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Shore-based jobs from Spinnaker

Spinnaker help candidates navigate the competitive landscape of maritime employment by specialising in connecting talent with opportunities in the shore-based shipping industry.

 For those seeking maritime jobs and careers, a deeper understanding of the sector can be gained by using our extensive resources below. A deep dive into our specialisms can be found, alongside current vacancies, typical job descriptions, sought after skills and experience and success stories from those in shore-based maritime employment.  Plus, of course, the best consultant to connect with at Spinnaker regarding taking the next step in your career.

 Spinnaker collaborate with clients in the industry offering a variety of positions across different sectors, including Commercial Operations, Technical & Engineering, Finance & Accounting, Legal & Insurance Claims as well as C-Suite positions.

 Whether you’re looking for your first role in the industry or aiming to take the next step in your maritime career, Spinnaker is committed to supporting you. With a comprehensive network built over the last 25 years, finding your ideal job in maritime will never be more of a streamlined and successful experience.

 

Our specialisms: 

Chartering, Freight Trading & Shipbroking

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Commercial Operations & Post Fixtures

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Energy, Renewables & Environmental

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Executive Leadership Team

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Finance & Accounting

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Human Resources

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Insurance Broking & Underwriting

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IT & Technology

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Legal & Insurance Claims

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Marine, Safety & Quality

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Marketing, Communications & PR

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Research & Analysis

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Risk & Compliance

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Sales & Business Development

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Secretarial, Admin & Support

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Technical & Engineering

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Trainee, Graduate, Apprentice & Internships

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Our clients include

Shipowners, shipmanagers, brokers, energy and oil companies, operators, bunker traders, charterers, law firms, insurers, P&I clubs, consultants, commodity groups, ports and terminal operators, ship registries, maritime security companies, marine software providers and equipment manufacturers, technical service providers, professional bodies, ship agencies and classification societies.

Jobseeker Services

Personality Profiling at Spinnaker

Understand behavioural traits, organisation fit and potential

Seafarer wage cost reports

We provide wage cost data for over 250,000 seafarers globally

The Spinnaker Maritime People & Culture Conference

The largest gathering of maritime HR professionals.

CV advice

Your CV is your personal advertisement. Together with a covering letter, it gives you an opportunity to sell yourself and impress a potential employer.

Always remember that the employer may have another 50 CVs in the in-tray. Lots of CVs don’t even get read because they are too long, too boring and badly laid out. You need to make your CV stand out from that pile. Make it easy to read!

The 6 golden rules for your CV

  1. Start with a summary
  2. Try and keep it short, but remember to include all relevant professional experience
  3. Keep it logical and include clear headings for the following sections:
    • Employment history
    • Education history/qualifications
    • Languages – state whether basic, proficient or fluent
    • Computer literacy
    • Professional memberships and offices held
    • References
  4. Always check for spelling mistakes or grammatical errors
  5. Always include a short factual summary at the very beginning. This grabs the reader’s attention within the first 10 seconds of reading your CV. Don’t use clichés such as ‘I work well on my own and as part of a team’
  6. Lay out your CV neatly. Don’t use formatted boxes or tables – many employers have HR software that stores CV in plain text format. If you use tables, the text is often stored in the wrong order.