Fishery Assistant (ID2022-5230)
Id Job: 316a314
Id Job: 316a314
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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.
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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