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Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 02 December 2024
Closing Date: Sunday 24 November 2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC3 £23,783.40 - £24,890.91 per annum
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week (Monday – Friday - 08.48 am – 5.00 pm)
Location: County Buildings, Cupar
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement
Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:
Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a team.
(Consider the following: how you have built positive relationships built on trust and respect as a team member; how have you communicated with others; how have you used your initiative and organisational skills to meet targets and achieve goals.)
Ways in which you have demonstrated a high level of confidentiality.
(Consider the following: how have you shared information in compliance with current legislation; what steps did you take to ensure procedures were followed, guaranteeing attention to detail).
Ways in which you have demonstrated good communication and effective interpersonal skills.
(Consider the following: how have you used your knowledge and skills to provide professional documents, information, data and reports; how have you worked towards achieving improvements; how have you demonstrated excellent customer service; how have you managed your time effectively to be able to meet deadlines.)
Ways in which you have used your knowledge, problem solving skills and understanding of office process and systems.
(Consider the following: how have you used your knowledge of IT systems to provide a quality service; what systems and processes have you used to produce information; how have you used your initiative to support process improvements.)
More detailed information is available on our career site: www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement’
Job Details
Providing comprehensive business support service at County Buildings, Cupar.
The role involves maintaining computer systems and processes to support service delivery, data/word processing, preparing, and distributing documentation, financial transactions, printing, scanning, copying, mail handling, scheduling, and coordinating meetings and appointments, minute and note taking.
The Person
National 4 with core skills modules, SVQ1, 3 Standard or ‘O’ Grades or equivalent
You must have experience working in an office environment with working knowledge of office services and procedures. You must be a confident user of IT applications, showing ability to use packages effectively.
Key skills required for this role include, numeracy, attention to detail, time management, minute taking, problem solving skills, time management skills, organisational skills, communication skills, Team working skills and have a confidential approach to work.
You must have the ability to travel within Fife to attend face to face meetings.
Further Information

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We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.
For further information please contact Emma Low - Emma.Low@fife.gov.uk