North Wales Wildlife Trust / Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru
Sustainable Farming Advisor
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North Wales Wildlife Trust - Sustainable Farming Advisor
North Wales Wildlife Trust is seeking a Sustainable Farming Advisor to support farmers in the transition to agroecological and regenerative land management practices.
About the Role
The advisor will work as part of the Galwad Farm Advisory service, providing technical advice related to the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme, as well as working with partners to deliver on-farm training and demonstration events.
This is a new and exciting role within North Wales Wildlife Trust’s land management advisory service Galwad, which supports farmers and foresters across North Wales, providing independent advice on sustainable land management practices.
We are seeking a suitably qualified individual with experience of providing technical farm advice and/or land management assessments, to help farmers transition to agroecological practices, regenerative farming techniques and maximise the benefits from nature-based solutions.
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Responsibilities
- Respond to enquiries by farmers for advice
- Be proactive in generating new business leads for the provision of whole farm plans, soil health assessments, nutrient management plans, or biodiversity audits
- Contribute to strategic projects across North Wales, working with partner organisations to identify opportunities for conserving priority species and habitats across a landscape-scale
- Work with our partner Pasture for Life to develop and deliver a programme of on-farm training and demonstration workshops, sharing information and best practice on agroecological farming from across the UK
Requirements
- Highly motivated and knowledgeable of the Sustainable Farming Scheme
- Ability to support farmers with the implementation of Universal Actions
- Ability to think holistically so that farmers can take advantage of additional grant support
- Great communicator, with a personable style who can work with many different people across the wonderful variety of geography, business development, and activities of the Wildlife Trust
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Benefits
- Opportunity to take advantage of significant continuous professional development opportunities
- Building skills and confidence in undertaking soil health assessments, nutrient management plans, woodland creation plans, or biodiversity audits
- Utilising GIS and UAV
Company Values
We value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism, and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgemental and are inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities.
We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We take our Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read our commitment statement. This role may be subject to a DBS check.
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