Farming in Protected Landscapes Officer

Farming in Protected Landscapes Officer

Fixed Term Until the 31st March 2025

Part Time 14.8 hours per week

Salary: £35,411 – £39,493 per annum, pro rata

Location: Blackdown Hills office, EX15 3SH or or home based.

An exciting opportunity to join the Blackdown Hills AONB team in Devon/
Somerset

Job Purpose: To support the delivery of the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme on
behalf of the Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership. The role will be primarily supporting land
managers through agricultural transition over the next 3 years, including supporting/ leading
on the working up of capital work proposals on farms, to deliver nature recovery and other
objectives. Written recommendations will then be presented to an assessment panel for approval.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To provide a first point of contact between the Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership and
  potential applicants to the FiPL programme.
• To lead on conservation, land management and access advice and guidance, to promote high
  quality applications to the programme.
• To support applicants with their applications (and where necessary help guide subsequent
  delivery), especially those applicants that are ‘harder to reach’ or cluster/ group
  applications.
• To support the work of the FiPL Local Assessment Panel, including the provision of summary
  reports and recommendations on applications.
• To ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of support offered under the programme,
  including the management of multi-year agreements.
• To support the monitoring of progress towards the completion of funded projects.
• To support project and programme level evaluation, including reporting to Defra and the
  AONB Partnership.
• To help to ensure that action undertaken through the Programme is consistent with the
  established purposes and complementary to the purpose of AONB designation
• To undertake other duties as required, consistent with the responsibility level of the
  post, as directed by the AONB Lead.

Interview Date: Friday 31st March at Blackdown Hills office, EX15 3SH.

Location of job: Office at EX15 3SH or home based.

More information about the FiPL programme in the Blackdown Hills AONB
Farming in Protected Landscapes – Blackdown Hills AONB and Defra link to the national
programme Get
funding for farming in protected landscapes – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please contact Tim Youngs for an informal discussion [email protected]

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• The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work
  e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and
  fluency in English.
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  privacy notice.
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• This role requires a DBS disclosure.

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