Offer summary

Qualifications:

Agricultural or business-related qualification to HND or Degree level in a land-based subject area., Previous experience in a senior agribusiness consultant role., Experience in delivering Environmental Land Management Schemes and related advice is beneficial., Proven experience in sales and production of high-quality technical reports..

Key responsibilities:

Enable clients to achieve business objectives by providing independent direction and actions to improve performance.

Provide specialist advice on farm business management services including strategic planning and financial analysis.

Mentor and develop junior agribusiness consultants through on-farm visits.

Drive profitability for the ADAS ALM business through successful delivery of consultancy and project work.

Job description

ADAS, part of the RSK Group is seeking a Agribusiness Management Senior Consultant to join our team. The role is permanent, flexible and home based and will be associated with one of our regional offices.

As a Senior Consultant you will play a key role within the team delivering a broad range of business-focussed, technical and environmental farm management advice to farmers and growers, advice programmes on behalf of government agencies, projects for supply chain, industry organisations and research institutes.

The successful applicant will need to be versatile and be willing to be involved in a range of consultancy services to farmers and other industry stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Enable clients to achieve their overall business objectives, providing independent direction and actions to improve performance on a continual basis. Particular emphasis on optimising enterprise performance and improving profitability through specialist knowledge of business management, environmental and technical consultancy
Provide specialist advice across a range of farm business management consultancy services such as strategic planning, farm business reviews, enterprise benchmarking, succession facilitation, creation of diversified enterprises, analysis of financial accounts and financial planning using cloud-based software
Analyse problems and provide independent, cost-effective solutions to clients that includes technically correct and legally compliant advice
Mentor and develop junior agribusiness consultants, including on-farm joint visits.
Work closely with the Technical Director for Business Management to contribute to the successful growth and development of the ADAS ALM business
Be responsible for the successful delivery of farm consultancy and wider project work, which drives profitability for the ADAS ALM business through sales of agribusiness consultancy and assisting with the sales process of more junior members of staff
Continue to build and exploit a wide network of professionals to develop leads for the Business Management and wider ALM teams

Qualifications And Experience

Agricultural or business-related qualification to HND or Degree level in a land-based subject area
Previous experience in a senior agribusiness consultant role
Experience of delivering Environmental Land Management Schemes and advice around resource protection and the broader agri-environment including carbon reduction strategies, nutrient, soil and water management, farm assurance and waste management would be beneficial
Proven experience and a tenacity for sales
Be an ambassador for ADAS in the wider agri-food supply chain
Production of technical reports to an excellent level and experience of quality control
Full UK driving licence and the ability to travel away from home base when required

Salary And Benefits

Negotiable depending on experience
Contributory Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
We encourage Continuing Professional Development
Flexible benefits programme with the option to buy additional holidays and private health care

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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