The role

Strutt & Parker’s Farming team provide clients with a strategic business and management service for their farms and estates advising on a wide variety of issues to enable owners to manage and make the most of their land. An outstanding opportunity has arisen to become a key member of the Farm Management and Consultancy team in Stamford.

The Stamford Farming team has an established reputation as leader in the local Farming community. They undertake the management of Farms and Rural Estates and offer a range of professional rural advice throughout the East Midlands. Their technical excellence ensures an impressive client base, and they advise some of the most prestigious clients in the area.

The role as a Farming Consultant involves assisting the team in a wide range of farming matters, gaining knowledge and experience to develop a career in Farm Management Consultancy.

Responsibilities

Assisting the farming team with a variety of farm management activities including:

•    The record keeping and harvest account management of contract farming agreements

•    Financial monitoring and analysis including helping to prepare budgets and cashflow forecasts, ¼ variance reports and financial interrogation 

•    SFI applications, Countryside Stewardship (Higher Tier) and RDPE applications, farm budgeting and project management including compliance and monitoring of schemes, advice and instructions to client/contractors, claims monitoring and management

•    Technical advice on mainstream arable and livestock enterprises

•    Advising on environmental issues and farm diversification

•    Developing and maintaining a set of client contacts

•    Driving business development

•    Regular farm visits

•    Advising on compliance with current and upcoming government legislation and guidance.

•    Assisting with the preparing internal and external reports

•    Maintaining and developing relevant personal and technical skills

•    Attending relevant conferences, seminars, and training sessions.

Person specification

The successful candidate is likely to be:

•    A great communicator, both written and oral.

•    A team player, able to develop a close working relationship with colleagues

•    Commercially astute with good numeracy skills

•    Ambitious, energetic, self-motivated, curious, and happy to network with a business development orientated attitude.

•    Interested in farming and food production systems.

•    Experience of hands-on practical farming

Skills/Qualifications

•    Agriculturally based University Degree

•    Excellent research and analytical skills 

•    Excellent IT skills including use of MS Office.

•    Practical farm experience would be beneficial.