Pesticide Usage Surveyor - York, United Kingdom - Capita

Capita

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York, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Fera is recruiting a new member of staff to join the team delivering the national Pesticide Usage Surveys (PUS).

Fera has been collating data on the use of pesticides in the UK from across Great Britain for the last 50 years and continues to do so.

The PUS team gather the data, produce guidelines and create powerful, accessible databases available online and directly from Fera.

Surveys are undertaken on a 4-year rolling programme and cover arable crops, outdoor vegetable crops, grassland and fodder crops, edible protected crops, soft fruit, orchards, potato storage, aerial sprays and amenity uses.

The team also participates in research projects and undertakes analysis of the extensive PUS databases we hold. The work is commissioned by the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) of the Health and Safety Executive.

This job would suit a well organised person with practical experience of the agricultural and horticultural industry and an interest in current on-farm practices, but also an interest in data collection and management.

Job title:

Pesticide Usage Surveyor

The post holder would be expected to

Do all the followup work associated with individual pesticide usage surveys, for example obtaining data on seed treatment and information on potato storage.
Back in the office, assist with data entry and then validation and analysis of the data after transfer to the PUS databases;
Assist in the production of reports for submission to the Expert Committee on Pesticides;
Assist with the answering of queries on the use of pesticides from a wide range of stakeholders;
Carry out preparation and background work for forthcoming pesticide usage surveys, including agronomic notes.
The post holder may also be asked to participate in farmer surveys connected with agrienvironment stewardship studies.

Experience of working in an area of agriculture and horticulture, either from the practical or R&D side of the industry, experience of obtaining co-operation from farmers and growers would be viewed favourably.

About the team:

This vacancy is within the Land Use and Sustainability team in the Plant Protection Programme

The Land Use and Sustainability team has long-standing expertise in liaising with farmers and industry for surveillance and data gathering purposes and collation and analysis of the data.

Our work is strongly supported by expertise in agriculture, ecology, economics, spatial analysis and geographic information systems

About Fera

Fera are part of Capita Plc, a leading UK provider of technology enabled business services. We're supporting and improving the lives of millions of people every day and we can only do this with the right people in place, working towards a shared goal. We encourage an open, honest working environment where everyone can be true to themselves and people are valued for their differences. We're always challenging each other to learn and improve, because we know when we work together, we can deliver better outcomes. We work across such a huge range of businesses and sectors, that you'll have the opportunity to grow and develop your career in any number of directions.

What's in it for you?

A competitive basic salary of up to £23,000 (Depending on experience)

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23 days' holiday
(rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more
Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

What we hope you'll do next:

To view our Covid-19 and process adjustments information, please visit the Capita Careers site.

Equal Opportunities

Location:

York
,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)