Agricultural Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 239692**Salary**:

- £27,231**Grade**:

- Executive Officer- B1**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of posts**:

- 14Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- ScotlandAbout the job

**Summary**:
This is an exciting time to join Rural Payments and Inspections as we move from Common Agricultural Policy Payments to supporting land managers to farm in a sustainable way and respond to the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis.

This vacancy contributes towards the Scottish Government National Outcome ‘Our public services are high quality, continually improving, efficient and responsive to local people's needs. For information on Scottish Government National Outcomes visit this Website

**Job description**:

- Visit farms and crofts to inspect and measure land using GPS enabled laptops.
- Inspect growing crops of seed potatoes and seed cereals to ensure they meet classification standards.
- Inspect cattle and sheep and associated records to confirm traceability and cross compliance requirements.
- Office based processing of claims under the Single Application Form (SAF). This will include interpreting mapping data and other forms of evidence to check eligibility of claims.

**Competences**
Self-awareness
People Management
Communication and Engagement
Improving Performance
Analysis and Use of Evidence
Financial Management

**Responsibilities**:

- 1. Appropriate practical experience of working in agriculture or a related rural discipline and the ability to demonstrate an understanding of farming practices in Scotland.
- 2. Possession of a full driving licence which enables you to drive a car in the UK. If you do not hold a full driving licence, you should describe how you would undertake farm and croft inspections using other means of transport.
- 3. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to produce clear and concise written material.
- 4. Experience and competency in the use of a wide range of IT Packages including Microsoft.**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Selection process details**:

- Provisional Interview dates
- To be confirmed.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.-
- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
Job contact:

- Name:
- Robin Turner
Recruitment team :