Service Area
Guernsey Border Agency
Grade: GBA Grade 2 - £29,010 - £40,904 per annum
Please note that public sector pay negotiations for 2022 are ongoing.
Full Time
The States of Guernsey are looking for a Customs and Excise Officer to join their team at the Guernsey Border Agency.
The post holder will work within the Customs Clearance Team of the Customs & Excise Division which has primary responsibility for the collection and protection of customs and excise duties in relation to the importation and production of dutiable goods, the protection of society from the importation and exportation of prohibited or restricted goods in freight, and for providing accurate information to the public and businesses on customs and excise related matters.
The Customs Clearance Team ensure appropriate customs declarations are made for all goods imported into, and exported from, the Bailiwick, and import and excise duties collected through such declarations are accurate, together with undertaking certain functions to protect the revenue whilst facilitating legitimate trade. They are also responsible for the regulation of uncleared goods which includes the detaining and examining of goods, and enforcing the import and export licencing regime.
The post holder will also provide support to border enforcement activities at the ports of arrival, postal sorting offices and freight clearance depots, together with providing assistance to the on-entry immigration control of passengers arriving into the Bailiwick from outside the Common Travel Area.
This role involves working flexibly, including some shift working and weekend working, together with some standby and call out duties.
Please click on the link below to view a full job description for this role.
Candidates should upload supporting information to demonstrate how they meet the key criteria for the role. This should be in addition to any CV supplied and should have clear examples of how each is met. The key criteria can be found within the job description which is available by clicking the job description link above. The information provided by candidates will be used by the shortlisting panel when selecting candidates for interview.
**Closing Date: **3 October 2022
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: LAW ENFORCEMENT VETTING FORM
All candidates are required to complete a Law Enforcement Vetting Form, the form must be completed and returned, in person, with relevant photo ID, to the Recruitment Team, Sir Charles Frossard House, La Charroterie, St Peter Port, GY1 1FH,** before the closing date.**
In order to satisfy residency criteria, you need to have been resident in the UK or Guernsey for a period of 3 years. The calculation of the period of time refers to the period immediately before an application is made and not any other period or accumulation of time spent in the UK or Guernsey. **Convictions likely to be considered relevant to this post include crimes involving Theft, Dishonesty and Fraud. **
Please click on the link below to download the Law Enforcement Vetting Form: -
**Contact: **Aimee Rodrigues, Customs & Excise Supervisor, at or on
- Occupational Health Clearance;
- Satisfactory Law Enforcement Vetting;
- Confirmation of required qualifications / registrations;
- Possession of a valid Employment Permit.
Should the successful applicant not meet the requirements sufficiently he/she may be appointed at a lower grade than stated. The successful applicant would then have the opportunity to progress to the grade advertised once the necessary skills and knowledge have been developed and they have demonstrated the ability to undertake the duties at the higher level.