Registrar - Executive Services - SIC07950

The Registrar is part of the team that provides a professional, efficient and empathetic Registration Service for Shetland. This involves working closely with other Council services, external agencies and the National Records of Scotland Office (NRS).

Specific tasks of the Registrar are:

• To contribute to the delivery of the Registration Service on a day to day basis, including helping to train new staff.
• To register births, still-births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships, in accordance with appropriate legislation, which involves:

• Interviewing parents and relatives after a birth or a death (by phone, online meeting or in person).
• Interviewing contracting parties (by phone, online or in person) to gather relevant information for submitting marriage and civil partnership notices.
• Processing marriage and civil partnership notice forms.
• Issuing certificates.
• Taking payment for copies of certificates or charges.
• Using the Forward Electronic Registration System to record all registrations and manage the input of manual registrations completed outwith Lerwick.

Additional Information:

• The grade of this post is H.
• Salary shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £2,859 per annum.
• Permanent Full Time post for 37.0 Hours per Week, 52.18 weeks per year.
• Preferred candidates will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure check prior to a formal offer of employment being made.
• If you require UK visa sponsorship please state this in your application. We will assess your suitability for the role and whether the vacancy is likely to meet the criteria for UK visa sponsorship.
• A relocation package does not apply to this post.
• We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland.
• You must have the ability to travel throughout Shetland at short notice and where public transport is limited.
• We are happy to talk flexible working.

During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.

This post is based at Town Hall Lerwick.

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Andrea Jeromson, Senior Registrar, on 01595 744526 or e-mail.

If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.

Information about Shetland: Shetland is an archipelago in the north of the British Isles where you'll find freedom, wildlife and wild beauty, but also a rich culture and dynamic, forward-looking society. The Islands have a thriving and diverse economy full of opportunities and offer residents the ideal work/life balance. Shetland combines stunning coastal landscapes and wide open spaces with friendly, bustling island communities. Factor in Shetland's impressive modern amenities, highly regarded schools and the Islands offer a work life balance rarely found elsewhere.