Training Strategy Technical Lead
| Posting date: | 09 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £60,357 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Advertised salary is inclusive of a base salary of £54,857 and up to £5,500 of additional allowances which includes: Location and Deployment Flexibility Allowance - £1,250, Operating in Hazardous Environments - £1,250 and Out of Hours - £3,000. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | Hull |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 408526/6 |
Summary
Are you a confident communicator able to represent the MCA at industry and regulatory fora in a technical capacity?
Could you develop and implement strategies to establish the UK as a global leader in Seafarer Education and Training, with a focus on modernisation and alternative fuels?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.
Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas.
Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at MCA.
The role of Training Strategy Technical Lead will oversee the skills and qualifications of all seafarers working on UK vessels, including merchant vessels, fishing fleets, inland waterways, large yachts, tugs, and workboats. The MCA is also taking a leading role in enabling training for future technology, alternative fuels and autonomous vessels, both domestically and internationally.
This is a fantastic opportunity to support the delivery of the MCA's Strategic Objectives through the effective leadership and management to ensure that: seafarers choosing the UK Certificate of Competency have access to high quality, effective and relevant training and assessments, wherever they choose to study, ensuring all national and international standards and obligations are met.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
- Lead on developing and implementing the Maritime Skills Commission (MSC) Recommendations to Modernise Seafarer Education and Training.
- Lead on developing the UK’s Strategy to modernise the requirements of the STCW Convention and Code through proposing IMO papers and taking a key role in the comprehensive review of the Convention and Code. Use an evidence-based approach to formulate the UK’s strategy by considering the needs of the UK seafarer and the shipping industry.
- Support the Chief Examiner by attending branch management meetings and various stakeholder meetings, as requested.
For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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