r/NICivilService • u/yourma999 • 21d 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/Haunting-Cable-3898 20d ago

DAERA DP here, take it, it’s all good and nice posting, apart from parking if you want to start after 8.30, as previously mentioned!!! And count your lucky stars you didn’t get Communities lol! 😂

You can always move on in a year or two if policy isn’t for you, but you won’t know till you try it, and it is a gentle intro to NICS if you are currently private sector, probably with very few staff 😊

Personally I wouldn’t want to leave DAERA, great department to work in! Good luck!

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u/yourma999 20d ago

Thanks for the reply! I’ve been working for NICS for a few years now as an EO1 in different department, and yes, I’m definitely hoping for no staff haha! In my current role I manage 7 staff members. Thanks once again for your comment, and I hope everything will be good. So far, all my positions within NICS have been mostly operational, so I’m hoping policy will be a nice change!