Fishery Assistant (ID2022-5230) Fraserburgh, Scotland
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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.
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- 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
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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.
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- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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