Agriculture Inspector Grade III


Job description

The primary role of the Inspector Grade III - Agriculture Graduate Specialists is to interpret, analyse and deliver technical information to students, farmers and growers and industry personnel in a form that meets their needs..

Responsibilities

  • The development and delivery of education and industry training programmes provided by CAFRE, to ensure the sustainability of the agri-food industry through the implementation of DAERA policy.
  • The provision of inspection duties and technical support on a range of issues including plant health regulations, agri-food legislation, agri-environment schemes and agri-policy formulation.
  • Other duties in line with the needs of DAERA, including: Driving a departmental vehicle - (for teaching posts based in CAFRE campuses the successful candidate(s) may be required to drive a Department minibus).
  • Please refer to the Candidate Information Booklet (CIB) for additional Key Responsibilities

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

  • EC1 At least an Honours Degree (2.2 classification), or an equivalent qualification in either Agriculture, Agricultural Economics and Management, Agri-Environment, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Mechanisation or a closely related subject
  • EC1 continued closely related subject is defined as one where at least 50 percent of the modules are similar in content to those in the Degrees referred to above.
  • AND EC2. A minimum of one year's relevant post-qualification experience working in the agricultural industry or related industries - The panel will accept a relevant Master's degree or higher as equivalent to one year post-qualification experience.
  • AND A full and current driving licence enabling the licence holder to drive a car in Northern Ireland. (Please refer to the Candidate Information Booklet for further information)

Desirable Skills

  • SC1 In addition, applicants should be aware that after an eligibility sift, should it be necessary to shortlist candidates to go forward to interview, the Panel will carry out an objective evaluation of the information provided by candidates in..
  • SC1 continued.. response to eligibility criterion 2. This will be completed on a scored basis and only the highest scoring applicants will proceed to interview. The Panel will complete this assessment against the information provided by applicants..
  • SC1 continued... in the application form only.

Further Information

Work Time: Monday to Friday. NICS Application form only, Vacancy closing Friday 14th April 2023 at 12 noon. Applications from males, young people (people under the age of 35), people with a disability and people from minority ethnic communities are particularly welcome for this post. The Northern Ireland Civil Service is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All applications for employment are considered strictly on the basis of merit. Location: CAFRE, Greenmount with some posts based across NI, including Jubilee House.

Application Information

Visit the recruitment service website www.nicsrecruitment.org.uk (Paste into a web browser) (Please quote reference number IRC292107)

Vacancy ID
1593109
Job ref.
IRC292107
Job Sector
Public Sector
Area
All of Northern Ireland
Location
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Salary
£35,276 - £37,362 per annum (under review)
No. vacancies
9
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
37
Published date
20/03/2023
Closing date
14/04/2023
Worktime
Monday to Friday

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