Fishery Assistant

Overview:

Marine Scotland was created in April 2009 when the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) and Fisheries Research Services, were merged with the Marine Directorate, within the Scottish Government. The SFPA became Marine Scotland Compliance and the FRS became Marine Scotland Science.

Marine Scotland Compliance is responsible for deterring and detecting illegal activities through effective compliance and enforcement arrangements. We employ Marine staff that are responsible for the crewing of Marine Scotland Compliance's three Marine Protection vessels and Coastal Inspection staff, who make up the Sea Fisheries Inspectorate. The Coastal staff are located at 18 Fishery Offices around the coast of Scotland and at the Registration of Buyers and Sellers (RBS) Unit, which is based in Aberdeen.

The Compliance Headquarters is based in Victoria Quay, Edinburgh where the UK Fisheries Monitoring Centre is based
The Fishery Assistant is often the first point of contact for other government departments, stakeholders and members of the general public. As such, you will have knowledge of Marine Scotland’s Aims and Objectives and be able to put the caller in touch with the correct person. Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Dealing with internal and external enquiries
• Updating and maintaining paper and electronic files
• Data input and analysis of Compass and VMS
• Collating materials
• Organising and issuing letters and papers to Industry
• General administrative duties
• Organise and attend a variety of meetings, taking minutes and circulating as appropriate.
• Managing mailbox

Competencies:

Team Work

Customer Service

Information Management

Communication and Engagement Essential Criteria & Qualifications:

Essential Criteria:

1. Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships, with both internal and external stakeholders.

2. Good written and oral communication skills, and strong IT skills.

3. Good organisation and prioritising skills to manage your workload.

4. Ability to work on own initiative.

Location: Fishery Office, Fraserburgh, AB43 9BR

Interview and Assessment: Dates to be confirmed

Minimum time in post:

You will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of three years unless successful at gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade.

In the event that further posts are required, a reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for up to 12 months.

HOW TO APPLY & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

How to apply: To apply for this post, you will need to provide the information requested below via the online application process.
You must fully complete and submit an online application via the website before the closing date using evidence based examples to demonstrate your knowledge/skills (300 words). Remember, your answers should be clear, concise and reflect what actions you undertook. You may want to use the STAR(R) approach to respond to each criterion.

Additional information:

For further information, please download and review the “Person Specification” which you will find below.
Person_Specification_Band_A_Updated_9.9.22_PDF
The post is a full-time role, but staff with different working patterns are invited to apply, and we will assess proposed working patterns against the business requirements for this post.
For information regarding this post please contact stuart.mccubbin@gov.scot

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