JOB DESCRIPTION – Farm Advisor
Job Title:
Farm Advisor
Salary and
Salary up to £28 K (depending on experience)
Benefits:
Stakeholder Pension Scheme
Hours:
Full time (40 hours per week)
Location:
Trust’s Office or Home Office
Reporting to:
Senior Projects Officer and Trust Director
Responsible for:
No staff
Important
Internal – Trust Board and executive team
Functional
External – functional reporting to CamEO partnership, including water
Relationships:
stewardship board and sub-catchment partnerships. Networking with
farmers, landowners agricultural supply chain businesses, The Rivers Trust,
Anglian Water, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Project Funders,
Trust Members and other key stakeholders in the catchment
Main Purpose of
Job:
1. Management and delivery of farm advice to mitigate the impacts of
Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture (DWPA) within the Cam Ely
Ouse catchment on behalf of the CamEO partnership and WaterLIFE
project.
2. Dissemination of the project’s achievements
3. Influence the activities of other stakeholders to accelerate the
implementation of the Water Framework Directive.
Duties and
Responsibilities
1. Ensuring that activities support the trusts charitable aims and
objectives
2. Developing local relationships with farmers and landowners, visiting
farms, developing farm plans and opportunities for mitigating DWPA
risks.
3. Helping to implement suggested interventions, monitor benefits and
promote best practice (including through organising and attending
events)
4. Regular liaison and reporting to the CamEO catchment partnership
(including the water stewardship board and sub-catchment
partnerships).
PERSON SPECIFICATION – Farm Advisor
ATTRIBUTES
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
HOW
IDENTIFIED
Relevant
Minimum of 3 years
Experience in delivering
Application
Experience
experience in the
agricultural advice.
Form/CV
agricultural/environmental
Managing environmental
sector
projects.
Education &
Educated to minimum HNC
Professional qualification
Training
level or equivalent NVQ
Special
Working knowledge of local
Good IT skills.
Knowledge &
farming practices, agronomy,
Knowledge of Catchment
Skills
soil and water conservation.
Management.
Application
Form/CV
Interview
Good speaking and literacy
skills.
Good diplomatic skills.
Additional
Hands-on approach.
Willingness to participate in all
factors
Self-motivated.
aspects of the Trusts’ activities.
Well organised.
Empathy with a bottom up
Professional standards.
approach to a sustainable
Car driver/clean licence.
environment.
Affinity with rural
life/culture.
2
Interview
JOB APPLICATION FORM – Farm Advisor
NORFOLK RIVERS TRUST
CONFIDENTIAL
It is the policy of the Trust to employ the best qualified/most suitable personnel and provide
equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training, and not
to discriminate against any person because of race, ethnic origin, nationality, gender, sexuality,
marital status, disability or age. If you believe that any question discriminates against you, you
are at liberty to omit an answer. Alternatively you are free to submit your own CV should you
wish.
1. Position applied for
2. Personal Details
Surname:
Forenames:
Address:
Postcode:
Email address:
Contact Telephone:
Honours and awards:
National Insurance
Number:
3. Education: Secondary/Further Education from age 11 (Group passes if desirable)
Schools/Colleges attended
From
To
3
Examinations passed
(give dates)
Grade Subjects/R
4. University/College Higher Education and Professional Qualifications
Place of Education
From
To
Examinations passed
(give dates and
qualifications)
Grad
e/Cla
ss
5. Foreign Languages and level of proficiency
6. Employment history (Please list in order, starting with the most recent.)
Dates
From
Name and address
of employer
Job title and
responsibilities
To
4
Reason for
leaving
Final
salary
Length of notice required by your present employer:
7. General
How did you hear of this job?
Why do you wish to leave your present employment?
How do you think your previous experience / interests will enable you to fill this post?
Please rate yourself from 1 to 5 (5 being most proficient) on the following areas of
expertise: Communication/presentation skills
Literacy skills
Numeracy skills
IT skills
Policy experience
Experience of non-profit sector
EU and UK grant applications and claims
Interests/Hobbies (give details of pastimes, sports, etc.):
Public Duties (JP, Local Councillor etc.) undertaken:
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Do you have a current full driving licence?
Do you have any current endorsements?
(Other than penalty points for parking or speeding offences)
8. Health
What illnesses have you had during the last 5 years involving more than a week off
work?
On average how many days sickness per year have you had in the last 5 years?
9. References
Please supply 2 references. One reference should be from your current/most recent employer. The
other should not be a relative. References may be sought at offer stage.
Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Telephone No.:
Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Telephone No.:
Proof of educational and professional qualifications may be requested.
Completed Application Forms and/or CV’s may be submitted in electronic or printed form to;
Dr Jonah Tosney, 7b Bayfield Brecks, Holt, Bayfield, Norfolk NR25 7DZ, 01263 711299
info@norfolkriverstrust.org
Declaration
I hereby authorise the Trust to obtain references to support this application when an offer is to
be made and I indemnify the Trust against any liability related thereto.
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I hereby consent to the Trust processing the data on this form for the purpose of considering my
application and (if successful) in respect of my employment. I agree that such data may be
made available to those who reasonably need to know the same within the Trust.
I confirm that the information given on this form is true to the best of my knowledge and accept
that any false statement may be sufficient cause for rejection or, if employed, summary
dismissal.
Signature
Date
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