Forest Ranger

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LATVIJA, Mārtiņa iela 1, Tukums, Tukuma nov., Tukuma nov., Latvia

The State Forest Service announces a competition for the position of Forest Ranger in the Zante District of the Tukums Forestry of the Central Forest Management for an indefinite period. Requirements for candidates: - Compliance with the requirements of Article 7 of the State Civil Service Law; - Bachelor's degree or first-level higher education in forestry; - Ability to use navigation equipment and forestry measurement instruments; - Ability to work with information systems; - Knowledge of administrative procedures; - Skills in office management and official document preparation; - Category B driver's license permitting operation of vehicles with manual transmission. Main job duties: - Practically supervise compliance with regulatory acts governing forest management, forest and environmental protection, hunting, and fire protection in the designated territory, and assess the effectiveness of their implementation; - Know the designated territory, using GPS receivers for work; - Know the hunting districts in the supervised territory and maintain the hunting agreement area register; - Participate in forest fire detection, carry out forest fire containment, elimination, and monitoring; - Prepare administrative acts, make decisions on initiating administrative proceedings, and impose administrative penalties. We offer: - Monthly salary from EUR 1,375.00 to EUR 1,618.00 (gross salary); - Responsible and stable work in a friendly and professional team; - Social benefits; - Health insurance from the first day of employment. Please send a motivated cover letter, including a declaration of compliance with the requirements specified in Article 7 of the State Civil Service Law, a description of the candidate's biography and work experience (CV), and copies of documents certifying education with the notation "For competition for the position of Forest Ranger in the Zante District of the Tukums Forestry of the State Forest Service Central Forest Management" to the email address [email protected], telephone for inquiries 26384474. We inform you that we will contact those candidates who are selected for the second round of personnel selection. Based on Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46 EC (General Data Protection Regulation, hereinafter - GDPR), the State Forest Service informs that personal data provided in the application documents will be processed to ensure the conduct of the competition. The personal data controller for the personal data provided in the application documents is the State Forest Service, contact information: 13 Janvara Street 15, Riga, LV-1932.