International Passenger Survey Interviewer - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Office for National Statistics
Description
Details:
Reference number:
Salary:
- £13,753
- FTE £21,204: paid pro rata Actual salary £13,753
Job grade:
- Other
- International Passenger Survey Interviewer
Contract type: - Fixed Term
Length of employment: - 12 months
Business area: - ONS
- Surveys and Data Collection
Type of role: - Social Survey Interviewer
Working pattern: - Parttime
Number of jobs available: - 1Contents
About the job
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Things you need to know
Location
- Edinburgh, GlasgowAbout the job
Job summary:
Are you interested in a role based in the UK's busiest Air and Sea ports? Are you friendly, outgoing and do you enjoy meeting and talking to people from all over the world? If the answer is yes, come and join our team.
Visit Britain use our data to identify and monitor UK inbound tourism to help build a detailed understanding of global target markets and broader travel trends.
Our data enables Visit Britain to provide information & advice to Government and the tourism industry and monitor perceptions of Britain amongst visitors and potential visitors.
Balance of Payments use the IPS data to record foreign resident spend in the UK and compare with UK resident spend abroad.
Job description:
You will have the choice of either being based at Edinburgh Airport or Glasgow Airport. This will be considered your normal place of work (your base site).
The Edinburgh based team also cover the residual site of Glasgow Airport and Aberdeen Airport, and the Glasgow based team also cover the residual site of Edinburgh Airport and Aberdeen Airport where you will also be required to work.
If you are required to work away from your base site, you will be entitled to motor mileage and may also be entitled to day subsistence.
As is normal with the IPS Interviewer positions, any contract awarded will include the requirement to work weekends when necessary.
IPS shifts are allocated on a 6 weekly basis with a mixture of AM & PM weekday and weekend shifts.
As an IPS Interviewer, you will work as part of a small team honing your interpersonal skills to persuade international arriving and departing passengers to participate in the survey.
Flexibility in when you can work is a requirement of our business.
Therefore, if you have any regular set commitments on any day of the week, this will preclude you from applying.
Person specification:
Essential requirements for the IPS Interviewer role are:
- For the IPS Interviewer role you must have a vehicle and a full, valid UK driving licence (inclusive of the rights of EU Nationals).
- Proficient in the use of a tablet or smartphone
- Demonstrate excellent verbal communication skills and a passion for meeting and talking to people.
- Proven team player
- You must declare any unspent convictions and convictions pending (excluding parking offences). Do not give details of any conviction(s) that are spent under the 'Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974'. Should you have any doubt as to whether or not a conviction is spent, you should seek advice from an appropriate person, e.g. a solicitor, the Clerk of the Court where you were convicted or a Citizens Advice Bureau.
- Be able to embrace the physical aspect of the role and adapt to a fastpaced working environment where you will often conduct an interview on the move. This will require the need to move through congested areas, negotiate flights of stairs and restricted areas with limited access, long walks at airports, and at quayside operation sites (where relevant to the post) to also negotiate busy car lanes
Desirable Requirements/Criteria for the IPS Interviewer role:
- Experience of working unsociable hours
- Experience of working with the general public
Licences:
- A Full valid UK driving licence (inclusive of the rights of EU Nationals) is required for this post
Behaviours:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Benefits:
- As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy:
- Generous holiday allowance
- pro rata based on 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service in addition to 9 days public holidays.
- Strong ethos of equality and diversity.
- Up to 3 days paid leave per year for voluntary
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