Principal Agricultural Officer - C1

Job description

This opportunity is only open to applicants who are currently 'Priority Movers'. Applications from individuals not currently on the Priority Mover list will be rejected and not considered. Job Description: This opportunity is to become one of 8 Area Office Principal Agricultural Officers who lead local RPID teams of professional agricultural, customer service and administrative staff based in a network of offices located around rural Scotland. These teams work in the field, on third party premises and in local offices to deliver agricultural, environmental and rural policies; regulatory activity including inspections relating to land, plant and animal health and process applications for funding while provided high quality customer service. The Gala team is made up of this C1 post, 2 x B3, 7 x B2, 22 x B1, 3 x A4 & 4 x A3 Within the Agricultural and Rural Economy Directorate (ARE), RPID are accountable for the strategic process that regulates and oversees the payment of Agricultural grants and subsidies and related inspection regimes totalling £700m/annum. RPID are also responsible for regulatory activity, including inspections relating to land, plant and animal health and providing...