Strutt & Parker - Farm Management Consultant

Stamford Permanent Full-Time

The role

Strutt & Parker’s Farming team provide clients with a strategic business and management service for their farms and estates advising on a wide variety of issues to enable owners to manage and make the most of their land. A great opportunity has arisen to become a key member of the Farm Management and Consultancy team in Stamford.

The Stamford Farming team has an established reputation as one of the leaders in the local farming community. They undertake the management of Farms and Rural Estates and offer a range of professional rural advice throughout the East Midlands. Their technical excellence ensures an impressive client base, and they advise some of the most prestigious clients in the area.

The role as a Farming Consultant involves assisting the team in a wide range of farming matters, gaining knowledge and experience to develop a career in Farm Management Consultancy.

Responsibilities

• The record keeping and harvest account management of contract farming agreements
• Financial monitoring and analysis including helping to prepare budgets and cashflow forecasts, quarterly variance reports and financial interrogation
• SFI applications and Countryside Stewardship (Higher Tier), farm budgeting and project management including compliance and monitoring of schemes, advice and instructions to client/contractors, claims monitoring and management
• Technical advice on mainstream arable and livestock enterprises
• Advising on environmental issues and farm diversification
• Developing and maintaining a set of client contacts
• Driving business development
• Regular farm visits
• Advising on compliance with current and upcoming government legislation and guidance.
• Assisting with the preparing internal and external reports
• Maintaining and developing relevant personal and technical skills
• Attending relevant conferences, seminars, and training sessions.

Person specification

The successful candidate is likely to be:

• A good communicator, both written and oral.
• A team player, able to develop a close working relationship with colleagues
• Commercially astute with good numeracy skills
• Ambitious, energetic, self‑motivated, curious, and happy to network with a business development orientated attitude.
• Interested in farming and food production systems.
• Experience of hands‑on practical farming

Skills/Qualifications

• Previous farm consultancy advisor role
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Excellent IT skills including use of MS Office.
• Practical farm experience would be beneficial

We are proud to offer award‑winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

• Heath & Leisure : Private medical cover, 27 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work
• Financial: Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection, long term disability insurance, interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

Apply online through BNP Paribas Careers.

Stutt & Parker and the wider BNP Paribas is passionate about building inclusive culture where everybody feels they belong and can thrive.

We celebrate diversity and support all our people to reach their potential, find fulfilment at work and use all their diverse ideas and skillsets to deliver for our clients now, and every day.

We are building an inclusive culture so that we offer a supportive workplace that drives innovation, creativity and results.

We take discrimination very seriously as an organisation, if you want to raise any concerns of discrimination or issues, please email

Our employee networks

We want to make a career at Strutt & Parker a fulfilling and enriching experience for people from all backgrounds.

We are committed breaking down barriers are driving positive change within our own organisation and our sector. We know that the only way to affect change is to act and we promise to take action.

To find out how we are making improvements towards building a more diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, download our combined Gender & Ethnicity Pay Report .

• 86% of employees feel that the company is an inclusive place to work at and supports diversity (gender, age, ethnic origins, disability, sexual orientation and identity)
• 80% of employees feel they are treated with respect

Community

We know how important it is to many of our employees to be able to give back to their communities by supporting charities through volunteering and fundraising.

Every member of staff has one day each year to volunteer, either through one of our events or in their local community, for a cause they are passionate about. For those raising funds, you may be eligible for BNP Paribas’ matched funding which could see your charity fundraising pot topped up.

Employee Networks

Everybody at Strutt & Parker has access employee networks that are open to all, and we encourage all people to collaborate and connect with each other:

• MixCity - gender equality network
• Ability Network - raises awareness of disability related issues
• Early Careers Network - provides support to employees in the early stages of their careers, engaging them to feel more connected with the business as well as creating a sense of community
• Pride - creating a supportive working environment where colleagues, customers and clients from the LGBT+ community feel safe, respected and valued by all
• Multicultural - focuses on creating an inclusive environment by recognizing and celebrating the diverse cultures and traditions of our workforce
• Parents & Carers - helps create an effective support infrastructure to working families

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