Fisheries Management Scotland
Vacancies within Fisheries Management Scotland will be posted below when available.
Scottish Fisheries Coordination Centre Manager with Fisheries Management Scotland
The Scottish Fisheries Coordination Centre (SFCC) was established in 1997 and is focussed on evidence-based fisheries management. Our membership comprises Rivers and Fisheries Trusts, District Salmon Fishery Boards, Scottish Government, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and NatureScot. In 2017 SFCC became a part of Fisheries Management Scotland, while maintaining a distinct membership and funding stream.
Post: SFCC Manager. The SFCC Manager will promote and support SFCC members in the evidence-based conservation of Scotland’s native fish, fisheries and river catchments. The successful candidate will help facilitate standardised data collection through the provision of protocols and databases, support cross-Scotland scientific projects and provide data to inform national policy decisions and local management decisions. The SFCC Manager will also coordinate and help deliver an annual training programme, provision of mapping data and development of field data collection tools.
This is a full time, permanent post.
The post will attract a salary of £35-42k pa depending on experience.
Location: The post will be hosted at the Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory near Pitlochry, or the Fisheries Management Scotland office in central Edinburgh, but remote/hybrid working will also be supported. Access to a motor vehicle and a full driving licence will be essential.
Us: SFCC is an integral part of Fisheries Management Scotland - the representative body for District Salmon Fishery Boards, the River Tweed Commission and the Rivers and Fisheries Trusts across Scotland. We work to promote and ensure the best, evidence-based fisheries management for the protection and preservation of Scotland’s wild salmon and freshwater fish, along with developing their fisheries and protecting their wider environment. Further information at www.fms.scot.
You: You will have a Batchelors degree in a relevant scientific subject or equivalent relevant experience. You will be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, networking and team working skills and have experience of working successfully with a wide range of stakeholders. An ability to work independently and manage your workload effectively is essential. You will have strong planning and organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise competing demands and demonstrate a track record of successful delivery. You will have excellent written and oral presentation skills. You will be able to demonstrate well-developed skills in the use of GIS mapping tools. Experience with R or Python, the use of databases, and experience of undertaking relevant ecological surveys would be an advantage, along with a good understanding of the fisheries management sector in Scotland.
Apply: To apply, please send your Curriculum vitae along with a covering letter stating why you wish to apply for the post and the qualities that you would bring to the role. These should be e-mailed to general@fms.scot.
Deadline: The deadline for applications to be received by Fisheries Management Scotland is 5pm on Wednesday 1st October 2025.
Interviews will be held using Microsoft Teams.
Please note we expect to hold interviews during the week commencing 6th October.
More details can be found in the Job Description.
District Salmon Fishery Boards/ Rivers and Fisheries Trusts
Vacancies within our member network and where relevant more widely are posted below when they become available.
Ythan District Salmon Fishery Board - Clerk to the Board
The Ythan District Salmon Fishery Board a statutory body responsible for the protection and enhancement of Atlantic salmon and sea trout fisheries in the Ythan District, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
They are currently seeking a new Clerk to the Ythan District Salmon Fishery Board.
The core duties are to organise and attend Board meetings, take the minutes and, crucially, to provide good governance in ensuring the Board adheres to the 2003 and 2013 Acts, as well as any other relevant legislation regarding the Board’s operation and legal compliance.
The Clerk is responsible for issuing the fishery assessments to proprietors and chasing up any arrears. It is important to recognise that if any legal action is taken against the Board, it is usually taken against the Clerk, in the same way that it would be against a Company Secretary.
The Clerk of the Ythan District Fishery Board is the representative of the Board and as such must be prepared to attend meetings of many different bodies to represent the interests of The Board.
Please contact Mark Andrew on 07799 334973 or email markhtandrew@gmail.com if you are interested in applying for the role.
For more information about the Board including it's role and responsibilities, establishment and legislation, official powers and duties, current board members, funding and meetings please see our Ythan District Salmon Fishery Board page on the site.
Galloway Fisheries Trust - FIRNS Internship
A paid internship is available from October 2025 for 6 months to work with Galloway Fisheries Trust on our ‘River Annan Restoration Project’.
The intern will help to deliver a varied range of tasks and responsibilities surrounding the role of Nature Finance in habitat restoration, while providing opportunities to learn and develop their professional skills.
Key responsibilities:
- Assist in developing restoration sites for the ‘River Annan Restoration’ project (including site identification, liaising with landowners / key stakeholders, site walkovers, habitat surveys, planning and mapping restoration works).
- Assist with planning and delivery of community events.
- Explore and produce report on youth engagement, researching how the project can work to become more visible, relevant and of interest to young people.
- Assist in the overall dissemination of GFT work to a wider audience particularly using social media.
The candidate should be fit, motivated and hardworking. There will be a requirement to undertake some lone working. A full valid driving license is required. The position will be based at Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway however a lot of the work will take place in the Annan catchment.
This full time, fixed term intern post is a wonderful opportunity for someone with a suitable ecological / conservation qualification to develop their skills and work experience. They will gain valuable experience in natural capital enhancement work and how to develop and deliver nature restoration projects. The project has a training budget to cover GIS, First Aid and Habitat surveying methods including Phase 1 and MoRPh).
Salary will be £441 a week. Closing date for applications is noon 27th August 2025.
Face to face interviews plan to be held on the 9th September 2025 in Newton Stewart.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter addressed to Heather Ridgway at heather@gallowayfisheriestrust.org
The River Annan Restoration Project is delivered by GFT (working closely with the Annan DSFB) supported by NatureScot, through the Facility for Investment Ready Nature in Scotland (FIRNS) and the National Lottery.