Licensing Specialist

Make a global impact with ASC. Join the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), a leading international non-profit driving responsible aquaculture worldwide. ASC is founded on, and committed to, transforming seafood farming by championing the making of real and meaningful change.

About the Role

ASC are seeking a generalist Licensing Manager to join our growing team and play a critical role in ensuring the integrity, reach and impact of the ASC label. The ASC label is a globally recognised trademark that assures consumers seafood has been sourced responsibly. Protecting and managing its trademark use is critical to maintaining stakeholder trust and credibility.

As Licensing Manager, you will:

• Act as ASC’s first point of contact for licence holders, internal teams and external agents/stakeholders
• Lead the delivery of ASC’s Feed licensing programme and support development of new licensing approaches as ASC continues to grow
• Strengthen licensing processes, including policy development, governance and data management
• Ensure compliant and consistent use of the ASC trademark globally

This is a highly collaborative role, working across teams including Brand, Marketing, Assurance, Standards, Finance, and Market Development, as well as with various external partners, agents and licensing stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Managing licensing agreements and reviewing trademark use
• Providing guidance on licensing policies, compliance, and processes
• Improving and developing licensing frameworks and documentation
• Working with external partners to ensure accurate reporting and data oversight
• Supporting monitoring of unauthorised trademark use
• Building strong relationships across a global, remote organisation

Is this the role for you? We’re looking for someone who:

• is experienced in licensing management, compliance and/or governance related roles
• enjoys getting ‘into the details’ adopting a ‘hands-on’ approach to legal, policy, data and process management
• is a confident communicator/influencer with exceptional client engagement focus (consumer/commercial mindset)
• can take financial information and link this to compliant credit control and income data
• can effectively prioritise and manage conflicting expectations well, with a positive, proactive outlook
• has a dynamic working style, able to evolve and support change in an international environment

Bonus if you have:

• Experience in certification, sustainability, and/or the food/seafood sector
• understands the role licensing (trademark and brand protection) plays in third-party sustainability labels
• Managed international/global licensed trademark labels linked to well-known brands
• Additional language skills in addition to fluent English

Pay range and compensation package

Salary: circa 40,500 - 45,500 based on credentials