Senior Farm Business Consultant

Due to a period of sustained growth, we are recruiting a Senior Farm Business Consultant to join our Farm Business Consultancy team at Kirkby Lonsdale. The successful candidate will be part of a developing and growing team, as well as building strong relationships with existing clients, developing new work and providing practical advice on a one-to-one basis. We are looking for an enthusiastic, determined, and driven individual. Reporting Structure: The role reports to the Director of the Farm Business department. The role and responsibilities:

• Help deliver farm management instructions to existing clients.
• Undertake Farm Business appraisals.
• Prepare reports and budgets in support of bank funding requests, specific projects including land purchases, business expansions and rent reviews.
• Prepare reports and budgets to support tenders for FBTs, CFAs and SFAs.
• Provide practical Farm Management advice to our farm and estate-owning clients.
• Provision of technical advice where qualified to do so.
• You will be expected to build strong relationships with all customers and provide independent and practical advice on a one-to-one basis.
• Draw up Contract Farming Agreements (CFA's) and Shared Farming Agreements (SFAs) and subsequently manage them.
• Undertake Basic Payment Scheme and Grant Aid applications.
• Support with Farm Business Advice Service (FBAS) work.
• Undertake applications to Agri-Environment schemes and oversee the management of these agreements.
• Support the land agents with occasional practical advice.
• Leading, mentoring, and developing a growing team.
  
  Qualified through a college/university course - FACTS or BASIS desirable but not essential.
• A minimum of 3 years practical experience in the arable and/or livestock sectors.
• Demonstrate knowledge of both the arable and live stock sector, as well as a full working knowledge of Defa's grant and subsidies and the Agricultural Transition Plan.
• Familiarity with farm accounts.
• Technically Proficient.
• Self-motivated and ambitious.
• Commercially astute and capable of generating new business.
• IT literate.
• Capable of working with a high degree of autonomy.
• Car owner with full UK driving licence
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with colleagues and clients.
• Ability to manage time effectively, prioritising tasks to meet deadlines.
• Works in an organised and methodical fashion, with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to accept responsibility and work on their own initiative whilst adhering to company policies and procedures.
  
  GSC Grays are a multi-disciplinary professional services firm covering the North of England. Our Chartered Surveyors, Farm Business Consultants, Planning and Development Professionals, Valuers, Environmental Specialists and Estate Agents provide a full range of services for our rural client base.
  
  Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm.
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme with Aviva.
• Sick pay.
• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays.
• Birthday leave.
• Vitality Health insurance.
• Electric car scheme.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Wellbeing activities.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Company charity events.
• Each employee receives a branded GSC Grays gilet.