Secretariat/staff

The OSPAR Commission Secretariat facilitates the work of the Contracting Parties by supporting and organising an annual cycle of meetings together with intersessional work programmes.

The international staff comprises an Executive Secretary, four Deputy Secretaries and seven Assistants.

Executive Secretary

Dr Darius Campbell

Deputy Secretaries

Dr Jo Foden

Ms Charlotte Mogensen

Mr John Mouat

Assistants

Mr Olle Åkesson

Ms Eleanor Dening

Ms Corinne Michel

Ms Barbara Middleton

Mr Chris Moulton

Ms Lucy Ritchie

Project Managers

Jennifer Godwin

Manager of OSPAR's Intermediate Assessment 2017

Bernardas Padegimas

Manager of EcApRHA project

The OSPAR Commission also offers a limited number of volunteer placements for higher degree and research students undertaking relevant professional placements. No financial support is available for these posts but wherever possible volunteers are included as members of the Secretariat at relevant meetings, within internal discussions and as they undertake projects related to current work programmes.The tenure for OSPAR Secretaries (Executive and Deputies) is normally a period of six years. These positions are advertised internationally as vacancies arise. The OSPAR Commission applies co-ordinated international staff regulations.

The OSPAR Secretariat is based in the UK, at offices in central London.