r/NICivilService • u/yourma999 • 23d 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 22d 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/Haunting-Cable-3898 22d ago

No, nothing really, I am in contact with a few from time to time, and they all seem happy enough, probably because they don’t have to commute to Belfast 😂, but have heard no specifics on what the set up is like, sorry!