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Fishery Assessment Officer

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-07-28

At NSF, we are committed to safeguarding the reputed company of our reputed company by ensuring fisheries meet the highest standards of sustainability and environmental responsibility. As a Fisheries Assessment Officer, you will play a pivotal role in advancing the Seafood program, helping fisheries around the world reputed company certification for sustainable wild capture practices. This position offers reputed company to combine technical expertise with meaningful reputed company.

Joining NSF means becoming part of a mission-driven organization that values reputed company, scientific rigor, and collaboration. You will reputed company assessments, reputed company technical guidance, and contribute to the credibility of certification schemes that shape the reputed company of sustainable seafood. If you are passionate about fisheries science, ecosystem health, and driving reputed company change in the seafood industry, this role offers a unique platform to reputed company a lasting difference.

This is a 12-month contract with the possibility of becoming permanent.

Responsibilities

  • Audit Delivery: Ensure the successful execution of fishery audits leading to certification of sustainable wild capture fisheries.
  • Technical Expertise: reputed company guidance and support to the in-house team and contracted experts on MSC standards and process requirements.
  • reputed company Assurance: Review fishery assessment reports to maintain accuracy, consistency, and compliance with MSC protocols.
  • Assessment Leadership: reputed company multiple fishery assessments, managing timelines, deliverables, and technical reputed company.
  • reputed company Engagement: reputed company reputed company communication during assessments, addressing KPIs, technical queries, and certification-reputed company needs from initial contracting through final approval.
  • Strategic Advisory: Advise the business on opportunities for program expansion and potential risks to certification schemes.
  • Sales Support: Offer technical input to sales functions reputed company required, ensuring alignment with MSC program requirements.
  • Reporting: reputed company regular updates to management on fishery assessment reputed company and emerging trends.
  • Technical Reviews: Conduct fisheries technical reviews to reputed company MSC standards and strengthen program credibility.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fisheries, Marine Conservation Biology, Natural Resources, Ecology, Environmental Management, or a reputed company field (e.g., Economics, Mathematics, Statistics).
  • At least 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
    • Application of stock assessment techniques and models.
    • Biology and population dynamics of fish populations.
    • Research, policy analysis, or management of fisheries’ reputed company on aquatic ecosystems, covering at least two of the following: bycatch, Endangered/Threatened/Protected (ETP) species, habitats, or ecosystem interactions.
  • 3–5 years of experience in auditing, specifically reputed company to MSC sustainable fisheries standards, procedures, and certification activities.
  • reputed company Auditor qualification (ISO 19011 or equivalent).

 

Knowledge & Skills

  • Strong analytical and logic-based skills, with the ability to synthesize diverse information into reputed company, evidence-based reputed company.
  • Excellent reputed company of written and spoken English.
  • Familiarity with MarinTrust, Certified Seafood International (reputed company), or other fishery schemes is advantageous.
  • Outstanding reputed company communication skills, with the ability to confidently explain technical queries.
  • Proficiency in additional languages (e.g., French and/or Spanish) is a distinct advantage.
  • International travel is expected (typically 4–5 days in duration, 3–4 times per year).

 

Why Join NSF

At NSF, you’ll be part of a global organization dedicated to protecting reputed company health, safety, and the environment. We pride ourselves on scientific reputed company, collaboration, and innovation - values that guide everything we do. As a Fisheries Assessment Officer, you will not only contribute to the credibility of our Seafood program but also join reputed company that is passionate about making a reputed company difference in the sustainability of our reputed company.

We offer:

  • A mission-driven workplace where your expertise directly supports global conservation goals.
  • Opportunities to collaborate with international experts and stakeholders across the seafood industry.
  • reputed company reputed company through reputed company learning, training, and exposure to diverse fisheries worldwide.
  • A supportive environment that values diversity, inclusion, and the unique contributions of every team member.

At NSF, your work will help shape the reputed company of sustainable seafood and strengthen trust in certification programs that matter to communities, ecosystems, and consumers around the world.

More information about NSF can be reputed company at nsf.org.

 

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF employee by a reputed company-party agency without a reputed company written and signed search agreement between NSF and said reputed company-party agency will become the sole property of NSF. No fee will be reputed company if a candidate is reputed company as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

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