Fiscal Officer

**Ref**:
FOEL0723

**Published**:
30 Jun 2023

**Closes**:
16 Jul 2023, 11:55pm
- Location- Edinburgh- Salary band- £22,182 - £24,888 (Band B)- Contract type- Permanent- Position type- Full Time**Fiscal Officer**:
**About the Role**:
Are you looking for an entry level administration role which offers an opportunity to build your career while making a real difference helping to ensure justice in Scotland? If so this may be a great opportunity for you. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service are currently recruiting for entry level administration positions within their Tayside Central and Fifie Sheriffdom. You may be looking to start your career or already have administration experience and looking for a change, but you should have an interest in the Criminal Justice Sector.

The role of a Fiscal Officer post will allow you to take on an important role within Scotland’s sole prosecution service; providing administrative support to colleagues in all aspects of the preparation of case papers, reports, and any other associated administration work within COPFS.

You will have the opportunity to gain experience in the Criminal Justice Sector while providing a first-class service to your colleagues and service users such as victims & witnesses and defence agents, COPFS are supportive of continuous learning and offer people the opportunity to learn and develop in role.

You must be passionate about serving the public interest at all times; able to work effectively within a team; have literacy and fluency in English; strong word processing skills, strong organisational skills and it would be desirable to have an understanding of the work of COPFS.

**Additional Information**:
**Benefits**:
We offer an excellent range of benefits which include:

- 25 days paid holiday + 11.5 public and privilege holidays (rising to 30 days paid holiday after 4 years).
- Flexible working hours and family friendly approach to work.
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loans.
- Employee Wellbeing Support with Mental Health First Aiders and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

**Additional Information**

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Selection will be competency based.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has ongoing measures and guidance in its response to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and would like to advise applicants that a decision has been taken that all interviews and any other discussions in the process must be conducted in a virtual/remote setting.

In order to facilitate this way of working, COPFS asks all applicants to ensure that they have a suitable space to participate in the virtual interview and discussions as well as access to a personal device of choice by which you can undertake the interview/assessment if selected. Please ensure that your personal Wi-Fi/Broadband capacity will be sufficient to carry both audio and video.

Please note that COPFS has exemptions from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974).

COPFS must also adhere to strict Civil Service and Cabinet Office Baseline Personnel Security Standards regarding nationality, identity and history verification rules.