Farming Engagement Officer

Farming in Protected Landscapes: Farming Engagement Officer – Cotswolds

• Full time – 37 hours per week
• Salary – £32,727 Fixed term contract to 31 March 2029.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join the Cotswolds National Landscape team to help deliver the highly successful Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme.

Created by Defra, and managed by National Landscape and National Park teams across the country, FiPL helps farmers, land managers and others to deliver work on the farmed landscape under the themes of climate, nature, people and place. You will be the first point of contact for the programme providing advice and guidance to potential grant applicants, supporting the development of applications and presenting them to an assessment panel, monitoring and assessing progress of projects, assessing and approving claims, and providing information for programme reports. Ideally, you’ll be qualified to at least degree level and have experience of working with a broad range of external stakeholders, in particular farmers and land managers. Familiarity with current agri-environment schemes would be an advantage.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference to farming and land management in the Cotswolds and to help conserve and enhance this iconic, nationally important landscape.

We operate a hybrid working system with the general expectation for the post to based at the office for a minimum of two days per week. The role will include travel throughout the Cotswolds National Landscape.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Mark Connelly, Land Management Lead at [email protected]