Today (Thursday, June 27) is the final day by which applications can be submitted online to Public Jobs for the role of chief veterinary officer at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chief veterinary officer will report to the department’s secretary general, and the role is described as a pivotal and influential position, having a leading role shaping national policy and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chief veterinary officer is in charge of several policy and operational areas that are required to fulfil certain priorities and commitments under the department’s statement of strategy for 2023 to 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The officer is also seen as a leader in the department’s food safety and animal\/plant health function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Applicants are asked to hold suitable qualifications in veterinary medicine registerable with the Veterinary Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They should also have the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This position falls under the remit of the Top Level Appointments Committee, the role of which is to recommend candidates to ministers and the government for the most senior positions in the civil service at assistant secretary level and upwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deadline closes at 3:00p.m today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has just over 4,000 staff, and operates from six large regional locations across the country with presence also in a further sixteen regional operational offices and a large number of other locations countrywide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In other news related to the department, there were 75 complaints made to the Ombudsman in 2023 about that government department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n