Location: Port Edgar Boat Station (South Queensferry, Edinburgh)
Contract: Full time, 11 week fixed term contract, starting on 22 June 2026
Salary: £23,635 gross pro rata
Closing Date: Friday 5 June 2026
Interview: Interviews to be held virtually on Thursday 11 June 2026
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The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a vibrant and growing charity delivering life changing nautical adventure for young people through the Sea Cadets to give them the best possible head start in life. We also provide personal and professional development opportunities for seafarers with the Marine Society. Working with our staff, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a vision and five-year strategy to take us forward and further improve the astounding contribution already made through our work to the lives of thousands of young people and seafarers, while fully supporting our volunteers who are vital to our success.
We are currently looking for an OTW Project Assistant who will support the delivery of the On The Water project at one of boat stations, specifically at Port Edgar (Edinburgh); whilst being engaged remotely to the other 2 sites at the Midlands Boat Station and Royal Docks Boat Station. The project provides young people from outside Sea Cadets, age 9-14, the opportunity to get on the water, learn new skills and build confidence through boating activity. This is a very varied and rewarding role that requires someone who is self-motivated, inspiring, organised, creative, tenacious, positive, IT competent and with a real interest in people with an attention to detail and real enthusiasm for the project.
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Benefits
If you are interested in this Project Assistant (OTW) vacancy, please apply now!
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo a criminal record check.
We are a vibrant and growing organisation, encompassing two charities under the one MSSC umbrella. On one side we deliver life changing nautical adventure for young people age 10 to 18, through Sea Cadets. Meanwhile the Marine Society, provides personal and professional education opportunities for seafarers worldwide.
Sea Cadets gives young people a new perspective, broadening their horizons and creating possibilities for them. Working across the UK with 14,000 young people, we help them to see the world with confidence, gained through the challenge of nautical adventure and based on the customs and traditions of the Royal Navy .
Our aim is to give young people the best possible head start in life and we are passionate about investing in all young people. We offer a unique mix of activities and experiences, delivered locally, regionally, nationally and offshore, which improves life chances at school, in work and for the community. Through this we create a sense of belonging and identity where young people flourish, gaining confidence, skills for life, values and qualifications, which help them seize a better future
Marine Society aims to inspire and support seafarers across the world to realise their full potential through a wide range of services that are geared towards their personal development, education and learning support needs. Our skilled staff are experienced in supporting and mentoring distance development and learning at sea. Through our work seafarers have the access to gain new skills and qualifications to help them progress in their careers.
MSSC employs approximately 200 employees across the UK with some based out of our Head Office in London and others at our five Training Centres, six Boat Stations and six Area Offices. We also have a fleet of five offshore vessels, which offer voyages at sea for cadets. For Sea Cadets, we also have a wonderfully dedicated group of 9,000 volunteers who run the 400 Sea Cadet Units across the UK.
