Agri-Environmental Specialist Job Summary
The Project Officer role is a key position in our team, responsible for supporting farmers and farm advisors throughout the delivery of the agri-environmental scheme.
This opportunity is ideal for someone who wishes to develop a career in the growing agri-environmental sector, with excellent communication and organisational skills, and a keen interest in the environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Main point of contact between farmers and the project team;
* Liaise with and provide support to farm advisors;
* Provide agri-environmental advice and support to participant farmers;
* Coordinate and deliver training events to farmers and farm advisors;
* Organise and partake in community outreach events such as school visits community groups etc.;
* Undertake habitat scoring of farmland habitats including private lands and commonages;
* Undertake farm visits to monitor farm implementation and success of actions;
* Screening farm actions proposed by farm advisors includes non-productive investments and landscape actions;
* Liaise with local and regional stakeholders and interested parties on the project;
* Work closely with the wider project team;
Requirements
* A degree in agriculture ecology environmental or related discipline;
* A full clean drivers licence;
* Applicants should have a minimum of two years relevant work experience in the agriculture / ecology / agri-environmental sectors;
Desirable Skills
* Excellent communication skills;
* Self-motivated and have a proven ability to work under their own initiative;
* Positive enthusiastic pragmatic solution driven and flexible approach to work;
* A willingness to actively participate as part of a wider multidisciplinary team;
* An ability to manage their own workload ensuring that work is carried out on schedule and a high attention to detail;
Benefits
This role offers the opportunity to work outdoors, with a focus on promoting farming practices that maintain and enhance the environmental quality of the West Connacht farming landscape.
You will be assigned to different local areas within the West Connacht region, with the current vacancy relating to Conamara Theas.
About Us
We are committed to delivering a results-based agri-environmental scheme that rewards and incentivises farmers to provide positive environmental outcomes.
We believe in the importance of collaboration and community engagement, and are seeking someone who shares these values.