The Scottish Government
Grazings Officer
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Join our Grazing Team in the Crofting Commission and use your communication and analytical skills to make a meaningful impact supporting rural communities.
As a Grazings Officer, you will join the Crofting Commission’s Grazings team, working within an organisation dedicated to supporting Scotland’s crofting communities. The team’s mission is to oversee and support the effective management of over 1,000 common grazings, promoting sustainable grazing practices alongside environmental and climate objectives.
You will provide advice and guidance to grazings committees and shareholders, manage enquiries, process applications, support training delivery and occasionally visit grazings to engage directly with stakeholders. The core objective of the role is to ensure grazings are effectively managed, supporting compliance while fostering strong, collaborative relationships across the crofting community.
Responsibilities
- Respond to grazings related enquiries.
- Support grazings committees and shareholders in a range of situations which will involve providing advice based on legislative requirements and good practice.
- Processing grazings related regulatory applications.
- Perform shareholder investigations to establish correct share positions.
- Assist in creating new regulations for common grazings.
- Liaise with the regulatory team on cases where grazings expertise is required.
Qualifications
- Valid driving licence which enables you to drive in the UK - Please confirm in your application that you hold this qualification.
Success Profile
Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.
Experience
- You should have experience in communicating with a range of customers and/or stakeholders, both with written and verbal communication. This should include dealing with difficult customers or situations.
- You should have experience in analysis of information to make informed decisions. This should include presenting your findings in writing and verbally.
Behaviours
- Making effective decisions – Level 2
- Working together – Level 2
- Developing self and others – Level 2
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How To Apply
Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1000 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.
Join our Recruitment Information Session on 21 July @ 18:00 - 19:00 to learn more about the role and what it takes to submit a strong application.
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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. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK.
If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and job simulation.
Assessments are scheduled for w/c 17 August 2026 however this may be subject to change.
In the event of a high volume of applications, candidates will have their applications initially assessed against the first Experience criteria above. Candidates who pass this initial sift will have their applications fully assessed against the listed criteria.
Recruitment Principles
As a government organisation, we adhere to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and we investigate any complaints received in relation to recruitment cases.
About Us
The Crofting Commission is a Non-Departmental Public Body of approximately 70 staff. The organisation is responsible for the regulation of crofting and maintains a register of crofts. Crofting is a traditional system of smallholdings unique to certain areas of Scotland, particularly the Highlands and Islands. Crofting brings a range of benefits such as sustaining rural communities, supporting biodiversity, and low intensity, small scale food production. Crofting is supported by considerable legislation that gives rights to crofters and protects crofting land for the future, in which the Crofting Commission has a pivotal role.
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Working pattern
Our standard hours are 35 hours per week. The role is based in Inverness and will be a combination of home-based working and working from the office in Great Glen House, Inverness. There is also a requirement to travel, visiting various locations throughout the crofting counties and may involve overnight stays.
Security checks
Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).
You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, and read about the Government Vetting Charter, or about all the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide.
Internal candidates may need to gain higher security clearance than they currently hold if successful in their application.
Equality statement
We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.
Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.
Further information
Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website.
Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.
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