Senior Incidents Officer

Scottish Government • Aberdeen, WA

3d • £39,767 - £45,472

About The Position

Food Standards Scotland’s (FSS) Scottish Food Crime & Incident Unit (SFCIU) is responsible for the management of all feed and food incidents across Scotland. Lead Incidents Officers report to the Incidents Manager and lead the day to day coordination of incidents. The role will be required to work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure an effective response to incidents where there are concerns about actual or suspected threats to the safety or quality of food and/or feed that require intervention to protect consumers’ interests. You would communicate with a wide range of stakeholders both domestically and internationally and manage food and feed incidents efficiently and effectively.

Requirements

• Existing and ongoing right to work in the UK. Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the effective response and handling of food and feed incidents impacting Scotland, managing these in accordance with FSS and UK established procedures.
• Using your own initiative to deal with incidents, providing advice and guidance to key stakeholders to enable risk mitigation.
• Provide timely response to requests for information on incident investigations and ensure the accurate collation of statistical data for the unit.
• Work in collaboration with colleagues across the FSS and wider government and enforcement community.
• Actively engage with and contribute to any reviews of incidents and investigations to ensure continuous improvement.
• Proactively raise any concerns over progress of incidents and/or investigations with incident manager in a timely manner.
• Work under pressure using available information make to evidence-based decisions and identify opportunities for continuous improvement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed