Agricultural Advisor
East Yorkshire Rivers Trust
Job title: Agricultural Advisor
Location: East Yorkshire
Accountable to: EYRT Programme Manager
Salary: £27 - £32,000 (depending on experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Term: 2 years with possible extension subject to funding
The Agricultural Advisor will support the Trust’s efforts to maintain clean, healthy chalk streams by working with farmers and landowners to improve land management practices. The Advisor will promote natural flood management, creation of ponds and scrapes, restoration of ponds and wetlands, woodland creation and maintenance of hedgerows. Retention of water in the built environment is also key to the success of this role. Suds (Sustainable drainage solutions) will be promoted and established on farms and villages in target areas.
The successful candidate will work with farmers, contractors, partner organisations, volunteers and other East Yorkshire Rivers Trust staff to deliver a programme of fully funded work covering all the above and will strive to develop farm clusters (working partnerships between landowners) to promote best practice.
The Agricultural Advisor must have experience of project management within the Agricultural/Environmental Sector. Ideally, candidates will have at least three years experience and relevant qualifications in Agriculture and/or Environmental Studies.
About East Yorkshire Rivers Trust
The Chalk Wolds of East Yorkshire are an important source of highly prized spring fed rivers and streams. These watercourses make up river systems that form the most northerly chalk streams in Europe.
The East Yorkshire Rivers Trust was established in 2006 and has three main aims:
- To protect the important habitats of the River Hull and River Derwent by working with others to enhance the conservation status of these important river systems.
- To educate and assist in developing projects to achieve improvements in habitat.
- To support and fund scientific surveys on the streams to identify problem areas.
The Chalk Wolds of East Yorkshire are an important source of highly prized spring fed rivers and streams. These watercourses make up river systems that form the most northerly chalk streams in Europe. The East Yorkshire Rivers Trust was established in 2006 and has three main aims: To protect the important habitats of the River Hull and River Derwent by working with others to enhance the conservation status of these important river systems. To educate and assist in developing projects to achieve improvements in habitat. To support and fund scientific surveys on the streams to identify problem areas.
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