Job Description
The Role
You'll be responsible for providing business, strategic, technical advice and farm management consultancy to a wide range of farm businesses across the whole of Scotland. You will develop, monitor and report on progress against the Food & Farming strategy for Scotland.
You'll most likely be based out of the Perth office, however, for the right individual, we'll consider any of our rural Scottish offices for you to be based from. Your focus will be in the following areas:
* To promote and, where necessary, lead on the attendance of the discipline at national, regional and office events and business development initiatives.
* Be a Food & Farming industry commentator and be able to demonstrate a specific area of industry expertise.
* Have advanced media and negotiation skills.
* Have a good working knowledge of specific farm business operations
* Good knowledge of banking and finance structures.
* Develop own network of clients and potential clients.
* Have basic practical farm management skills.
* Confidence in presenting and public speaking.
The Food & Farming team provides advice on all aspects of farming and food production, rural land use and farm management. Our client base includes farmers, rural estates, public bodies and rur...