COPFS has a variety of administrative roles which support the prosecution of crime, these include Fiscal Officers; Section Managers; Victim Information and Advice; Investigative Assistants (IA) and Precognition Officers (PO).

• Fiscal Officer: This is an entry level post. The main responsibilities, activities and duties of the role include:
  
  
  • Preparation of cases for court
  • Dealing with telephone and public enquiries
  • Information processing (using internal IT systems)
  • Word Processing and keyboard work
  • Processing mail
  • Filing
  • Photocopying
    
    
• Section Manager:  There are a variety of Section Manager positions within the organisation for different departments, including:
  
  
  • Section Manager Local Court – the Local Court Function deals with all Summary and Sheriff & Jury criminal cases
  • Section Manager Serious Casework – this department, through the Specialist Casework Function deals with the delivery of case preparation and the provision of other legal services in support of COPFS core functions; and through the High Court Function deals with all High Court cases
  • Management Support
  • Project Management Support.

• Victim Information and Advice: Victim Information and Advice (VIA) offers help to child victims and victims of crime in cases of domestic abuse, hate crime, sexual crime or where it is likely that a trial will involve a jury
  
  
• Case Preparer (PO and IA): Preparation of precognitions, in all categories of cases, in accordance with Departmental guidance and as directed by Senior Legal Managers. The main responsibilities, activities and duties of the role include:
  
  
  • Awareness of the needs of all witnesses and victims, ensuring compliance with COPFS commitments to Victims and Prosecution Witness policy
  • Liaison with victims and witnesses
  • Liaison with VIA colleagues
  • Liaison with all partner agencies including Police, SPA, Pathologists and other experts throughout the investigation process
  • Liaison with Advocate Deputes
  • Effective time management to ensure all departmental targets and legal time bars are met.

COPFS minimum entry requirements: The minimum entry qualifications are 5 National Level 5’s at grades A-C (including English) or equivalent; or demonstrable experience of general office work. Literacy and fluency in English are also essential requirements.