Employment Opportunities

NPFC Vacancies

Internship 

Application for the NPFC Internship is open all year-round. We are seeking candidates for the internship period starting from mid to late 2025... READ MORE...

Secondment

As with Internships, Secondments are welcomed for mid-level or senior officials who can assist the Commission and Secretariat in its work and are usually between one to 12 months in duration. As with the Internship program, we are now seeking candidates for the secondment period starting from mid to late 2025... READ MORE...

Vacancies, opportunities and scholarships at other organisations

New Position Science Coordinator – NAFO Secretariat

The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Secretariat is hiring for the new position of Science Coordinator, replacing the previous position of the Scientific Council Coordinator. This new position includes a stronger emphasis on opportunities for scientific work in the NAFO Scientific Council (such as stock assessment work), in addition to holding a lead role in supporting the work of the Scientific Council. 

NAFO is an international, intergovernmental, regional fisheries management organization that ensures the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources in the Northwest Atlantic. The Scientific Council brings together scientists from NAFO’s Contracting Parties to produce scientific advice on the sustainable management of fisheries and the NAFO Secretariat provides administrative and support services to the Organization to facilitate the exercise of its functions. 

The Science Coordinator position is a permanent, full-time appointment, at the NAFO Secretariat located in Halifax, Canada, with flexible daily work scheduling and hybrid work arrangements available. The position is recruited internationally from NAFO’s Contracting Parties and requires advanced academic qualifications. Applicants must be citizens of Contracting Parties of the Organization. This position requires national and international travel. As a part of the NAFO Secretariat, the Science Coordinator participates in, and assists with, the scientific work of the Council, as well as the supporting and organizing of the work of the Council as the science team lead at the Secretariat. READ MORE...