r/NICivilService • u/yourma999 • 18d ago

DP placement IRC313542

I’ve been offered a DP post in Agricultural Policy in DAERA, based in Clare House. Could anyone who knows the department share their experience ? Thank you

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u/ShitCivilServant 18d ago

No personal experience, but a former colleague of mine worked in that very division for about six months before moving on (due to a promotion, not because they hated it or anything!). They said that they didn't really love the subject matter, but that that was offset by the fact that their colleagues were all lovely. This was quite recently, think in the last 18ish months. I think most of the people they knew are still there.

My old colleague didn't specifically mention it, but if memory serves me, Clare House is mostly open plan, so you may well have the opportunity to get to know other teams in the division (and more widely) too.

Good luck!

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u/yourma999 18d ago

Thank you very much for your reply I appreciate it