Farm Business Consultant

FARM BUSINESS CONSULTANT

DUNNS 2, BOWES OFFICES, LAMBTON PARK, CHESTER-LE-STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 4AN GSC

Grays are a multi-disciplinary professional service firm covering the North of England. Our Chartered Surveyors, Farm Business Consultants, Planning and Development Professionals, Valuers, Environmental Specialists and Estate Agents provide a full range of services for our rural client base.

Main purpose of the job:

Are you a Farm Business Consultant looking for a new challenge within a growing organisation that offers long-term development opportunities? Due to a period of sustained growth, we are recruiting a Farm Business Consultant to Rural Director in our Farm Business Consultancy team at Chester-Le-Street.

The successful candidate will be part of and developing a growing team, as well as building strong relationships with existing clients, developing new work andproviding practical advice on a one-to-one basis. We are looking for an enthusiastic, determined, and driven individual.

Reporting Structure:

The roles report to the Director of the Farm Business department.

The role and responsibilities:

• Help deliver farm management instructions to existing clients.

• Undertake Farm Business appraisals.

• Prepare reports and budgets in support of bank funding requests, specific projects including land purchases, business expansions and rent reviews.

• Prepare reports and budgets to support tenders for FBTs, CFAs and SFAs

• Provide practical Farm Management advice to our farm and estate owning clients.

• Provision of technical advice were qualified to do so.

• You will be expected to build strong relationships with all customers and provide independent and practical advice on a one-to-one basis

• Draw up Contract Farming Agreements (CFAs) and Share Farming Agreements (SFAs) and subsequently manage them.

• Undertake Basic Payment Scheme and Grant Aid applications.

• Undertake applications to Agri-Environment schemes and oversee the management of these agreements.

• Support the land agents with occasional practical advice.

• Leading, mentoring, and developing a growing team.

The skills we are looking for in you:

• Qualified through a college/university course – FACTS or BASIS desirable but not essential.

• A minimum of 3 years practical experience in the arable and/or livestock sectors.

• Demonstrate knowledge of both the arable and livestock sectors, as well as a full working knowledge of Defra’s grants and subsidies and the Agricultural Transition Plan.

• Familiarity with farm accounts.

• Technically proficient.

• Self-motivated and ambitious.

• Commercially astute and capable of generating new business.

• IT literate.

• Capable of working with a high degree of autonomy.

• Car owner with full UK driving licence.

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively, both orally andin writing, with colleagues and clients.

• Ability to manage time effectively, prioritising tasks to meet deadlines.

• Works in an organised and methodical fashion, with a high level of attention to detail.

• Ability to accept responsibility and work on their own initiative, whilst adheringto company policies and procedures.

Key information you need to know:

• Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm.

• Auto-enrolment pension scheme with Aviva.

• Sickness pay.
• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays.

• Wellbeing activities.
• Employee referral scheme.

• Company charity events.

• Each employee receives a branded GSC Grays gilet.