Agricultural policy officers analyse and identify agricultural policy issues and develop plans for improvement and new policy implementation. They write reports and presentations in order to communicate and acquire support for the policies from government officials and the public. They also communicate with professionals in agriculture for research and information purposes and perform administrative duties.
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The study of combining agriculture production and protection and regeneration of natural environment. It includes the principles and methods of critical selection and adequate application methods for sustainability in agriculture.
The understanding of how an ecosystem functions and its relationship to environmental planning and design.
Awareness on environmental legislation, policies, principles relevant for agriculture and forestry. Awareness of the impact on the environment of local agricultural procedures and practices. Means to adjust the production to new environmental regulations and policies.
The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.
Body of regional, national and European laws enacted in the field of agriculture and forestry concerning various issues such as product quality, environmental protection and trade.
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Maintain good relations with representatives of the local scientific, economic and civil society.
Promote the inclusion of agricultural programmes on a local and national level, in order to acquire support for agricultural development and sustainability awareness.
Advise officials in a legislature on the propositioning of new bills and the consideration of items of legislation.
Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings about practice.
Develop programmes for development of new technologies and methodologies in agriculture, as well as the development and implementation of improved sustainability and environmental awareness in agriculture.
Maintain the liaison and exchange of information with regional or local authorities.
Establish and maintain cordial working relationships with peers in different governmental agencies.
Manage the operations of the implementation of new government policies or changes in existing policies on a national or regional level as well as the staff involved in the implementation procedure..
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The study and application of ecological and agronomic concepts and principles to agricultural production systems.
The regulations and secondary legislation and policy documents governing the European Structural and Investment Funds, including the set of common general provisions and the regulations applicable to the different funds. It includes knowledge of the related national legal acts.
Understanding of the basic tenets of policymaking in a specific sector, its implementation processes and its consequences.
Be familiar with European and National legislation regarding the risk of pollution.
The processes used to prevent pollution: precautions to pollution of the environment, procedures to counter pollution and associated equipment, and possible measures to protect the environment.
Different elements and phases of project management.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
The theoretical methodology used in scientific research involving doing background research, constructing an hypothesis, testing it, analysing data and concluding the results.
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Plan, perform and supervise educational activities for a variety of audiences, such as for school children, university students, specialist groups, or members of the public.
Advise organisations on how they may improve their compliance to the applicable government policies they are required to adhere to, and the necessary steps which need to be taken in order to ensure complete compliance.
Research long term possibilities for improvements and plan steps to achieve them.
Speak in public and interact with those present. Prepare notices, plans, charts, and other information to support the presentation.
Create and develop educational resources for visitors, school groups, families and special interest groups.
Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.
Organise and classify records of prepared reports and correspondence related to the performed work and progress records of tasks.
Implement and monitor the development of projects subsidized by regional, national or European authorities.
Monitor and assure the quality of the provided goods or services by overseeing that all the factors of the production meet quality requirements. Supervise product inspection and testing.
Prepare dossiers to request government funding.
Display results, statistics and conclusions to an audience in a transparent and straightforward way.
Promote sustainability and raise awareness about the environmental impact of human and industrial activity based on the carbon footprints of business processes and other practices.