We are currently recruiting for an Agricultural Grade 3 Staff Officer based in CookstownStart date: ASAP Rate of pay: £19.59phHours of work: 37 - Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Location: Rivers HQ Loughry Cookstown NICS Hybrid Working applies - successful applicants will have opportunity for home workingKey Responsibilities: The main duties of the post are: * Considering proposed works from an environmental perspective and advising on the need for a full environmental impact assessment; * Ensuring that all works are assessed under the appropriate environmental assessment regulations; * Undertaking various types of environmental surveys including preworks walk-over surveys and river corridor surveys, post works audit surveys and geo-morphological surveys. This will entail accessing construction sites and watercourses through rough terrain and remote from public roads; * Assisting in the evaluation of works assigned to and executed by environmental consultants; * Contributing to the achievement of agreed working recommendations; * Providing guidance on good working practices for sensitive river maintenance; * Consulting with the Government and non-Government conservation bodies and interest groups; * Representing DfI Rivers on environmental committees and working groups; * Negotiating formal agreements for maintenance works within or adjacent to important conservation designation sites; * Identifying opportunities for environmental improvement; * Drafting environmental policy, procedures and technical guidance notes; * Preparing and issuing responses to consultations on behalf of DfI Rivers; * Providing up-to-date environmental advice and information to staff from other disciplines; * Representing DfI Rivers in conservation lead river related partnership projects; * Producing environmental training material and conducting environmental training courses for staff;Essential Experience:Applicants must by the closing date for applications: 1. Hold at least a second class Honours Degree in one of the following subjects: Biology, Fisheries Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science or a closely related subject* *example of closely related subjects - Zoology, Geography or BotanyAND2. A minimum of one years experience gained in two or more of the following: - Freshwater Ecology; - Fisheries Biology; - Environmental Surveys; - Environmental Impact Assessments/Habitat Regulations Assessments; - Conservation Legislation and Policy; - Hydrology/HydromorphologyAND3. Access to a form of transport which will permit the applicant to meet the requirements of the post in full. Applications will also be considered from applicants with relevant formal qualifications considered by the selection panel to be of an equivalent or higher standard to those stated.Relevant or equivalent qualifications: give the type of qualification and date awarded (the date awarded is the date on which you were notified of your result by the official awarding body). If you believe your qualification is equivalent to the one required, the onus is on you to provide the panel with details of modules studied etc so that a well-informed decision can be made. Desired Experience -A minimum of 2 years relevant post qualification experience gained in two or more of the following: - Freshwater Ecology; - Fisheries Biology; - Environmental Surveys; - Environmental Impact Assessments/Habitat Regulations Assessments; - Conservation Legislation and Policy; - Hydrology/HydromorphologyRecCoBelfast

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