Job Title: Assistant County Farming Adviser (Devon)
Salary: c. £32k (Dependant on Skills and Experience) plus company car or car allowance
Location: Home Based, covering the County of Devon, within the South Region
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is the biggest farming organisation in the UK. We're proud to make a difference for all our members, by shaping attitudes towards British farming and leading the charge on a range of major issues, from climate change and food standards to rural crime and broadband rollout.
Purpose of the role & how you will contribute:
This is an exciting role supporting NFU members in Devon and across the wider South region. The successful candidate will play a key role in helping members with day-to-day queries; organising member events, supporting and publicising the work of the NFU. You will work with the County Adviser for Devon, and regional colleagues to deliver our objectives and activity.
Please note that this role is known as an Assistant County Adviser within the NFU.
What you’ll bring:
You will be able to establish a firm connection with the local farming membership and ensure their views are heard. To achieve this, you will have an in-depth knowledge of current farming, related food and land use issues and have a real passion for agriculture, whether gained through education, background and/or experience.
Why choose us?
Join us and you’ll find an organisation that encourages and enables you to achieve your full potential. In return you will be rewarded with a full range of benefits including:
Company car or car allowance-
Generous holiday allowance (starting at 25 days a year + Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days with length of service), plus 1 annual Christmas company day
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Option to buy and sell annual leave
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Company funded health Cashplan
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Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
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Performance-related pay
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Competitive Pension and Life assurance
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Access to interest-free loans for cars, bikes, season tickets and driving lessons
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Employee Assistance program to help you deal with life’s challenges
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Discounts on new vehicles, holiday rentals, wellbeing and lifestyle and many more
Who we are
Every day, we're the voice of around 47,000 British farmers and growers who produce food, making sure their concerns are heard at the heart of government both online and locally. This means developing strong relationships with everyone from NFU colleagues to government ministers. So, as well as having a high profile in both the media and Westminster, we work with and support local members through a network of regional and county offices across England and Wales.
Our regional teams are the face of the NFU to local members, our focus is to understand their day-to-day concerns and influence the local and national agendas on their behalf. It’s about developing strong working relationships with everyone from the members themselves to local councils, constituency MPs and national NFU teams.
Working in a regional office demands the flexibility to adapt to a variety of tasks, from recruiting and retaining members, to working with councils and other local agencies, or lobbying MPs. This diverse remit means we need to understand a wide range of farming, food, rural, environmental and economic issues and be able to talk confidently about them with people at all levels.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce. We’ll support you by providing you with extensive learning and development opportunities and build a career that balances your professional ambitions with your personal commitments including discussions around hybrid and flexible work options.
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If we decide we've found the right person for the role, we reserve the right to withdraw this advert and close applications before the closing date.