Personal attributes
Essential
- Able to work as part of a team and independently.
- Interest and enthusiasm about countryside access and rural matters.
- Willing to accept responsibilities and contribute ideas.
- Honest, self-confident, assertive and flexible.
Desirable
- Interest in property matters and land or estates management
- Background knowledge of the agricultural sector and land use.
Qualifications and relevant training
Essential
- Relevant qualification in one or more of the following:
- Public Rights of Way
- Management Access to the Countryside
- Agriculture
- Countryside/Forestry Management or valid experience
Desirable
- Degree in the above fields
- Relevant professional qualification, such as IPROW etc
Relevant experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with landowners, Elected Members, Community and Town Councils
- Experience of negotiating access agreements.
- Experience of drawing up legal contracts.
- Experience of preparing written reports and presenting information verbally.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking online land searches
- Experience of managing projects
Skills and specialist knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the Council's political arrangements.
- Awareness of the work of different teams and Services such as - Legal, Traffic, Planning, and Highways.
- General IT skills including Microsoft Office software package
- Reading and Understanding of maps and the use of systems such as Arc Map
- Current valid driving licence
Desirable
- Use asset management systems such as CAMS
- Undertaking on-line land searches using the land registry.
Language requirements
Listening and Speaking - Higher
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
Reading and Understanding - Higher
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
Writing - Higher
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).
