Role: FARM-Up Project Officer

Role Purpose / Description

This is a new post in South West Mayo Development Company (SWMDC) under the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Farming And Restoration Management for Upland commonages (FARM-Up) programme.

FARM-Up is a four-year co-designed agri-environmental project based in counties Mayo (Nephin area / Clew Bay coastline) and Donegal (in the largely Gaeltacht area of An Earagail) which aims to develop, demonstrate and then replicate management and restoration actions in a commonage context.

The FARM-Up project was co-designed with farmers and strongly supported by Wild Atlantic Nature (WAN) LIFE Integrated Project (IP), ACRES West Connacht and ACRES Donegal.

The FARM-Up Project Officer’s work will be guided by the FARM-Up Project Coordinator in conjunction with the FARM-Up Operational Group which will include administration, IT and mapping, communication, evaluation and dissemination, and ecological expertise.

Please see Job Description & Person Specification attached below.

Selection Process

Selection will involve short listing of applicants for interview based on the criteria for the position as outlined in this job description and person specification.

How to apply

Please submit your Curriculum Vitae and cover letter by email to jobs@southmayo.com quoting FarmUpProjectOfficer_Application_YOURNAME in the subject line.

Please save your CV as YOURNAME_CV and your cover letter as YOURNAME_CoverLetter.

IMPORTANT: Please check your junk and spam folders throughout this recruitment campaign. SWMDC does not accept any responsibility for missed communication during this recruitment campaign.

The closing date for applications for this role is 5pm on Monday 21st July 2025. Late applications are not accepted.

Funding
Co-funded by the European Union and the Department of Agriculture of Food and the Marine.