Fisheries Observer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 326811**Salary**:

- £25,915 - £27,116- Pay award pending- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- CEFAS - Science**Type of role**:

- Science**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- The vacancy is based at Cefas' main location in Scarborough.About the job

**Job summary**:
The UK government and Cefas are committed to securing a sustainable future for rivers, seas and oceans. Many of the objectives of the Fisheries Act 2020 are dependent on collection of data during fishing activities. To meet increasing demand for fisheries data to underpin management, new technologies are being employed alongside existing programmes. This role will employ two data collection methods to contribute to these objectives.
- and late-career changers with transferable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, gender, age, ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.

**Job description**:
**The main duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to**:

- Carrying out detailed biological sampling of fish landings in port.
- Autonomously conducting detailed analysis of REM data acquired from UK fishing vessels.
- Generating high quality fisheries data, both from landed samples and from REM information (e.g. catch estimates from video footage).
- Establishing and maintaining good relations and communication with fishing industry.
- Adhering to and promoting safety measures in the field and office.
- Recording and storing data appropriately, according to protocols.
- Managing timely delivery of data, to data managers.
- Assisting in the delivery of fieldwork, including to the other programme as required.

**Person specification**:
The following are essential criteria required for this role and you must be able to demonstrate your skills and experience in the following areas:

- Self-motivated, reliable and autonomous, with a keenness to meet delivery goals;
- Good interpersonal communication skills both verbal and written;
- Ability to conduct physical and precise scientific fieldwork with good attention to detail;
- Willingness to work unsociable hours, sometimes in difficult environmental conditions;
- Ability to systematically and accurately collect, process and record data;
- Excellent IT skills, including but not limited to, all Microsoft Office programmes;
- Ability to follow protocols to consistently record and generate accurate data; and
- Full Driving Licence valid for driving in the UK (you will need to drive the equipment needed for this position to various locations on the coast to complete the work required, these can be remote locations and at unsociable hours).

**Licences**:

- Full Driving Licence valid for driving in the UK (you will need to drive the equipment needed for this position to various locations on the coast to complete the work required, these can be remote locations and at unsociable hours).**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £25,915, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science contributes £6,997 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Generous annual leave entitlement - Cefas offers 25 days' annual leave on entry (rising to 30 days over first 5yrs) for full-time new entrants to the Civil Service. Employees receive 8 public holidays a year, plus an additional day to mark the late Queen's birthday
- Access to learning and development tailored to your role
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- Staff recognition vouchers
- In-year award scheme

**Blended Working**

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.**Application Process**
- For guidance on Civil Service Success Profiles, this video tells you what you’ll need to provide throughout the assessment process with supporting guidance on each step. Link - Success Profiles
- For guidance on how to construct your CV, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers. Link - CV
- For guidance on how to construct your personal statement, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers. Link - Statement
- For guidance on how to construct your lead behaviour statement, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers. Link - Behaviours

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