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Position Overview

Due to a period of sustained growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to join our Farm Business  Consultancy team in the North of England.

Working alongside the Director, the successful individual will be responsible for developing and managing a growing team. This role offers real progression and development opportunities for the right candidate.

Reporting structure/ staff responsibilities:

• This role reports to the Director of the Farm Business department.
• Long term opportunity to develop and manage a team.

The role and responsibilities:

• Undertake Farm Business appraisals.
• Prepare reports and budgets in support of bank funding requests, specific projects including land purchases, business expansions and rent reviews.
• Prepare reports and budgets to support tenders for FBTs, CFAs and SFAs.
• Provide practical Farm Management advice to our farm and estate owning clients.
• Provision of technical advice where qualified to do so.
• Draw up Contract Farming Agreements (CFAs) and Share Farming Agreements (SFAs) and subsequently manage them.
• Undertake Basic Payment Scheme and Grant Aid applications.
• Undertake applications to Agri-Environment schemes and oversee the management of these agreements.
• Support the land agents with occasional practical advice.

The skills we are looking for in you:

• Qualified through a college/university course – FACTS or BASIS desirable but not essential.
• 3-4 years practical experience in the arable and/or livestock sectors.
• Demonstrate knowledge of both the arable and livestock sectors, as well as a full working knowledge of Defra’s grants and subsidies and the Agricultural Transition Plan.
• Familiarity with farm accounts.
• Technically proficient.
• Self motivated and ambitious.
• Commercially astute and capable of generating new business.
• IT literate.
• Capable of working with a high degree of autonomy.
• Car owner with full UK driving licence.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with colleagues and clients.
• Ability to manage time effectively, prioritising tasks to ensure that deadlines are met.
• Works in an organised and methodical fashion, with high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to accept responsibility and work on their own initiative, whilst adhering to company policies and procedures.

Key information about the role you need to know:

• Hours: Full-time 9.00am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday with occasional flexibility required to clear any urgent workload.
• Working as part of a growing organisation with long term development opportunities.
• Sickness: 10 days paid sickness absence in one calendar year.
• Up to one hour for lunch.
• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays.
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme with Aviva, 5% employee and 3% employer contribution.

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