Programme Manager

Make a Global impact with ASC
- Setting the Standard for Seafood

ASC International
- Aquaculture Stewardship Council is an independent, non-profit organisation, originally founded by WWF in 2010. We are committed to continuous improvement of global seafood farming practices towards environmental and social sustainability.

Full-time, 3 year contract with the possibility of extension. Remote and flexible working.

Salary circa £53,000 dependent on skills and experience.

Plus competitive local benefits including; enhanced leave, wellbeing &

workstation grants, paid volunteer days, travel expenses, recognition awards, all-staff retreats and much more.

Why this role?

Are you an experienced Programme Manager passionate about delivering meaningful change? Do you have the strategic vision and practical skills to bring teams together and turn ambitious plans into measurable results?

We’re looking for a Programme Manager to lead the successful delivery of an ambitious new programme focused on advancing aquatic animal welfare across the aquaculture sector. The programme will advance evidence-based, practical, and scalable aquaculture welfare practices by empowering producers with knowledge, tools and resources. This will enable the adoption of responsible and verifiable aquatic animal welfare across the full production lifecycle.

The Programme Manager will work across multiple ASC teams to build a comprehensive and detailed workplan, and be the main point of contact for all related activities, ensuring that activities are delivered on time and to budget.

The role is part of the wider Policy and Programme Management Team, and will be part of a growing programme management function at ASC working to provide the work of key technical teams and broader internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Governance & Delivery

• Build a detailed programme workplan across ASC teams
• Project manage sub-projects within the programme, as needed
• Track progress and interdependencies and manage cross-programme risks.
• Use  to manage activities, resources and planning
• Manage expectations and provide clear, regular reporting on progress, risks, and benefits
• Act as a point of escalation for programme-level risks, feedback, issues and mitigation / solutions.
• Maintain coherent and accurate programme documentation aligned with ASCs project governance framework
• Ensure all internal stakeholders are informed of project progress and plans.
• Work with the Health & Welfare Standards Manager to engage and communicate with senior leaders, sponsors, and key stakeholders
• Provide timely reporting to senior leaders, governance bodies and funders as required.

Resource Management

• Monitor budget spend, ensuring alignment with organisational procedures
• Coordinate internal resources and consultants to ensure proper allocation and successful execution of plans

Profile:

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Proven experience managing complex programmes or large portfolios of projects, ideally in an international organization
• Strong understanding of programme and project management methodologies (e.g. MSP, PRINCE2, Agile, SAFe)
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills to support executing complex programme management
• Strong financial, risk, and dependency management capability
• Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels
• Effective communication in English (written and verbal)
• Expert use of relevant digital tools,  an advantage

Bonus if you have:

• Experience working in a not-for-profit organisation
• Experience working in matrix or multi-partner environments in international organisations, preferably remote.
• Strong influencing skills to cultivate and manage productive relationships at all levels across ASC
• Aquatic animal welfare knowledge

Most importantly, you’ll be…