Regulatory Affairs Advisor; Bivalve Aquaculture and Water Quality

Regulatory Affairs Advisor (Bivalve Aquaculture and Water Quality)

We are looking for an individual with excellent stakeholder engagement capability, matched with strong research and analytical skills.

• Job status:
  This is a full-time, permanent role.
• Location:
  
  Homebased (UK) or office-based in one of our offices in Grimsby or Edinburgh.
• Salary:
  The salary range for this role is £41,000 per year.

In the regulation team our job is to assist industry to comply with UK and international trade regulation, we are always looking for way to reduce the burden on business, whilst ensuring that food is safe and the consumer gets the best quality seafood.

You will be responsible for managing our Seafish Expert Panel and helping Seafish to build research partnerships to ensure Seafish has access to appropriate research expertise to support its work programme. You will be also required to work with a broad range of stakeholders in this role; from shellfish producers to seafood processors to regulators to researchers, so you must have persuasive communication and influencing skills.

The role requires the job holder to be comfortable working in technically complex areas and to be able to communicate important information to non-technical audiences.

The main dimensions of the role are:

• Support the aquaculture sector to navigate a complex regulatory environment, to realise the potential growth in trade opportunities in the UK and abroad, and to ensure the positive environmental aspects of shellfish aquaculture are understood and valued.
• Contribute to the delivery of priorities in the Seafish Corporate Plan 2023-28, by providing science and regulatory advice, guidance, and expertise across key priority areas. The focus of this advice and guidance is primarily on shellfish water quality, but there are opportunities for the role holder to also support our climate change, food safety, and marine environment priorities, depending on their skills and expertise.
• Build our network of research partnerships to ensure Seafish has access to appropriate research expertise to support its work programme.

Full details of the responsibilities, relationships, skills and experience required can be found in the full job description here:
Regulatory Affairs Advisor (Bivalve Aquaculture and Water Quality) | Seafish

To be a suitable candidate for this role you should have:

• Relevant experience in the field is essential, with a relevant qualification also being desirable.
• Excellent knowledge and familiarity of bivalve aquaculture practices, regulatory frameworks and processes related to bivalve aquaculture is essential.
• Excellent knowledge of bivalve aquaculture and related water quality and official controls in the UK or EU.
• Excellent understanding of regulatory frameworks and official controls related to bivalve aquaculture.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work with diverse groups to foster consensus.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders, including policy makers, regulators, academia, industry representatives, and seafood businesses.
• Proven ability to interpret complex data and research outputs and communicate them to a non-technical audience.
• Experience in supporting industry through regulatory change.
• Experience of working across academia building links to support policy development and implementation.
• Expert report writing skills and a high standard of literacy to understand legislation and write expert interventions and produce formal guidance documents.
• Demonstrate strong science and analytical skills to evaluate data, research, and evidence related to water quality, aquaculture, and the human health risks associated with live bivalve consumption.
• Be adept at working across teams and across functions to contribute to the successful delivery of Seafish priorities.
• Comfortable using IT systems, including SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and other common tools.

Experience of the following would be advantageous:

• Have experience of working on research projects and building relationships with universities and academic institutions.

All roles within Seafish are classified and have defined salary bands. This role sits within Job Family C in our pay structure, and the starting salary is at £41,000. A new member’s appointment on the pay structure is dependent on the experience they bring to the role when they start. New candidates normally start at the lower end of the range unless they can demonstrate considerable experience in the requirements of the role.

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