* Farm Advisor
* Ribble Rivers Trust
* Location: Clitheroe, Lancashire
* Salary: £28,500 - £34,000
* Type: Full or Part Time
* Contract: 24-month fixed term with expectation of permanence thereafter
Ribble Rivers Trust (RRT) is an environmental conservation charity delivering catchment-wide activities that will improve, protect, and create a mosaic of habitats and land uses that will lead to a healthy riverine environment. This habitat mosaic includes everything from peat restoration to hedgerow creation, woodlands to river “re-wiggling,” and importantly sustainable agricultural practices– each with demonstrable improvements to habitats and species. We have 5 teams with particular focuses (Land Management, People and Learning, Data and Evidence, River Conservation, and Core Services), each full of passionate and dedicated individuals, with diverse skills and experience. The teams work closely together on collaborative and integrated projects that deliver the greatest benefit.
At present, we have a wide range of projects and programmes working with farmers and land managers across the Ribble catchment. These seek to support farm businesses to become more sustainable, with a balanced approach focusing on agricultural productivity alongside habitat works. This results in a wider range of actions from improved farmyard infrastructure and nutrient management to creating new woodlands and wetlands, and everything in between!
Such is the success of our work that we are looking to expand the team of Farm Advisors and recruit a technically competent, dynamic, and enthusiastic person to work within our Land Management team to undertake “Pinpoint” Farm Advisory Visits and to lead and support the delivery of a range of agricultural and environmental projects. This will include projects at the leading edge of Natural Capital, Nature-Based Solutions, and payment for Ecosystem Services.
Key Responsibilities:
* Engaging directly with farmers through a range of techniques, from Farm Groups to proactively seeking out previously unengaged farms across the catchment.
* Delivery of farm advisory visits with those farms engaged.
* Producing “Pinpoint” reports (training will be provided) from farm advisory visits.
* Contributing to and supporting the maintenance of a database of farm visits and opportunities identified.
* Signposting farms to funding to support the delivery of opportunities.
* Working with other Farm Advisors and the wider RRT team to deliver capital improvement projects.
* Supporting training and knowledge-sharing events.
* Working with external partners to deliver projects that provide multiple benefits.
* Data collection, keeping, and providing information for evaluation reports.
* Contributing to and assisting in the production of publicity and marketing materials.
Please send all completed applications to admin@ribbletrust.com.
Please note that the closing date for this application is the 31st October, and interviews will take place week commencing the 11th November and the 18th November.
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