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6 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 25 FEBRUARY 2024 NEWS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Submit your application MANAGER (CRIMINAL COURTS & TRIBUNALS) Aġenzija għas-Servizzi tal-Qrati Prospective candidates must be in possession of: • a recognised Bachelor's degree at MQF Level 6 (subject to a minimum of 180 ECTS/ECVET credits or equivalent) in Management or Business Administration or Public Administration or Public Management or Public Policy or Corporate Governance & Leadership or Leadership & Organisational Behaviour or Management & Leadership or Strategy or Leadership & Change Management plus one (1) year experience in areas relevant to the post; or • a recognised Diploma at MQF Level 5 (subject to a minimum of 60 ECTS/ECVET credits, or equivalent) in Management or Business Administration or Public Administration or Public Management or Public Policy or Corporate Governance & Leadership or Leadership & Organisational Behaviour or Management & Leadership or Strategy or Leadership & Change Management, plus five (5) years' experience in areas relevant to the post; or • three (3) subjects at Advanced Level plus five (5) years' experience in areas relevant to the post; or • two (2) subjects at Advanced Level and three (3) subjects at Intermediate Matriculation Level plus five (5) years' experience in areas relevant to the post; or • in possession of fifteen (15) years relevant work experience, eight (8) of which must be related to the duties of this post. Candidates must also be proficient in the Maltese and English Languages and be of conduct which is appropriate to the post. This post is pegged to the Court Services Agency Grade 3. At 2024 rates, this is equivalent to €26,028 per annum, rising by annual increments of €584 up to a maximum of €31,284. The post of Manager is on a full-time indefinite basis and is subject to a probationary period of one year. Candidates are to submit their letter of application, their qualifications and experience in a Europass Curriculum Vitae Format, a copy of their relevant scanned certificates and a valid Police Conduct Certificate by e-mail on recruitment.courts@courtservices.mt. Further information and a comprehensive description of duties can be obtained by contacting the Court Services Agency on recruitment.courts@courtservices.mt. Applications will be received till Friday 8th March 2024 at 13:00 hrs. Eligibility JobsPlus Permit No.526/2023 A nearly exhausted quarry lo- cated just outside the Dwejra Heritage Park is set to expand by 9,806sq.m on surrounding agri- cultural land. The area is designated for its High Landscape Value and the quarry is within a buffer zone that protects the integrity of the adjacent Natura 2000 site. The application to restore the quarry also foresees the back- filling and restoration of the exhausted parts of the quarry. But the permit will effectively prolong quarrying activity in the sensitive ecological area by another 10 years. The Environment and Re- sources Authority had warned in 2019 that the proposed ex- tension will exacerbate "the significant adverse impacts of quarrying on the site and the surrounding natural environ- ment." Describing quarrying as "one of the main threats to biodiversity", the ERA said the operational quarry had led to significant degradation of the rural landscape in the area, with impacts extending right up to the cliff edge. But subsequently ERA hint- ed that the commitment of fresh land for further quarry- ing could be acceptable if off- set by the immediate restora- tion of the seaward part of the quarry which is now exhausted, through proper backfilling, the restoration of the site topogra- phy and ecology to its pristine state, and the closure of vehic- ular access to the cliff. Subsequently meetings were held with the developers' ar- chitect and a restoration meth- od statement was submitted by environmental consultants AIS Environment. The extension on the north-eastern boundary will involve the removal of vegeta- tion and the topsoil, which has an estimated depth of 1m. The first layer of upper Globigerina rock will be excavated and used in backfilling the exhausted part of the quarry, since this rock layer is not suitable for the construction industry in the Maltese islands. The operations in the current quarry indicate that this Glo- bigerina stratum will span a Quarry eyesore near Dwejra gets 10-year extension JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt