Fishery Assistant

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.

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

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.

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