Assistant Environment and Land Use Adviser

6 months ago


Leeds, United Kingdom NATIONAL FARMERS UNION Full time

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**Job Title**: Assistant Environment and Land Use Adviser (North Region)

**Salary**: c. £33k (Dependant on Skills and Experience)

**L**ocation**:Home based, covering the North region.

**Working Hours**:35 hours per week

**Contract Type**:Permanent

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is the biggest farming organisation in the UK. We're proud to make a difference for all our members, by shaping attitudes towards British farming and leading the charge on a range of major issues, from climate change and food standards to rural crime and broadband rollout.

**Purpose of the role & how you will contribute**

We are looking for an Assistant Adviser to assist NFU members with the challenges they face in this wide-ranging role, from uplands to agri-environment schemes, climate change to land use change, you will be providing technical and policy guidance to NFU members across the region.

You will develop initiatives that further our members’ interests and influence local policy on land use and environmental matters. To achieve this, you will establish strong professional networks regularly meeting with farmers, rural professionals and wider regional stakeholders.

This role is home based with meetings taking place at our regional hub in Leeds and across the region. Some travel will be required to NFU Headquarters in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire.

**What you’ll bring**

A basic knowledge of agriculture, the associated environmental agenda and key land use issues are key requirements. Experience of working with farmers and growers on environmental issues is desirable.

You will have a real passion for agriculture, land management and rural land use policy. To connect with the farming community, you’ll be engaging, highly organised and a good communicator. Knowledge of the North region and its land-based business landscape would be advantageous in this role.

**Why choose us?**

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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 vehicles, holiday rentals, wellbeing and lifestyle and many more

**Who we are**

Every day, we're the voice of around 45,000 British farmers and growers who produce food, making sure their concerns are heard at the heart of government both online and locally. This means developing strong relationships with everyone from NFU colleagues to government ministers. So, as well as having a high profile in both the media and Westminster, we work with and support local members through a network of regional and county offices across England and Wales.

We are the face of the NFU to local members, our focus is to understand their day-to-day concerns and influence the local and national agendas on their behalf. It’s about developing strong working relationships with everyone from the members themselves to local councils, constituency MPs and national NFU teams.

Working in a region demands the flexibility to adapt to a variety of tasks, from recruiting and retaining members, to working with councils and other local agencies, or lobbying MPs. This diverse remit means we need to understand a wide range of farming, food, environmental and economic issues and be able to talk confidently about them with people at all levels.

**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.



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