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Agriculture Advisor – Newtownards.

  • Newtownards

Agriculture Advisor – Newtownards

  • Newtownards
  • Posted June 12, 2026

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our client, based in Newtownards as a full-time Agriculture Advisor.

Our client is Northern Ireland’s Leading Public Sector Employer.

Administrator Pay Rate: £19.59 per hour

Start Date: 29/06/2026

Benefits working with NICS:

  • On the job training provided
  • Gain valuable skills and progress your career
  • Diverse and inclusive employer with active social mobility policies
  • Hybrid working
  • Car parking available

Hours of Work: 

Mon – Fri (9.00am – 5.00pm) Occasional evening work.

Job Duties

Main Duties Reporting to the Senior Dairying Adviser the main duties and responsibilities of the successful candidate will include:

  • The management of a number of discussion groups for dairy farmers. This will include the planning of a delivery schedule, preparation and facilitation of farmer group meetings and mentoring of individual group members between meetings to ensure competence and business development objectives are met.
  • The provision of feedback to group participants on a range of sustainability and profitability metrics against benchmarked averages. This will lead to the formulation and delivery of an improvement plan with individual farmers.
  • Ensuring the adoption of new technologies on group member farms in line with CAFRE knowledge transfer objectives.
  • Provision of technical support to CAFRE Knowledge Transfer & Innovation Schemes, CAFRE management and Policy and Education 5. Communication of knowledge transfer information to farmers via the press and social media platforms. Other duties in line with the business needs of CAFRE and DAERA.

Essential Criteria:

  • The applicant must possess an Honours Degree in Agriculture or related discipline.
  • To deliver on these courses staff must be technically knowledgeable in the areas above.

Desired Experience and Qualifications:

  • Previous experience of working with farmers/farmers groups would be an advantage.

An Access NI will be required for this role

  • A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.
  • The UK Recruitment Co. Ltd has policies on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Handling, Use, Storage, and Retention of Disclosure Information, copies of which can be made available upon request.

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