Basic Function:

The development of assigned clients’ farm business, through improved technical and financial efficiency and sustainable resource management.

Background: 

The Teagasc national advisory service consists of a network of 52 offices across 12 Advisory Regions that deliver a professional service to over 42,000 farming clients.  The service provided ranges from knowledge transfer, education, and sustainability to enabling clients to optimise their utilisation of EU and national agriculture programmes, schemes and governing legislation. The Tipperary Region is a diverse geographic region.  It is renowned for its excellent food production. Dairying, Cattle, tillage, sheep and mixed farming are the predominant enterprises with over 7,000 farmers involved.  Tipperary is well known for its excellent dairy farming with almost 1,800 dairy farmers supplying a number of co-ops.’

• ​​​​​​To provide input and deliver on assigned objectives of the agreed enterprise business plan as part of an area based team
• To use a range of effective advisory methodologies including discussion group facilitation as part of an enterprise team to achieve technology transfer and sustainable client development
• To maintain a high profile for the Teagasc advisory service through activities, local regional and national events, publications and public relations
• To assist clients in the analysis & planning of their farm business in systems of production varying from organic to intensive
• To assist clients in the change processes necessary arising from a changing agriculture
• To co-ordinate referrals from the Options Programme for clients
• To facilitate clients in the analysis and planning of succession and inheritance
• To assist clients in the facilitation and participation in EU and National Schemes including the new Basic Payment Scheme
• To maintain responsibility for own development and updating through active participation in PMDS
• To assist management and administrative staff in achieving good governance and risk management through co-operation and adherence to administrative procedures and practices
• To assist Teagasc in meeting the commitments of the Quality Customer Service Charter and Action Plan
• Take responsibility for the marketing of services and contract with clients consistent with the achievement of the area income targets
• Take responsibility for the marketing of training programmes
• Liaison with relevant stakeholders in the industry and education sectors
• Fully co-operate with the provisions made for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of themselves, fellow staff and non-Teagasc staff and co-operate with management in enabling Teagasc to comply with legal obligations. This includes full compliance with the responsibilities outlined in the Safety Statement.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

 * This job specification is intended as a guide to the general range of duties and is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive.  It will be reviewed from time to time with the post holder.

 Note:  The ‘essential’ qualifications, knowledge, skills and behavioural competencies outlined above are ‘must-have’ which will be used in the selection process.

Note:  Alternative location(s) may be considered solely at the discretion of Teagasc management.