Maritime Standards Lead

About us

Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Maritime Standards Team. We are looking for a Maritime Standards Lead to in guidance and support to crew and the wider RNLI on Maritime Standards ensuring that our lifeboats are safe to operate and operated safely.

Some of the benefits

• Salary -£49,492 - £58,226 or € 63,566 – €74,783 (dependent on experience)
• Flexible working
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
• Life assurance
• Health and dental cashplan

Your role

As a Maritime Standards Lead, you will be focused on the following areas:

• Leading Operational Standards and Support Visits
• Providing practical maritime and SAR SME support to the RNLI, to local management and crew.
• Providing coaching, mentoring and behavioural change in afloat and ashore activity.
• Providing objective and evidenced based feedback to drive improvement in policy, procedure and other safe systems of working

About you

You will be passionate, motivational and have a positive outlook when working with and leading people. You will want to be part of a work environment that offers a variety of different challenges, and you will be someone who can work both on their own and as part of a team to produce positive outcomes

To be considered as Maritime Standards Lead you will ideally need to meet the following requirements:

• Extensive, professional seagoing experience
• Small boat command experience
• Minimum of RYA or ISA YM Offshore Commercially endorsed
• NEEBOSH/IOSH or equivalent H&S qualification
• Experience in training and mentoring

Applicants should have a flexible approach, with the ability to work under their own initiative and manage their own workload, including being prepared to travel extensively, work some evenings and stay away from home when operational need requires it

So, if as a Maritime Standards Lead you could combine enthusiasm, strong organisational skills and the ability to manage, lead and inspire, and want to support our organisation’s aim to reduce drowning, this could be the role for you. Please apply via the button shown.

This post requires a valid driving licence.

As this is a sea-going appointment, you will need to satisfy the Institution's medical and eyesight standards.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).