UK Women in Fisheries is launching an exciting new pilot initiative to help women discover opportunities, build connections and navigate their careers across the seafood space. And we're looking for six paid freelance Navigators to help bring it to life!
Across the seafood sector, there is an incredible wealth of knowledge, expertise and experience. Yet finding career opportunities, accessing professional development or simply knowing who to speak to isn't always straightforward.
We believe that sharing what we know can help change that.
What are UKWIF Navigators?
Developed as part of our Community Ambassadors programme, UKWIF Navigators is a new pilot initiative designed to make industry knowledge, professional networks and career opportunities more accessible to women in seafood spaces.
We're bringing together six established industry professionals, each representing a different specialist area, to share their expertise, highlight opportunities and help our members make informed decisions about their career journeys.
Our Navigators will act as accessible points of contact, offering guidance, sharing insights and helping women find their way within an industry that offers a huge variety of career pathways.
Whether someone is taking their first steps into seafood, exploring new opportunities or looking to develop professionally, we want to help them discover what's possible.
Introducing The Radar
Alongside our Navigators, we're launching The Radar, a new monthly newsletter designed to bring career-related opportunities and industry intelligence together in one accessible resource.
Drawing on the expertise and connections of our six Navigators, The Radar will highlight job vacancies, training, professional development opportunities, relevant industry news and emerging opportunities across the seafood sector.
We also hope it will become a collaborative resource, welcoming contributions from our wider membership, industry partners and professional networks.
By sharing this information more widely, we hope to improve the visibility of opportunities that might otherwise go unnoticed.
We're recruiting six paid freelance Navigators!
To help deliver this initiative, we're looking for six enthusiastic, knowledgeable and well-connected individuals to represent the following areas:
Catching
Processing
Fishmongers
Fisheries Management
Data & Science
Support Services
We're particularly interested in hearing from established industry professionals who are passionate about their specialism, approachable and enthusiastic about supporting other women.
You don't need to have all the answers! We're looking for people who recognise the value of sharing knowledge, making introductions and helping others access the opportunities that exist within their sector.
What will the role involve?
As a UKWIF Navigator, you'll:
Share relevant career opportunities, vacancies, training and industry developments within your specialism.
Contribute a short monthly sector update to The Radar.
Offer guidance and encouragement to UKWIF members seeking career information or professional development opportunities.
Communicate with members via email, telephone or occasionally in person.
Champion UK Women in Fisheries and help strengthen women's visibility and participation within your sector.
Identify potential collaborations, activities and opportunities that could benefit our wider membership.
Our Navigators will use their existing professional knowledge and networks, with some light exploration of new opportunities, to help connect the dots for others.
Role details
Contract: Freelance
Commitment: Approximately 4 hours per month
Remuneration: £100 per month
Start date: No later than January 2027
Location: Flexible, alongside your existing professional commitments
These roles are intended to complement existing employment or business activities, offering an opportunity to contribute to the wider seafood community while being remunerated for your time and expertise.
Why are we piloting this initiative?
At UK Women in Fisheries, we recognise that some of the most valuable industry knowledge comes from the people already working within it.
By connecting that expertise with women seeking guidance and opportunities, we hope to strengthen professional networks, improve access to information and encourage greater participation and progression across the seafood sector.
As a pilot, we'll be monitoring engagement with our Navigators and The Radar, helping us understand how members use these resources, what they find most valuable and how the initiative might develop in the future.
Ultimately, we want to create a culture where sharing knowledge and opening doors becomes second nature.
Could you be one of our Navigators?
If you're passionate about your area of the seafood sector, enjoy connecting people and would like to play a part in supporting other women's career journeys, we'd love to hear from you.
Applications are made through a short online form. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an informal conversation, followed by a more structured interview with the UKWIF team.
For more information and to apply, please e-mail your CV with a brief introduction and chosen specialism to hello+nav@women-fisheries.com
And if someone in your professional network comes to mind, please share this opportunity with them. They could be exactly the person we're looking for!
Sharing what we know. Guiding where we go.
