*Apologies for cross-posting* ASH Scotland is the leading voluntary organisation in Scotland tackling tobacco use Information Officer (maternity cover up to 10 months from Feb 08) Salary £24,201 per annum This is a maternity cover post, based in Edinburgh, offering a varied portfolio of professional experience and development opportunities. In this post you and another Information Officer will work closely together to provide ASH Scotland's information services, reporting to the Director of Information & Communications. You will take a lead with ASH Scotland's media monitoring and current awareness services and with undertaking research to support ASH Scotland's communications and policy development work. Shared duties will include answering public information enquiries, conducting literature searches, maintaining the information service resources including cataloguing and classification, and marketing our information services to colleagues both within the organisation and externally. You will be a qualified and experienced information professional, able to manage a range of tasks and meet tight time deadlines. A skilled communicator, you will be used to working collaboratively and understand the value of using accurate, referenced information to underpin the work of ASH Scotland. Candidates should have a recognised Library or Information degree or diploma or significant relevant professional experience. Our ideal candidate will be motivated and organised, with a professional approach to work. In return we offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Enquiries about secondments welcome. Closing date: 12 noon, Tuesday 27th November 2007 Interview date: Thursday 6th December 2007 For an application pack, call 0131 225 4725, email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> , or visit www.ashscotland.org.uk to download details. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Julia Hurst Information Officer ASH Scotland 8 Frederick Street Edinburgh, EH2 2HB Tel: 0131 220 9479 Fax: 0131 225 4759 Web: http://www.ashscotland.org.uk Email your enquiries on tobacco and smoking to the ASH Scotland Information Service: [log in to unmask] Visit Tobacco Information Scotland: your national gateway to tobacco control information: http://www.tobaccoinscotland.org.uk E-Mail Disclaimer The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unauthorised recipients are requested to preserve this confidentiality and to advise the sender immediately of any error in transmission.