Administrative Officer Aberdeen

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

- 382961

**Salary**:

- £25,235 - £28,131
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer
- B

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support

**Working pattern**:

- Full-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 2

Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- There are currently vacancies available in COPFS offices in Aberdeen and Peterhead.

Successful applicants will be based in one of the above offices. Most roles will require full time office attendance 5 days a week.

Please note that home working opportunities may be available under our Agile and Flexible Working Policies on agreement with your Line Manager, however for some roles full time office attendance may be required.

About the job

**Job summary**:
This is an exciting entry level opportunity for someone looking to be in an interesting administrative, customer service-based role.

You may be starting out in your career or already have an administrative background and looking for a change, but you should have an interest in the Criminal Justice Sector.

You will be expected to work as part of a team to provide a first-class service to your colleagues and service users such as, victims & witnesses and defence agents.

This is a great opportunity to step into the Civil Service and contribute to the delivery of our Scottish Criminal Justice System.

**Job description**:
The main duties of this role will cover a range of administrative support and will generally include the administration of cases including:

- Dealing with general enquiries relating to cases
- Uploading and maintaining case information on internal IT systems
- Assisting Legal staff in the administration and preparation of cases for court
- Ensuring all witnesses are notified of their requirement to attend court
- Ensuring the courts and defence agents have all relevant material prior to court hearings

**Please note this is not an exhaustive list and other duties will be required of the post holder.**

**Person specification**:

- The minimum entry qualifications are 5 National 5’s at grades A-C (including English) or equivalent; or demonstrable experience of general office work.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong word processing skills
- Strong organisational skills

**Desirable Criteria**
- An understanding of the work of COPFS

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £25,235, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service contributes £7,310 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- 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).
- Generous Civil Service Pension employer contribution, on average over 28.97% of your pay
- 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.

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

**Security**:

- 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)
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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).

**Diversity and Inclusion**:

- The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
- This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

**Contact point for applicants**:
Job contact:

- Name:
- HR Re