Regulatory Affairs Advisor

6 months ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Seafish Full time

**Regulatory Affairs Advisor vacancy**

**Quick overview of the Regulatory Affairs Advisor role**
- Job status: This is a maternity cover role with a fixed term contract for 12 months.
- Location: Homebased (in the UK) or office-based in one of our offices in Edinburgh or Grimsby.
- Salary: The starting salary on the pay band for this role is £36,918.

This role is ideally suited to a person currently working in a seafood import and export role with extensive knowledge and experience of sourcing seafood from and exporting to a variety of international markets. You will understand the opportunities for the sector in emerging international markets and be passionate about streamlining trading procedures to maximise this opportunity for UK seafood.

**About Seafish**

Seafish is here to give the UK seafood sector the support it needs to thrive. Our work makes a huge difference. We collaborate with a wide range of partners - from seafood businesses and trade bodies to government, regulators and environmental organisations - and we engage in everything from research to campaigns, insight and training.

**About the Regulatory Affairs team**

In the Regulatory Affairs team, we work on all regulations covering the safe and legal production and trade of seafood from catch to retail or food service. Our work covers import, export and domestic regulation. From helping small and larger business understand the current and new regulations applicable to their business. We give advice to all from small businesses looking to trade internationally for the first time, to larger international businesses wanting to explore new markets.

**How we work**

At Seafish we have a trust and performance culture. Performance driven results mean having autonomy and accountability in equal parts, so you can work in the way that’s most effective for you, as long as you deliver your work to the expected standards. You’ll have a personal development plan that outlines the objectives and competencies for your role and learning and development goals. You’ll have regular catch-ups with your line manager, along with mid-year and end of year reviews to discuss your work and performance.

**Main responsibilities**:

- Working as part of a busy and dynamic team of regulatory professionals tasked with monitoring changes to regulation and official guidance along the entire seafood chain.
- You will be required to analyse and understand legislative text and to develop guidance material to help:

- Industry comply with trade related legislation; and
- Enforcement agencies to understand the unique characteristics of the seafood industry such as small consignments, high perishability, and any seafood specific regulation.
- Establishing effective and constructive relationships with the seafood sector, enforcement agencies and regulators to facilitate a smooth trading environment and swift resolution of any trade issues as they arise.
- Developing and maintaining contacts with UK/International trade organisations, to share information on wider trading issues or proposals such as changes to logistics and customs
- Providing insight and guidance to the Seafish importers and exporters forums to enhance the customs and trade advice.
- Enhancing the regulation team input into Seafish’s international trade promotion work.
- Acting as the point of contact for resolving international trade and customs issues.
- To establish a reputation as a provider of expert and independent advice on rules and procedures relating to international trade and customs
- Producing guidance material for the seafood sector on changes to the trading environment that may affect their business.
- Working collaboratively with other Seafish teams to ensure work programme objectives are met and to contribute to the wider objectives of the organisation.
- Responding to ad-hoc enquiries as required.

**Key Attributes**:

- Have sufficient international seafood trade experience to be able to work with mínimal training and supervision and work under own initiative.
- Be able to identify relevant information and be able to communicate and adapt the information to a wide variety of audience.
- Be able to identify new issues arising within the scope of work stream and manage the response, to include identifying and working with the appropriate people in industry and government. Using their judgement and referring upwards where there is significant political or financial risk.
- Have experience of convening workshops and facilitating discussions between stakeholders and policy makers.
- Have experience of working with communication professionals to ensure the work of the regulatory team is targeted, clearly communicated to the targeted audience.
- Manage work priorities, workload and diary commitments, meetings, conferences etc.

**Knowledge, skills and experience required**
- Educated to degree level in a related discipline or significant relevant and worked experience in a similarly role.



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