International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) is the world’s oldest intergovernmental scientific organization. ICES mission is to advance and share scientific understanding of marine ecosystems and the services they provide and to use this knowledge to generate state-of-the-art advice for meeting conservation, management, and sustainability goals. ICES is a global leader in marine science and is comprised of a network of 6000 scientists from over 700 marine institutes in 20 member countries.

ICES is now looking for a new General Secretary (GS) to lead the organisation through a period of strategic change. The GS is the Council’s Chief Executive Officer. The GS is responsible for implementing the ICES Strategic Plan through direction of the Secretariat and high-level engagement within and beyond the community of Member Countries.  The GS reports to the Bureau (Executive Council) and collaborates directly with the Science and Advisory Committee Chairs to support implementation of the Science and Advisory Plans.

ICES is seeking a visionary leader who can represent the organisation within and beyond its community of member countries. The successful candidate will have demonstrable managerial experience, possess outstanding executive and leadership skills and will bring experience of motivating, supporting and developing a workforce. They will also be an adept strategist, have a track record of engagement at a high-level with organisational leadership and be a resilient, communicative and committed individual. The successful candidate should understand the provision of impartial evidence to support policymaking and implementation.  Formal scientific education may not be essential but will be a consideration in the selection process.

Panorama are acting as employment agency advisors to ICES on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference QASAIA. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Monday 3 January 2022.