Dairy Policy Adviser

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**Job Title**: Dairy Policy Adviser

**Salary**: c.£37,000.00

**Location**: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire with agile working

**Working Hours**:35 hours per week

**Contract Type**:Permanent

**Purpose of the role & how you will contribute**:
The Dairy Policy Adviser is a strong champion for our dairy farming members. They advise the National Dairy Board on policy matters and help the team develop effective lobbying strategies. At the same time, the role involves monitoring political and technical developments, supporting member and public communications, and helping to generate high profile news stories.

**What you’ll bring**:
To succeed in this position, you will need to be outgoing and strategically minded with the ability to quickly pick up technical and policy developments and adapt to a varied and, at times, fast-paced working environment. You must be able to work well within a team, and alongside the NFU National Dairy Board, whilst also possessing the ability and the drive to work unsupervised.

**Why choose us?**

Join us and you’ll find an organisation that encourages and enables you to achieve your full potential. In return you will be rewarded with a full range of benefits including:

- Generous holiday allowance (starting at 25 days a year + Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days with length of service), plus 1 annual Christmas company day
- Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
- Company funded health Cashplan
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
- Performance-related pay
- Competitive Pension and Life assurance
- Access to interest-free loans for cars, bikes, season tickets and driving lessons
- Employee Assistance program to help you deal with life’s challenges
- Discounts on new a range of vehicles, holiday rentals, wellbeing and lifestyle and many more
- Attractive, modern office, with on-site restaurant and free parking

**Policy Directorate**

The Food, Farming & Environment Team sits within the Policy Directorate and takes an active role in developing and influencing the policies that benefit farming businesses across the UK. This means keeping up to date with and responding to national and international developments, engaging with and advising NFU members, and actioning effective lobbying strategies on their behalf.

It’s exciting, complex work, covering every area of farming and dealing with a range of stakeholders, from government ministers, civil servants and the media, to local NFU branches, food processors and retailers. The sheer variety of our work means you can be involved in a wide range of projects from initial research to policy delivery. Our collaborative approach means you’ll find plenty of opportunities to build your knowledge - it’s up to you to take them.

**Join us**

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce. We’ll support you by providing you with extensive learning and development opportunities and build a career that balances your professional ambitions with your personal commitments including discussions around agile and flexible work options.