Senior Land & Farm Advisor

Salary: £32400 – £33585 (pro rata) per annum (FTE £40500 –
£41981)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with
line manager
Based: Littlemore, Oxford. Hybrid working is available.

We are looking for a Senior Land & Farm Advisor to join our new and expanding farm advisory
team. You’ll be at the forefront of promoting nature-friendly and regenerative farming
practices.

The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust’s mission is to create ‘more nature everywhere.’ The
Land Advice Service is a critical part of this mission. We work in partnership with landowners,
farmers, local government and community groups, for a greener, more sustainable future by
delivering high-quality ecological services, land management advice, and delivering of
conservation projects.

To find out more about what we do please visit our website.

What you’ll be doing

• Delivering expert environmental advice to a diverse range of clients, organising engaging
  events to expand our reach
• Deliver a professional service to paying clients – accountable for providing environmental
  farm and land advice and reports
• Managing a diverse portfolio of clients, including farmers, landowners, parish councils,
  and communities
• Oversee and deliver projects from start to finish, including stakeholder engagement, client
  management, and subcontractor, workflow, schedule, and budget management

Who we’re looking for

• Comprehensive farming background and/or knowledge
• Good environmental and conservation knowledge
• Experience in delivering agricultural advice and/or land management to deliver
  environmental goods and enhance wildlife
• Knowledge and understanding of current environmental legislation, including Biodiversity
  Net Gain and ecosystem goods and services
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to build and maintain relationships,
  rapport and trust with external partners, farmers and land managers

For all your hard work you can expect a great rewards package in return. In addition to being
part of a friendly, skilled and knowledgeable team, passionate about making a difference, when
you work for us, you’ll also receive:

• Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, wellbeing days and generous
  occupational sick pay
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and family-friendly policies
• Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
• Pension (salary exchange) with generous employer contribution
• Learning & Development Programme for all (SEED)
• Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders across BBOWT, access
  to our Employee Assistance Programme, providing you with immediate and confidential help for
  any work, health or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access and a YuLife benefit
  package with free will writing, a variety of discounts and ability to claim vouchers to use in
  a wide range of stores when you redeem YuPoints earned by being active or meditation sessions.
• Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
• Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social
  interaction, peer support and personal development

To apply for this role, visit our website www.bbowt.org.uk/jobs.

Applications will be considered for interview on a rolling basis, so we would advise applying
as early as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient
applications for the role.

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) values diversity and inclusion and the
benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of
this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable
adjustments. Adjustments could include us providing the questions in an alternative format,
providing extra time for assessments. We are also very happy to make adjustments for interview,
which could include aspects such as lighting, physical access or simply making us aware when
you arrive where it would be best for you to sit.

Contact us on if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the selection
stages, including completing your application form.

When applying for the role you can expect to answer a few questions online relating to the
skills required and what you would be doing in the role. Your responses will be anonymised,
randomised and scored by a panel of reviewers.

You’ll also be asked for information about your background, anything you feel comfortable
sharing will be anonymised and will not be shared as part of the selection process, it will
only be used to help us understand how we are performing against our equal opportunities
metrics. All candidates will receive feedback on their application.