Agriculture Technical Support Officer in Slough

The role involves supporting the delivery of agricultural projects and activities aimed at reducing agricultural pollution across the sector. You will work closely with the COAPR team, providing technical support to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and help prevent and minimise pollution and environmental damage.

You will play an active role in supporting field officers in the execution of their duties, ensuring that regulatory activity is effective, consistent, and proportionate. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute directly to environmental protection efforts, working collaboratively within a team and independently as required.

As an organisation, we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home, and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed upon appointment. Any regular face-to-face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

About us: Agricultural pollution remains a significant challenge in Wales, contributing to serious environmental impacts including declining water quality and damaging fish kills. In response, the Welsh Government introduced the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations in 2021, aiming to reduce pollution from agricultural activities and protect the water environment. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is responsible for delivering a programme of farm inspections across Wales to assess compliance with these regulations.

What you will do:

• Manage critical business systems for the teams.
• Manage document storage requirements to ensure compliance with current legislation.
• Establish and maintain systems to track compliance and enforcement performance.
• Manage all data access requests received and respond within agreed timescales.
• Support our response to complaints received.
• Work closely with other team members to deliver work objectives in a timely and efficient manner.
• Maintain databases for recording visit information and enforcement outcomes.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy.
• Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan.
• Participate in incident response activities.
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills:

• Previous experience in an administration type role.
• Strong and effective self-management and organisational skills.
• Able to work well as part of a team.
• Excellent customer care skills.
• Prior experience of managing Business ICT systems.

Welsh Language level requirements:

• Essential: Level A1 - Entry level Welsh language levels.

Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement, NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during your employment.

Additional Information: Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS). Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date. Natural Resources Wales is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Benefits: This role will offer a range of benefits, including:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97%.
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days.
• Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs.
• Commitment to professional development.
• Health and wellbeing benefits and support.
• Weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose.

We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We are committed to equal opportunities and guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we ensure that our pay scales remain competitive.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on a variety of topics.

We are a bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop, and use their Welsh language skills.