About the job

Job summary

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills while working towards a professional qualification?

 

A vacancy has arisen within the Central Authority Team, which is part of the Courts and Tribunals unit.  This is an exciting opportunity to work in a friendly team, where you will be supported to complete your SVQ level 2.

 
The Central Authority deal with international civil law, including recovery of child maintenance, parental child abduction, the service of judicial documents and taking of evidence.  We engage with many countries around the world.  This is a varied and busy role, with no two days the same.

Job description

• Initial processing of applications received from other countries.

• Checking applications from Scotland and transmitting abroad.

• Dealing with enquiries on the telephone, by email, and in writing.

• Liaising with other Central Authorities, members of the public, court staff, solicitors and other Scottish Government Departments.

• Managing your own caseload and being responsible for ensuring it is kept up to date.

• Sorting and distributing the mail within the team, as well as filing and photocopying.

• Undertaking any administration duties that arise.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

 

1. Ability to work well as part of team, working flexibly across a number of different tasks.

2. Ability to communicate well, and build and maintain positive working relationships

3. Administration and organisational skills, with experience of prioritising and managing a varied workload to meet deadlines effectively.

4. Working knowledge of IT packages such as Outlook, Word and Excel.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £25,235, Scottish Government contributes £6,813 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Interview dates TBC. 

Apply using link provided. 

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. 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.