Farm Environment Adviser

FWAG SW is seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Farm Environment Adviser to join our Somerset team.

There is growing demand to provide quality advice to farmers and landowners on agroecological practices and we are looking for applicants who can also bring their own specialisms and experience to strengthen our team. We are looking for someone with a broad range of related skills and knowledge - maybe gained through practical experience working on a farm or in a nature conservation setting - and the ability to engage and facilitate with our farmers and landowners using strong interpersonal skills.

We work with a wide range of partners and stakeholders providing environmental advice on a variety of themes, utilising a whole-farm approach: considering habitat and species conservation, diffuse pollution mitigation, soil management, nutrient management, compliance to legislation and regulation, protection of archaeological features and landscape value – all as part of a resilient, sustainable farm business.

There are opportunities for Advisers to contribute, develop and manage projects as well as becoming a technical specialist in conservation, land management, soil husbandry, or natural flood management (NFM) techniques.

Our team delivers several projects supporting water quality and quantity within Somerset’s rivers. Our main project is the Hills to Levels project working across the whole of Somerset, to which you would contribute. This is a holistic catchment management approach, aiming to ‘slow the flow’: reducing flood risk and erosion, improving the water quality and delivering wider environmental benefits and increasing resilience on the floodplain. The Hills to Levels project is part of the delivery of the land management workstream of the Somerset 20-Year Flood Action Plan, funded by the Somerset Rivers Authority. We advise farmers, landowners and communities through the delivery of farm visits, community events, management plans, workshops, farm demonstrations or walks and newsletter articles and initiate, design and oversee the implementation of Natural Flood Management (NFM) and land management measures.

You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, generous holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly.

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds within the sector and are an open and inclusive organisation seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce.