Programme Manager - Sustainable Seafood

WEBRECRUIT; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental organisation in the UK seeks a Programme Manager to lead initiatives promoting sustainable seafood. Responsibilities include team management, developing sustainability ratings, and engaging stakeholders. Candidates should have strong project management skills and experience in commercial fishing. This full-time role offers a salary between £34,000 - £39,000, flexible working, and generous leave entitlements.

Benefits

Salary of £34,000 - £39,000 per annum

Annual leave starting at 27 days

6% employer contributions to pension

Occupational sick pay

Flexibility for remote working

Employee assistance programme

Volunteering day

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing a team to deliver high-quality work.
• Experience with consultancy projects and external consultants.
• Strong knowledge of commercial fishing and aquaculture production methods.
• Ability to analyse and interpret scientific and technical research.
• Demonstrable project management skills, delivering to time and budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of sustainable seafood programme.
• Ensure all outputs are evidence-based, impactful, and effectively communicated.
• Identify and develop commercial and consultancy opportunities.
• Represent the organisation in external forums.

Skills

Team management

Consultancy experience

Commercial fishing knowledge

Ecological risks understanding

Relationship building

Project management

IT proficiency

Job description

Programme Manager

Home working, with occasional UK travel required

The Organisation

Our client works to protect the ocean, and all that depends on it, the wildlife, the people, and now, the planet. Together, they work towards a cleaner, better-protected, healthier ocean. For seas full of life, where nature flourishes and people thrive.

They are currently looking for a Programme Manager to join them on a full-time, permanent basis, working 35 hours per week.

Their programme is at the heart of helping people and businesses choose seafood that supports thriving seas and sustainable livelihoods.

The Benefits

- Salary of £34,000 - £39,000 per annum, depending on experience

- Annual leave starting at 27 days a year, plus Bank Holidays, and increasing with service (they also close between Christmas and New Year as extra time off)

- 6% employer contributions to a stakeholder pension scheme

- Occupational sick pay - full-pay for 8 weeks, then 8 weeks at half-pay (after probation ends)

- Great work life balance through flexible and in many cases, remote working

- Support for your health and wellbeing with a programme of activities plus an employee assistance programme for you and the people who live with you

- A paid day for you to volunteer to support another charity of your choice

- Cycle-to-work scheme to help you buy a bike

If you want to play a vital role in creating cleaner, healthier oceans for all, read on and apply today!

The Role:

Our client’s programme empowers people and businesses to make informed, sustainable seafood choices that protect the seas and the wildlife within them. As Programme Manager, you will lead the development and delivery of the programme and our client’s broader sustainable seafood programme.

This is a meaningful opportunity for a passionate project manager with an outstanding leadership style and a strong grasp of commercial fishing, aquaculture, ecological risks and seafood sustainability to join our client’s pioneering organisation. You’ll take the helm of the programme, influencing sustainability on a national scale and engaging with fisheries, certification bodies, and the seafood industry to improve access to sustainable choices.

You’ll support and guide a small team of Ratings Officers to manage the production of sustainability ratings for farmed and wild seafood, ensuring all outputs are evidence-based, impactful, and effectively communicated to industry, stakeholders, and the public.

Additionally, you will:

- Lead strategic communications in partnership with the Communications team

- Identify and develop commercial and consultancy opportunities for the programme

- Represent the organisation in external forums, promoting the programme’s value and influence

About You

To be considered as a Programme Manager, you will need:

- Proven experience managing a team to deliver high-quality work

- Experience with consultancy projects and external consultants

- Strong knowledge of commercial fishing and aquaculture production methods

- An understanding of ecological risks and seafood sustainability challenges

- The ability to analyse and interpret scientific and technical research

- The ability to build positive, productive relationships with stakeholders

- Demonstrable project management skills, delivering to time and budget

- Proficiency with IT systems

The closing date for this role is Sunday 24 August 2025.

Other organisations may call this role Fisheries Sustainability Manager, Sustainable Food Systems Manager, or Programme Lead.

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