Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 12th Aug 2022
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has been the voice for and defender of Australia’s oceans and marine life for over 55 years. With more than 300,000 supporters around the country, we are one of Australia’s most influential environmental charities. As a proudly independent conservation organisation, AMCS achieves change by building and mobilising widespread support from the community for solutions to the big challenges facing our oceans.
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is one of the greatest threats to marine ecosystems, undermining fisheries management and conservation efforts around the globe. It accounts for 1 in 5 fish caught every year. With 65% of seafood sold in Australia imported, AMCS is part of an alliance of organisations across all sectors seeking the implementation of a strengthened seafood import control system and improved sustainability standards. We’re seeking an experienced campaigner and collaborative leader to drive the development and implementation of this exciting new campaign, in close collaboration with our partner organisations.
The Fair Catch Campaign Manager will lead the three-year campaign to secure and support the adoption and implementation of stronger seafood import controls rules to prevent seafood from illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing from entering the Australian market, and ensure consistent national seafood labelling standards are applied to imported seafood. Working within the alliance, they will be responsible for establishing in the public’s mind the problems that exist with the importation of seafood from IUU fishing and prosecute the case for better regulation. They will also drive policy reform to demonstrate that imported seafood is from sustainable sources and not the product of illegal fishing, to achieve AMCS’ goals for the protection of Australia’s oceans and the people, communities and marine wildlife that depend on them.
To achieve this, the Fair Catch Campaign Manager will work with the AMCS Fisheries and Communications teams and in close collaboration with partner organisations, fisheries stakeholders and government.
Campaign Coordination
Policy and advocacy
Campaign communications
Other responsibilities
The Australian Marine Conservation Society is the voice for Australia's oceans. We are an independent not-for-profit charity. We deal with the big issues concerning the sea, working with the community to protect our marine wildlife, tackling major threats to our oceans and creating marine sanctuaries, places in the sea where sea life is safe from harm. Across our campaigns, we tackle climate change - the biggest existential threat to our ocean planet, with our Great Barrier Reef at the forefront. We are a committed group of professional and passionate scientists, educators and advocates who have defended Australia's oceans for over 55 years. Check out this short video highlighting some of the key impacts we’ve achieved for our oceans over this time.
Please see attached for a full position description and further details on the role. For more information on our work and our people please visit our website.
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AMCS is a strictly non-partisan and an equal opportunities employer. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Please Note: Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. That is, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen, or hold a valid visa with permission to work on an ongoing basis.
For all enquiries about this position please contact us via email [email protected] using the subject line: Fair Catch Campaign Manager - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs or call 07 3846 6777.