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11th May 2016

Inland Fisheries Ireland Recruiting Seasonal Fishery Officers

#Jobs - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is currently seeking to recruit a number of staff as Fishery Officers nationally for periods of up to a maximum of six months duration during 2016, mainly in the North Western, South Western and South Eastern River Basin Districts.

Fishery Officers will be primarily concerned with the implementation and enforcement of the provision of the Fisheries Acts, Water Pollution Acts and other relevant statutory provisions.

They is required to provide, in co-operation with other fisheries staff, comprehensive conservation and protection services, inland and at sea, within any part of a fisheries district and/or any other area assigned within one or more fisheries districts.

They must also provide comprehensive improvement, and development and fisheries management support services within any part of a fisheries district and/or any other area assigned within one or more fisheries districts.

A number of positions will be concerned with assisting either directly or indirectly in fisheries-related research projects.

Salary is at the first point of the Fishery Officer scale (as at 1 January 2016) plus an unsocial hours allowance paid at either 50% or 100% relative to the number of unsocial hours worked. Please note a full driving licence valid in the State is required.

Applications (a cover letter and up-to-date CV) should be emailed to [email protected] by Sunday 22 May 2016 quoting ‘HR/FO/2016’. Direct all enquiries to [email protected]. Late applications will not be processed.

IFI is an equal opportunities employer. Canvassing will disqualify.

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