Share your opportunity

The Opportunities Board is a platform for promoting ocean-related jobs, postdocs, PhDs, courses, workshops, conferences, webinars, funding, and other relevant opportunities.

We connect organisations of any size with a global audience exploring and working across ocean-related careers, including research, policy, conservation, industry, and beyond.

Ocean Opportunities in numbers: 2026 so far

18,000+ social media followers
4,500+ newsletter subscribers (~46% open rate)
Over 22,000 unique website visitors
Over 2,300 opportunities from 750+ organisations covering over 80 countries

Who uses the Opportunities Board

Ocean Opportunities is used by students, researchers, early-career professionals, and people already established in marine science, conservation, policy, NGOs, industry, technology, and other parts of the ocean sector.

Why share your opportunity with Ocean Opportunities

Targeted Audience: Reach a diverse and engaged audience of people working across ocean-related careers at various stages of their careers, including recent graduates, experienced researchers, and industry experts.
Global Reach: Ocean Opportunities attracts people from around the world, helping you share opportunities with people no matter where they are. We welcome listings in any language.
Diverse Opportunity Promotion: In addition to job roles and positions, the Opportunities Board promotes funding calls, conferences, webinars, courses, workshops, and other opportunities that support careers and professional development across the ocean sector.

Choose your level of visibility

The Freebee - free

Best for organisations with limited budgets or non-urgent opportunities.

Standard listing in the full Opportunities Board until the deadline, or up to three months if there is no deadline
May appear in the Tiny Opportunities Board on the web and in the mid-month newsletter (which is dedicated to the Opportunities Board update) if timing allows (not guaranteed)

Highlighted Listing — €60 | £60 | US$80 | A$110 | C$100 | NZ$110*

Best for: opportunities that benefit from extra context and visibility

Highlighted listing in both the full Opportunities and Tiny Opportunities Board until the deadline, or up to three months if there is no deadline
Can include a short descriptive paragraph (~50 words) to give extra context
Highlighted listing in the next two months’ worth of newsletters, unless the deadline has passed

Featured Listing — €100 | £100 | US$125 | A$170 | C$160 | NZ$170*

Best for high-priority opportunities where broad, immediate exposure is important

Immediate email to newsletter subscribers featuring your full listing details
Top placement on both the full Opportunities and Tiny Opportunities Board until the deadline, or up to three months if there is no deadline
Full listing in the next newsletter, followed by a Highlighted Listing in subsequent newsletters until the deadline, or up to three months, where no deadline is specified
One promotional social media post per week for up to four weeks (currently LinkedIn and Bluesky)
Can include one visual (e.g., a logo, banner image)

Opportunities pack — €270 | £270 | US$340 | A$460 | C$430 | NZ$460*

Best for organisations with multiple opportunities to share

x3 Featured listings to be placed in the next 12 months

Association/NGO pack — €300 | £300 | US$380 | A$510 | C$470 | NZ$510*

Best for NGOs, non-profits, charities, professional societies, or associations seeking ongoing visibility alongside promoting opportunities.

x3 Featured listings (valid 12 months)
Featured listing in the non-profit or professional societies & associations directory. Includes:
- Placement in the directory section on the website homepage
- Placement in the featured organisation section on the directory homepage
- One promotional post on Ocean Opportunities' social media channels
- Newsletter feature
- Can include images and videos on your profile page

*Pricing for other currencies is available on request. Tax may apply.

How we promote your opportunity

Ocean Opportunities shares opportunities through a combination of our Opportunities Boards, newsletter, and social media channels, helping you reach people actively looking for opportunities across the ocean sector.

Depending on the listing option you choose, your opportunity may be promoted through:

The Full Opportunities Board: our subscriber-only Board, featuring hundreds of jobs, PhDs, postdocs, internships, funding calls, events, training opportunities, and more.
The Tiny Opportunities Board: a free selection of opportunities available on the Ocean Opportunities website.
The Ocean Opportunities newsletter: sent directly to more than 4,000 subscribers via email and LinkedIn.
Social media: Ocean Opportunities reaches more than 18,000 followers across its social channels.

Paid Highlighted and Featured listings receive additional visibility across these channels, with the level of promotion depending on the package selected.

Examples of paid listings

Example of a Featured listing in the end-of-month Newsletter (LinkedIn version)

Next update schedule for the Boards

The Full Opportunities: September 11, then September 25
Tiny Opportunities: September 11