Rural Business Development Manager
1 day ago
We are seeking a Senior Agricultural Consultant to join our team in Scotland. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing expert technical and business consultancy services to customers throughout the region.
Responsibilities- Financial responsibility for the performance of your team and workflow management.
- Manage, mentor and develop a team of local consultants and technicians to ensure customer delivery success and develop their skills and careers.
- Provide technical, business, specialist expertise and financial consultancy services to customers and their farming businesses.
- Identify solutions for customers adapting to changes in regulation, Government policy and evolving markets.
- Win and deliver new business by introducing customers to suitable consulting services.
- BUILD relationships with key staff in organisations with rural interests.
- FACILITATE content and events for the Farm Advisory Service (FAS).
- Contribute to writing and devising technical content for press and newsletter articles, case studies and podcasts.
- PROVIDE training and insight for others within SAC Consulting.
- Educated to SCQF Level 8 or equivalent in a related subject (Biological or Agricultural) or equivalent experience.
- BASIS, FACTS, and FBAAS desirable qualifications.
- Experience working in the rural sector; awareness of challenges faced by agricultural businesses beneficial.
- Broad knowledge of many farming enterprises and systems with deeper level of knowledge in a specific area of interest.
- Strong people development and management skills and high level of confidence in working across teams and projects.
- Able to drive own success while working as part of a team.
- Courage to give advice.
- Commercial awareness of value of expertise and ability to use team around you to get best result for customer.
- Effective use of IT, Team Player, Analytical thinking, self-motivated, project management.
- Significant proven previous consultancy experience.
- Good awareness and understanding of agricultural frameworks and funding.
- Proven effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Full driving licence and own transport.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you are a migrant worker, you will need to ensure you have an appropriate visa to evidence the necessary right to work in the UK.
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