Annex A - Job Descriptions & Salaries - The Rural Payments Agency

ANNEX A
JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF INSPECTOR GRADES IN THE RURAL PAYMENTS AGENCY
AND SALARY SCALES
Basic grade (EO) inspectors
A basic grade (EO or equivalent) RPA inspector has the following duties:
“To undertake physical and documentary inspections at farm premises,
commercial companies, food processing plants, abattoirs and livestock
markets, ports, airports and wholesale markets to confirm the validity of
claims/notifications submitted to RPA and/or compliance with regulatory
standards. Duties include:
• Inspection of farms;
• Land surveying and measuring
• Crop and livestock identification
• Inspection/evaluation of processing plants, storage facilities, abattoirs,
livestock markets etc.
• Inspection of fresh fruit and vegetables at import and/or at the
wholesale or retail stage to ensure compliance with horticultural
marketing standards
• Inspection and evaluation of farm and commercial records
• Submission of electronic reports to scheme managers/processing
centres
• Identification and referral of potential fraud cases
• Input into business improvement.
Skills and experience required of new recruits are:
• Sound understanding of the Common Agricultural Policy and the UK
agricultural/horticultural/food industry
• Proficient in dealing with farmers, company officials etc face-to-face;
• Able to work out of doors, alone, in all weathers and types of terrain,
often in close proximity to animals (if they will be undertaking farm
inspections)
• Able to manage own workload effectively and efficiently, with limited
supervision
• Able to use IT applications and tools effectively
• Able to support and learn from other team members.”
Our EO inspectors conduct one or more of the following types of inspections:
• Farm inspections
• Trader inspections
• Horticultural Marketing inspections
• Meat inspections.
The current salary range for EO inspectors is £22,337 to £25,903 per year.
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ANNEX A
JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF INSPECTOR GRADES IN THE RURAL PAYMENTS AGENCY
AND SALARY SCALES
Higher grade inspectors
Higher grade inspectors have additional duties, particularly management and
quality control.
The pay ranges for these inspectors are:
HEO : £26,745 to £30,923 per year
SEO : £33,072 to £39,404 per year.
Unit
Inspectorate Executive & Development
8 April 2010
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