Dairy Herd Manager - Higher Scientific Officer (HSO)

Dairy Herd Manager - Higher Scientific Officer (HSO)

REF: IRC264560

SALARY: GBP31,137 - GBP32,800

DEPARTMENT: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Northern Ireland (AFBI)

LOCATION: AFBI Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR

The Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute are seeking to recruit an experienced and highly organised Dairy Herd Manager for their 300 cow dairy herd. This position offers an exciting opportunity to manage and further develop one of the top PLI herds in the UK. The successful candidate will manage a team of stockpersons, and will be passionate about high standards and good stockmanship. The herd is used in a diverse range of leading-edge research programmes.

Further appointments may be made from this competition should AFBI positions become vacant which have similar duties and responsibilities.

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Completed application forms must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon (UK time) on Monday 24th May 2021.

Applications are particularly welcomed from Roman Catholics and Females as these groups are currently under-represented within AFBI.

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