Brock and Calder Landscape Recovery Senior Agriculture Advisor

2 weeks ago

Preston Lancashire, United Kingdom Wyre Rivers Trust Full time
Brock and Calder Landscape Recovery Senior Agriculture Advisor

The Wyre Rivers Trust is a registered charity with a remit to improve the ecological status ofthe River Wyre and its catchment.

Founded by three angling clubs and supported by many community groups, the Trust started smallwith localised projects to improve habitat, especially spawning conditions, for all fishspecies and completed with contractors and volunteers. However, since 2013 the Trust has grown,became host of the Wyre Waters Catchment Partnership and is now delivering works at thecatchment scale with a host of far-reaching benefits.

Projects address a range of issues impacting upon biodiversity, water quality, and waterquantity, and tackle these with solutions such as natural flood management, habitat creationand habitat connectivity. The Trust has recently created an Integrated Catchment Plancontaining a comprehensive list of priorities within the Wyre catchment, reviewed, and agreedby our partners. Following this process, the trust was successful in securing funding tosupport the Brock and Calder Landscape Recovery Project, one of a number of national projectsworking to deliver the highest tier of the Environmental Land Management Schemes. Within thisproject, there are five posts which WRT will recruit for within the first 6 months of theproject development phase.

To lead on engagement with the ~25 land managers involved in the project, we require a SeniorAgriculture Advisor. The post holder will be expected to work closely with a range of groupsincluding farmers (both owner occupiers and tenants), landowners and land managers (includinglocal authorities). Within this role, the SAA will be expected to provide detailed advice andguidance on land management, sustainability, emerging markets (I.E Carbon), farm resilience andfarm business planning. It is expected that this advice will lead to successful co-design ofimplementation plans for each farm involved within the project, which can be taken forward andsynthesised to form the backbone of the land management plan for the BCLR Delivery Phase. It isparamount that the SAA ensures the needs of farmers, farming, and farm businesses as part oftheir role - resilient and sustainable food production and farm businesses are one of the keyfoundations of this project.

The role will be based at the Wyre RT Offices at Myerscough College, Lancashire. The candidatewill be expected to work across the entire catchment and a large amount of time within anygiven week will be spent outside. The officer will report to the Brock and Calder LandscapeRecovery Project Manager & Wyre Rivers Trust General Manager.

Job Purpose:

The Senior Agriculture Advisor (SAA) will be directly responsible for liaison with all landmanagers within the project. The role will focus on the development of an effective and uniquerelationship with each land manager, collaborating closely with them to co-designimplementation plans for each farm. When coalesced with implementation plans from each otherparticipant, these implementation plans will form the backbone of the land management plan. TheSAA will also be responsible for ensuring that the needs of their farm business are assessedagainst any proposed actions within the implementation phase. This will help to guarantee thesustainability and resilience of each farm business within the project, securing the outcomesof the project throughout the implementation phase and beyond.

Person Description:

The successful candidate will be a graduate and an exceptional self-starter with themotivation, vision and passion to make the river Wyre a cleaner and healthier environment. Theymust be a good communicator with a passion for conservation and knowledge of catchment science,freshwater and estuarine environments. The candidate should have a good working knowledge of:

  • How to work with the agriculture sector to deliver environmental, social and economic benefitsat catchment or wider scale.
  • The ability to engage with farmers in a manner which is beneficial to them, their families andtheir businesses.
  • The importance of confidentiality and diligence when dealing with farmers, landowners and landmanagers.
  • The UK Agricultural Sector, specifically upland beef, sheep, and dairy farming, farm businessplanning and of Environmental Land Management Schemes from 2010 onwards (including LandscapeRecovery).
  • Working in partnership with owner occupiers, tenants, and landowners to deliver environmentalchange within the agriculture sector.
  • Knowledge of UK food production, carbon sequestration and ecosystem service assessments.
  • Catchment and landscape management, with an understanding of key processes affecting aquatic,terrestrial and subterranean habitats and how these habitats can be restored to drive landscapescale environmental, economic, and social change.
  • Partnership working and relevant legislation. The candidate will also be required to review,revise, and deliver detailed reports in a diligent manner.
  • Data recording, storage (in accordance with relevant legislation) and its use to developprojects for funding bids.

Closing date: Friday 7th June 2024

Interviews are planned for June 2024 and will be held in-person in Lancashire.

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