Rural / Agricultural Consultant

2 weeks ago


Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom Windmill9 Consulting Full time

Job title: Rural / Agricultural Consultant
Location: Leicestershire / Rutland
Package: £40-60k Negotiable dep on exp / qualifications
Contract Type: Full Time / Permanent
Industry: Land & Estate Agency
Office Hours: 9.00am - 5.15pm Mon-Fri
(flexibility required and working outside of office hours will be necessary when on client visits and to meet client’s expectations from time-to-time).
Office based with external appointments

**Company Description**

Our client has been established for over 150 years and has grown to become one of the leading firms of Estate Agents, Agricultural Consultants and Auctioneers in the East Midlands.

They are an independent multi-disciplinary firm of property experts advising and acting for clients across a full range of residential, commercial, rural land and property matters. Their skilled and dedicated rural specialists work across the sector’s many land & property disciplines with the knowledge, experience, insight and connections to offer the quality of informed and considered advice only an independent firm can give.

**Job Overview**

An exciting and diverse role providing business, strategic and technical advice, and farm management consultancy to a wide range of farm businesses across the East Midlands. The role requires an individual who is currently working within farming/farm management with outstanding numeracy skills, a keen interest in farming and natural business acumen.
You will be focussed on helping farming businesses to succeed and be able to work as part of a team and alone using your own initiative.
This new role is a result of our client's growing client base and will require you to support their existing consultants as well as developing your own clients.

**Key Areas of Responsibility**

You will be responsible for the successful delivery of farm consultancy to clients so that they achieve their overall business objectives.
Estate management and all aspects of the rural world.

The position will be a mix between being out on farms but also having time in the office and includes:

- Delivering high quality, financially sound advice to farming clients.
- Supporting the rural team with strategic farm business management work.
- Completing management accounts, budgets and business plans for a wide variety of farming, estates nd diversified businesses.
- Managing relationships with existing and potential new clients.
- Aiming to specialise in a particular sector and develop your own client base with full support from an existing team.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Either be a graduate with considerable practical farming experience or have obtained 2-3 years’ experience within the sector, either in consultancy or practical farming.
- It is possible that you may also have your own farming business interests which you would like to continue alongside developing a consultancy career.
- A degree in Agriculture and/or Farm Business Management or similar.
- Be proficient in Excel and have excellent numeracy skills.

**Skill Requirements**
- Have a keen interest in farming and clear business acumen.
- Excellent communicator, with ability to interact within the business and with clients.
- Have integrity, honesty, and an eagerness to work for the good of the company.
- Self-motivated, able to work alone and within a small team, capable of managing workloads and deadlines, as well as working with own initiative.

**Rewards**
- Competitive salary dependent upon skills and experience
- An annual (non-contractual) bonus determined by company profits
- Workplace pension
- 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Diverse and interesting work across a range of sectors and businesses, with the opportunity to build a strong network of industry contacts and own client base

**How to Apply**
- Please note, this is an office based position. Unfortunately we are unable to accept offers of remote working*_
Windmill9 Consulting is a Business Consultancy and Employment Agency acting on behalf of the client.

Please ensure your CV is fully up to date before applying.

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £40,000.00-£60,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):
**Experience**:

- Rural / Agricultutal: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- driving licence (required)

Work Location: In person



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