Agricultural Adviser

Job Purpose:

As an Agricultural Adviser at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, you will work alongside colleagues in the team to help inspire and support farmers across the area. You will work closely with our Warwickshire Sustainable Farming Groups and the partner organisations we work with to provide advice and guidance to farmers, helping them to integrate nature into their business, apply for the Government’s new agri grants and support them to transition to a more nature friendly way of farming.

Key Responsibilities: 1. Advice, support and delivery

• Building on WWT’s existing work across the area, proactively develop relationships with farmers, landowners and growers.
• Develop and deliver tailored 1-1 farm advice, plans, reports or group events that provide learning and teach skills to farmers, landowners and growers.
• Signpost to a range of possible funding sources that support farmers, landowners and growers to make space for nature on their land.
• Deliver any relevant grant funded projects that help to support the aims of enabling farmers, landowners and growers to take action for wildlife.

2. Collaboration and partnership working

• Take an active role in supporting the Warwickshire Sustainable Farming Groups, working collaboratively with the Warwickshire Rural Hub, Severn Rivers Trust, Severn Trent and independent agricultural advisers.
• Act as a conduit between farmers, landowners and growers and other WWT projects being delivered by colleagues within the area. Signposting and sharing information to maximise the opportunity for action and increasing the impact of our work.
• Work with colleagues, help to develop the foundations for a future land management advice service team within WWT.
• Help to identify and support farmers who can advocate on behalf of the Wildlife Trust vision for the future of farming.

3. Document, record and promote the impact of your work

• Gather evidence and report in a way that helps WWT measure the impact of its work with farmers, landowners and growers.
• Work with colleagues to help promote the benefits of regenerative farming and the role in which farmers can play in nature’s recovery.
• Compile reports to any grant funders to help demonstrate the impact their funding has had in supporting farmers, landowners and growers to take action for wildlife.

4. General

• Promote the work, mission and vision of the Trust at all times.
• Ensure a high level of customer service in all dealings with the public.
• Ensure continuous development of skills and knowledge required for the post.
• Work within all the policies and procedures of the Trust, ensuring own compliance with the Trust’s health and safety policies and procedures and that of any resources for whom you are responsible.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties commensurate with the level of responsibility of the post, as requested by the Chief Executive.