1022-435 / 459 Licensing Officer - Casework (2 positions) - D grade - March 2024

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. Ability to manage a high profile and varied workload efficiently and effectively is required along with good interpersonal skills.,

• Manage and QA complex and contentious cases related to licencing casework


• Staff/ team line and matrix management - a key role in the licensing team providing a co-ordinated and consistent approach to service delivery, customer focus and legislative compliance to ensure efficient delivery of our licensing function


• Support NatureScots 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, Whether working at home or in an office, or travelling to meetings and site visits, as a NatureScot you will contribute to our Net Zero plan, for example through positive carbon travel choices. You will aim to minimise travel in accordance with NatureScot's low carbon operating procedures. However, you will, in some circumstances, be expected to work with colleagues and stakeholders from across Scotland, which will involve some travel and may involve overnight stays.
  
  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 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