Spanish CBAs in maritime sector.
• Knowledge of MLC 2006, STCW and flag state requirements.
• Familiarity with crew contracts, payroll inputs, onboarding and seafarer administration.
• Experience liaising with maritime authorities, flag administrations, unions and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Issuing and filing seafarer contracts and variations and maintaining records across Spain, Morocco and international arrangements.
• Tracking certificates of competency and flag state examinations for MLC 2006, STCW and manning compliance.
• Preparing monthly payroll and social security inputs and supporting TGSS and Instituto Social de la Marina registrations.
• Maintaining manning tables, rotation records and workforce data, and supporting onboarding and training compliance.
• Handling disciplinary, grievance and investigation processes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Legislation interpretation

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Education

Maritime Studies degree

Business Administration degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS

Payroll software

Job description

DFDS is hiring a Marine HR Officer for our Algeciras office to support day-to-day administrative and casework across the Strait of Gibraltar fleet. You will manage seafarer records, contracts, payroll inputs, and compliance with MLC 2006, STCW, and local CBAs, while coordinating with authorities and unions.

Occasional travel to Ceuta, Tangier and vessels may be required. Fluency in Spanish and English, strong organisational skills, and experience in marine crewing are essential for this