Teams at Mercy Ships

Leads global recruitment for critical maritime volunteer positions, managing recruiters and sourcing leads, developing proactive talent pipelines, analyzing recruitment metrics, and coordinating with international stakeholders. The role oversees candidate engagement, recruiter performance, workforce planning, dashboards, and seamless volunteer transitions through selection and onboarding. It requires cross-cultural collaboration, passive-candidate sourcing, data literacy, and leadership across global teams in a mission-driven nonprofit environment.

Leads Mercy Ships’ fleet-wide technical services team, prioritizing specialist support across vessel maintenance, dry dockings, repairs, modifications, and asset lifecycle planning. Reviews technical solutions for safety, regulatory compliance, maintainability, and operational suitability; monitors maritime regulations and classification requirements; manages major equipment replacement cases; and develops technical personnel. The role requires extensive maritime engineering leadership, international travel, and collaboration with shipyards, vendors, vessel teams, classification societies, and flag states.