AHDB - Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Head of Engagement - Cereals & Oilseeds
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Join us as Head of Engagement for the Cereals & Oilseeds sector
Help drive our engagement strategy. This is a national role requiring regular travel across the UK and leadership of a field-based team.
Reporting to the Cereals & Oilseeds Director
You will lead the delivery of the sector engagement strategy and business plan, ensuring AHDB provides meaningful value to levy payers. Working closely with industry stakeholders, the sector council and colleagues across the organisation, you will drive engagement, influence industry priorities and ensure the successful delivery of knowledge exchange activities.
About the Role
You will be an experienced leader with a strong understanding of the cereals and oilseeds industry, who can combine strategic thinking with practical delivery while comfortably leading teams, working with senior stakeholders and representing AHDB across the industry.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting the future of British agriculture and can translate industry needs into impactful activity that delivers value for levy payers.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and delivery of the Cereals & Oilseeds engagement strategy to deliver on the sector business plan, ensuring value for levy payers and alignment with sector priorities
- Provide leadership, direction and development for the Knowledge Exchange team, creating a high-performing and engaged culture
- Build and maintain influential relationships with levy payers, industry stakeholders, sector council members and partner organisations
- Ensure engagement activities, events and communications are coordinated, impactful and deliver measurable outcomes for the sector
- Manage budgets, performance measures and KPIs, ensuring effective delivery against business objectives
- Act as a senior ambassador for AHDB, representing the organisation at industry forums, events and stakeholder groups
- Provide strategic insight and advice to support sector decision-making, future priorities and business planning
- Develop strategic partnerships and champion collaboration across AHDB and the wider industry to maximise impact and value for levy payers
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Essential Criteria
- Significant experience within the cereals, oilseeds or wider arable sector, having previously managed a team
- Proven experience of developing and delivering strategic plans
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Experience managing budgets and operational performance
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
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The Benefits…
We believe in rewarding our people for their hard work, so we have a great mix of benefits and opportunities to give you the recognition you deserve:
- 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday
- 33 days of annual leave plus one privilege day (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Life assurance cover (4x salary)
- A market-leading defined contribution pension scheme with Legal & General
- Enhanced pay of 20 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, subject to length of service
- A paid day each year to volunteer and make a difference in your community
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent training and development opportunities and an agreed development plan
- Recognition awards throughout the year
- Reward Gateway membership - this gives you a huge number of online discounts and savings
Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications. For any queries or support with your application, you can contact us at recruitment@ahdb.org.uk
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