# International Fisheries and Seafood Trade Deputy Director

**Company**: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
**Location**: Bristol, South West, England; City of Westminster, Greater London, England; Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, England; York, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full time
**Salary**: GBP 86,000 per year
**Category**: Policy & Public Affairs
**Industry**: Government

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## Description

The International Fisheries and Seafood Trade Directorate leads the UK's international fisheries policy, seafood trade, and fisheries controls agenda. This is a high-profile leadership role operating in a politically sensitive and fast-moving environment, requiring balancing of economic, environmental, diplomatic, and operational priorities.

The team is responsible for:

- International fisheries policy and negotiations

- Management of shared fish stocks

- EU Reset and EU Delivery Programme

- Seafood trade and market access

- Major programmes and digital services

- Fisheries controls and enforcement policy

- Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing

- Stakeholder engagement and influence

- Leadership and delivery

Responsibilities for the role include:

- Overall leadership of a multidisciplinary team of around 50 colleagues

- Providing visible leadership across international fisheries, seafood trade, fisheries controls, and regulatory policy

- Participating in and co-leading the wider corporate activities of the Marine and Fisheries Directorate

- Leading the UK's international fisheries policy and negotiating strategy

- Overseeing engagement with coastal states and international partners on shared fish stocks, fisheries access arrangements, and sustainable fisheries management

- Securing outcomes that balance environmental, economic, and diplomatic interests

- Leading delivery of the fisheries elements of the Government's EU Reset agenda and the Directorate's contribution to the EU Delivery Programme

- Overseeing seafood trade policy

- Leading major programmes, services, and systems that support seafood exports, traceability, and market access

- Ensuring fisheries and seafood interests are effectively represented across Government trade priorities and Free Trade Agreements

- Leading fisheries control and enforcement policy

- Leading domestic and international action to combat IUU fishing

- Managing significant operational, reputational, and policy risks

- Providing strategic advice to Ministers and senior officials

- Acting as senior sponsor for the seafood sector

- Leading delivery of complex and politically sensitive programmes

The successful candidate will have:

- A track record of driving delivery and providing visible and inclusive leadership

- Significant experience of leading complex international negotiations and influencing successful outcomes

- Strong strategic, analytical, and evidence-based decision-making skills

- Proven ability to translate international agreements and commitments into effective policy, programmes, and delivery

Alongside a salary of £86,000, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contributes £24,914 towards being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Benefits include learning and development tailored to the role, flexible working options, a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, and a Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

## Skills

### Required
- international fisheries policy
- seafood trade
- fisheries controls
- leadership
- strategic thinking
- analytical skills
- communication skills
- negotiation skills

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