Beef & Sheep Adviser – Newry

Location: Glenree House, Newry
Pay: Approx. £21.35 per hour
Hours: 37 hours | Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Contract: Temporary assignment – 23 November 2026 to 30 June 2027
Hybrid working: Available
Some evening/night work may be required

JDR Recruitment is recruiting a Beef & Sheep Adviser for a Northern Ireland Civil Service assignment with DAERA / CAFRE in Newry.

The successful candidate will work directly with beef and sheep farmers, supporting improvements in farm performance, profitability, sustainability and the adoption of new technologies.

The Role

You will:

• Manage discussion groups for beef and sheep farmers.
• Plan and facilitate farmer group meetings.
• Mentor individual farmers between meetings.
• Review farm sustainability and profitability performance against benchmarks.
• Help farmers develop practical improvement plans.
• Encourage adoption of new agricultural technologies.
• Provide technical support to CAFRE Knowledge Transfer & Innovation Schemes.
• Support wider CAFRE management, policy and education activity.
• Communicate technical information to farmers through meetings, press and social media.

Essential Criteria

Applicants must have:

• An Honours Degree in Agriculture or a related discipline.
• Strong technical knowledge relevant to beef and sheep production and farm business performance.
• Access to suitable transport to meet the travel requirements of the role.

Previous experience working directly with farmers or farmer groups would be advantageous.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks and obtain Enhanced security clearance.

Interested?

Apply with an up-to-date CV clearly demonstrating your agricultural qualification and relevant beef, sheep, livestock or farm advisory experience.

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