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Reference number
346462
Salary
£26,755
Job grade
Administrative Officer
Contract type
Fixed term
Length of employment
24 months
Business area
Bladnoch
Type of role
Administration / Corporate Support
Working pattern
Full-time
Number of jobs available
1
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Location
Scotland
About the job
Job summary
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government, managing
and promoting Scotland’s national forests and land on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
Our Mechanical Engineering Services (MES) team provide safe and economic repair and
maintenance of all FLS vehicles, machinery and fleet equipment (VME). We cover the whole of
Scotland, operating three workshop areas – North, South and Mid-Scotland.
This vacancy is based at Bladnoch Bridge Workshop within the South Scotland area, you will
work as part of the Mechanical Engineering Team who provide equipment support to the South
Region’s assets ranging from the Isle of Arran to Selkirk.
and promoting Scotland’s national forests and land on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
Our Mechanical Engineering Services (MES) team provide safe and economic repair and
maintenance of all FLS vehicles, machinery and fleet equipment (VME). We cover the whole of
Scotland, operating three workshop areas – North, South and Mid-Scotland.
This vacancy is based at Bladnoch Bridge Workshop within the South Scotland area, you will
work as part of the Mechanical Engineering Team who provide equipment support to the South
Region’s assets ranging from the Isle of Arran to Selkirk.
Job description
You’ll bring your administrative expertise to the team, ensuring all financial activities and
administrative tasks are completed within agreed timescales. You’ll play an important role in
enabling the workshop to provide a professional and cost effective service - supporting FLS to
achieve its aims.
administrative tasks are completed within agreed timescales. You’ll play an important role in
enabling the workshop to provide a professional and cost effective service - supporting FLS to
achieve its aims.
Person specification
Experience
Essential:
Essential:
- Proven record of providing administrative support to a range of stakeholders
- Working effectively as part of a team
- Ability to work unsupervised, successfully managing own workload and priorities to
- Competent user of Microsoft Office packages to an intermediate level, in particular
- Working knowledge of updating, maintaining and interrogating databases
- Knowledge of financial software packages for invoicing
- Knowledge of Scottish Government procurement regulations and processes
Things you need to know
Selection process details
Please see our recruitment portal for further details.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
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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).
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).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name :
Alison Spence
Email :
alison.spence@forestryandland.gov.scot
Recruitment team
Email :
resourcing@forestryandland.gov.scot
