Tourism Officer

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 3 June 2024

Closing Date: Sunday 26 May 2024

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC7 £31,179.34 - £38,950.71.

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Fife House/Blended Working

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

Job Details

As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a ‘blended working’ arrangement with home-working opportunities and office-working as required. While much of the role can and will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.

This is an exciting opportunity to assist in the delivery of the Fife Tourism Strategy under the Welcome to Fife brand.

You will assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of policies and projects to develop and promote Fife as a visitor destination.

You will provide support to the Lead Officer for Tourism, maintaining effective partnerships with internal and external partners and assisting with the co-ordination of all tourism related activities across the Council.

You will be responsible for monitoring, reporting and evaluating performance in the tourism sector.

You will lead on projects related to tourism policy, including the tourism team's work around sustainability.

You will also be responsible for providing effective communication to the local tourism industry, and provide information, webinars and other opportunities to help businesses address issues in the industry.

The Person

You will be educated to SCQF level 8, which includes HND or SVQ level 4 or equivalent. You will have have experience in a tourism policy related environment and have knowledge of Fife's tourism industry and the specific needs of businesses. Experience in performance monitoring, tourism data analysis and preparing reports is essential, along with strong communication skills to inform and influence industry.

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For further information, please contact: Hilary Roberts at hilary.roberts@fife.gov.uk

We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.

We are holding a Fife Council jobs fair on 15 th May 10am - 2pm at Rothes Halls, Glenrothes. We will be on hand to talk about the vacancies we have on offer and what it's like to work with the council. There will also be a chance to get support from our job clubs and employability teams and can offer help with the online application process. Please pop along on the day to find out more.