Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Hermiston, Scotland, EH12 9FJ About the job Job summary Are you excited by the opportunity to contribute to growing and protecting Scotlands rural economy and environment? The Scottish Government Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate are looking for a Potato Crop Certification Officer to join their Growing Crop team. SASAs Potato plots are world-renowned and are primarily used to train approximately 100 Plant Health inspectors in pathological and physiological disorders of potato prior to commencing official inspections As a Certification Officer your primary role will be to assist the Certification Manager in the provision of Potato Inspectors training plots and a variety of other field work. This will include, after a period of training, trueness to type assessments on material submitted by Industry and from SASAs Microplant Unit. In addition, there will be potato store management and other store related duties including the ordering of consumables to ensure the smooth day to day running of the branch. Job description Support the Certification Manager and the wider team in maintaining the potato collection at SASAs Gogarbank Farm. Select material for planting: assist with harvesting and the assessment of plants during the growing season in both the glasshouse and field. Responsible for general housekeeping of the stores and ordering of consumables used for the storage of plant material and provision of the plots. Assist with training courses run by the team at SASA. Person specification Success Profile Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on. Experience: Experience of working outdoors preferably in an agricultural or horticultural setting. Behaviours: Changing and Improving Level 1 Working Together Level 1 You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours, Here Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of £29,013, Scottish Government contributes £8,405 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours. Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement of no more than 750 words which provides evidence of how you meet the experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above. If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and Job Simulation. Assessments are scheduled for w/c 20 January 2025 however this may be subject to change. 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 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). 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. 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). Apply and further information 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 : Jeremy Ede Email : jeremy.edesasa.gov.scot Recruitment team Email : scottishgovernmentrecruitmentgov.scot Further information https://fa-evxn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/14/?utm_mediumjobboard&utm_sourceCivilServiceJobs Apply at advertiser's site Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail