Job Purpose Summary
The post-holder will be a key member of NatureScot's licensing team in the Wildlife Management Activity Team undertaking a range of duties supporting the delivery of NatureScot’s licensing function. The main focus of the role is managing and delivering licensing casework responses, particularly for novel and contentious cases and cases involving new areas of licensing responsibility. Line management of staff, as well as coaching the wider team and inputting into compliance monitoring, policy and legislative development, and project management are essential. The ability to manage a high-profile and varied workload efficiently and effectively is required along with good interpersonal skills.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
* Manage and QA complex and contentious cases related to licensing casework.
* Staff/team line and matrix management – a key role in the licensing team providing a coordinated and consistent approach to service delivery, customer focus, and legislative compliance to ensure efficient delivery of our licensing function.
* Support NatureScot's compliance monitoring approach including undertaking site visits as necessary.
* Project management - Lead on improvement projects to systems and licensing approaches to ensure we provide an efficient, effective, and enabling licensing service.
* Policy and legislative development – support internal colleagues developing licensing approaches including Grouse shooting and Muirburn Bill.
* Input to and coordinate current and future reporting requirements and policy development.
* Communication - Provide advice to NatureScot’s media team, stakeholders, and others in relation to licensing queries.
Skills Required (Please refer to these in your Supporting Statement)
* Good understanding or experience of NatureScot’s licensing functions, with particular focus on policy and legislation.
* Understanding of wildlife management approaches and the need for wildlife management.
* Project Management.
* Staff/team management (includes line and matrix management).
* Good communication skills including the ability to deal with a wide range of stakeholders and to understand and appreciate their needs including in relation to novel and contentious cases.
* Good organisational and time management skills to effectively prioritise a high volume of reactive and proactive workload.
Prerequisites Required
* Proof of right to work in the UK.
* To undertake a Disclosure Scotland application.
* Although Gaelic language is not a prerequisite, it is a desirable skill in support of our commitment to our Gaelic Language Plan.
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