The Sea Fishing Protection Authority is seeking to establish a panel of suitably qualified candidates to fill SFPO vacancies which may arise in the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority in its port office in Killybegs.
Role Summary
A Sea Fishery Protection Officer performs multi-faceted front-line roles related to Sea-Fisheries conservation and Seafood safety.
This work requires the regular conduct of direct inspections onboard fishing vessels, at processing establishments and seafood business premises and in other places of fisheries and marine activity.
The inspection activities may include the taking of samples of fish, shellfish and fishery products, collection of articles of evidence, taking of formal statements from individuals, cross-checking and verification of surveillance data or other data such as VMS data, sales note data, logbook data, etc., and the compilation and production of formal statements to be used in the taking of prosecution cases against individuals.
Key Responsibilities:
• Conducting direct inspections of fishing vessels, processing establishments, seafood business premises and other places of fisheries and marine activity to verify compliance and to detect non-compliance with Sea-Fisheries and Seafood safety legislation.
• Taking appropriate follow-up action following these inspection activities such as writing reports, inputting data into databases of inspection activity, compilation of written statements or attending court to act as a witness for the prosecution.
• Collecting, verifying and inputting fisheries statistics in a timely and accurate manner.
• Collecting samples of shellfish, fishery products and fish to sampling specification at shellfish production sites, fish processing establishments, auction halls and fishing vessels and ensuring the delivery of these samples in a suitable condition to conduct the analysis intended.
• Attending meetings or meeting with individuals to provide technical input on matters related to fisheries conservation, food safety and fisheries statistics or to advise groups or individuals on these matters or matters related to the policy of the Authority.
• In addition to the duties outlined above, a Sea Fisheries Protection Officer carries out any other relevant duties which may be assigned to him/her by the Authority Members, or other authorised officer, from time to time.
Essential Entry Requirements:
Candidates, on the closing date for this competition, must hold a minimum qualification of a National Diploma Level 7 in a discipline relevant to the work of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, for example qualifications providing competency in marine, fisheries, food or environmental sciences or qualifications related to data management/analytics including IT or Statistics or qualifications related to law, enforcement and associated disciplines.
In addition to the minimum qualification entry requirement candidates must also have:
• Excellent Planning and Organisation ability
• Experience working with systems/processes
• Excellent communication and administration skills
• Fluent spoken and written English is absolutely essential
• Strong IT capability
• Full, clean driving licence
Desirable Requirements:
• Previous experience in a regulatory environment
• Satisfactory knowledge of a second official and working language of the EU
• Excellent Planning and Organisation ability
• Experience working with systems/processes
• Excellent communication and administration skills
• Fluent spoken and written English is absolutely essential
• Strong IT capability
• Full, clean driving licence
How to Apply
All candidates should visit www.sfpajobs.com where there is a full list of available positions in the SFPA with the corresponding downloadable information booklet for each position. There will also be a link to the online application portal to where all applications must be submitted.
To apply, candidates must provide an up to date Application Form and submit their application form via the online application portal before the deadline of 5pm on September 17th.
For recruitment enquiries please contact www.sfpajobs.com
Tags: