Fisheries Liaison and Marine Business Advisor - Truro, United Kingdom - Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

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Description

Closing date:
Wednesday 12 April 2023- Salary: £25,000 pro rata

Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time
Location: Five Acres Nature Reserve, Allet, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9DJ
Falmouth and Mevagissey harbours/at sea. Some home working allowed where required.
This role is to coordinate our fisheries liaison work to foster marine nature recovery principles within the St Austell Bay and Fal estuary. This will be achieved through direct engagement with local fishers, marine businesses (including seafood sellers, restaurants, pubs and cafes) and communities to encourage sustainable practices and support for fisheries management improvement where necessary. Work will be driven by the principles of the Cornwall Good Seafood Guide. The role will continue work already started within the area to build trust and to close the gap between conservationists, fishers, community scientists and policy makers.

Are you an experienced marine biologist or fisheries scientist, with great communication skills looking for an exciting new challenge that will help work towards more sustainable local fisheries and marine nature recovery in Cornwall? Cornwall Wildlife Trust are recruiting a Fisheries Liaison and Marine Business Advisor to work specifically on the South coast of Cornwall.

This is a short-term contract until end of March 2024 with the possibility of extension dependent on funding. The job will involve one to one engagement with local fishers and marine businesses to encourage sustainable practices.

Benefits

Cornwall Wildlife Trust operates excellent toil and flexible working policies
Enhanced company holiday entitlement starting at 25 days plus bank holidays and rising to a maximum 30 days over a period of time (1 day extra for each year worked after 4 complete years served)
All employees have access to the Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 counselling service) and Employee health and wellbeing portal
Free onsite parking at Five Acres and King Edward Mine sites
Stakeholder pension scheme

Equal Opportunities

To Apply:

Interviews for this role will be held w/c 24 April 2023.

_ Please note, due to the high volume of applicants that we receive, Cornwall Wildlife Trust holds the right to close this position early should a suitable applicant be accepted prior to the closing date._- Fisheries Liaison and Marine Business Advisor 2023
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