We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our client, based in Belfast as a full-time Scientific Officer. This is a long-term temporary opportunity.
Our client is Northern Ireland’s Leading Public Sector Employer.
Administrator Pay Rate: £17.43 per hour
Start Date: Asap
Benefits working with NICS:
1. On the job training provided
2. Long term opportunity
3. Gain valuable skills and progress your career
4. Diverse and inclusive employer with active social mobility policies
5. Hybrid & Flexible working
6. Car parking available
Hours of work:
7. Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. On occasions the duties may include some evening and weekend working.
Job Duties:
The post holder will be a member of a team with a broad range of environmental and ecological skills.
The post holder’s main responsibilities will be dependent on the work area they are assigned to and will include some of the following responsibilities:
8. Ensuring the provision of appropriate evidence based scientific advice and guidance to colleagues, customers and stakeholders and to provide briefing for external and internal correspondence in the field of ecology and the natural environment including habitats, species, earth science and landscapes.
9. The preparation of scientific reports/surveys/casework in the field of ecology and/or the natural environment which will enable appropriate courses of action or activity to be undertaken to support good environmental outcomes.
10. Conducting fieldwork which may include working over arduous terrain.
11. Utilisation and management of scientific data and records on several IT platforms, development of metadata for submission to EU and UK data portals databases, GIS and bespoke mapping systems.
The above list is not comprehensive but gives a good indication of the main duties of the post. The emphasis on particular duties will vary over time according to business needs.
Essential Experience & Qualifications required:
Candidates should have or be expected to graduate with a degree qualification or (equivalent/higher qualification) result in a relevant** scientific discipline.
Relevant scientific discipline: are those that major in the fields of environmental, biological, ecological, geographical or zoological sciences – give the subject of the 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 relevant to the role in question, the onus is on you to provide the panel with details of modules studied and project work undertaken etc so that a well-informed decision can be made.
Or have
A minimum of 2 years’ experience*, gained within the last 8 years, where the primary purpose of the position is associated with the conservation or assessment of our natural terrestrial, aquatic or marine heritage, or a combination of the following:
12. Ecosystems
13. Habitats
14. Species
15. Earth Science
16. Landscapes
17. Ecological Assessments
18. Ecological Surveys (including mapping, recording and monitoring of scientific data)
19. Conservation Management (including access to the natural environment)
* Experience can be gained in a paid, voluntary or academic capacity.