Agricultural Business Consultant

Brown & Co; King's Lynn; Sur place; GBP 30 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Holiday scheme 25 days +

Life Assurance 4x salary

Salary sacrifice pension

Enhanced family leave

Holiday Buy Back

Long Service Awards

Westfield Health Cashplan

Volunteering day

Résumé du poste

Brown & Co in King’s Lynn is seeking an enthusiastic Agricultural Business Consultant to join our team. This is suitable for both recent graduates and experienced professionals aiming to enhance impact in agricultural consultancy.

The successful candidate will support a long-standing base of farmers, landowners and land managers, delivering practical business advice, financial analysis, budgeting and planning, and assisting with contract farming and grant applications.

Qualifications

• Varied experience in farm/agricultural business analysis and advisory work, or understanding/experience of practical farming.
• Degree in agriculture, agricultural business management, or related discipline.
• Knowledge of UK agricultural policy and environmental land management schemes.
• Proficient in Word and Excel.
• Clear communication with a range of stakeholders.
• Proactive approach with willingness to learn and adapt to clients’ needs.
• Driven to work in a wider team.

Responsabilités

• Provide tailored business advice to farmers and landowners.
• Support clients in adapting to agricultural policy changes and funding schemes.
• Conduct financial analysis, budgeting, and business planning.
• Assist with the preparation and management of contract farming agreements.
• Prepare and submit grant funding applications.
• Advise on machinery sharing and other joint ventures.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the consultancy service and wider team objectives.

Connaissances

Farm business analysis

Communication

Proactive learner

Team player

Formation

Degree in agriculture or related

Outils

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

We are seeking an enthusiastic Agricultural Business Consultant to join our team at the King’s Lynn office. This opportunity is suitable for both recent graduates looking to develop a career in agricultural consultancy and experienced professionals seeking to further their impact within the agricultural sector.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role within a dynamic team, supporting a well-established, long-term client base of farmers, landowners and land managers. Delivering in this role will require excellent collaboration skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines. You’ll also bring outstanding interpersonal skills and strong commercial awareness, with a focus on delivering the best outcomes and value for farming clients and landowners.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored business advice to farmers and landowners
• Support clients in adapting to agricultural policy changes and funding schemes
• Conduct financial analysis, budgeting, and business planning
• Assist with the preparation and management of contract farming agreements
• Prepare and submit grant funding applications
• Advise on machinery sharing and other joint ventures
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the consultancy service and wider team objectives

Desired Qualifications and Skills

• Varied experience in farm/agricultural business analysis and advisory work, or an understanding/experience of practical farming
• A relevant degree in agriculture, agricultural business management, or a related discipline
• Knowledge of UK agricultural policy and environmental land management schemes
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to communicate clearly and confidently with a range of stakeholders
• A proactive approach, with a willingness to learn and adapt to clients’ needs and requests
• Driven to work in a wider team

Finding the right people is important to us and transferrable skills are always welcome. We value potential and are open to candidates who may not have every listed skill.

• A holiday scheme starting at 25 days holiday increasing by 1 day each year to 28 days after 3 years of service.
• Life Assurance of four times your basic salary
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, adoption and shared parental leave benefits
• Holiday Buy Back Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Westfield Health Cashplan
• One Volunteering Day for your chosen charity each year.

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not tolerate discriminatory behaviour of any kind, in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Core working hours are Monday – Friday 9.00am – 17.30pm.

This is a permanent full-time position based on 37.5 hours (Monday – Friday) however we’re fully open to discussing part-time flexible working requirements. We also operate a ‘Smart Working’ policy, enabling our employees to enjoy a work/life balance.

Important Notice to Recruitment Agencies

Brown&Co does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies. We will only pay agency fees where a signed Terms of Business agreement is in place, and the agency has been formally instructed by our HR team.

Any CVs submitted to Brown&Co - including to employees or Partners - without prior HR authorisation will be considered unsolicited, and no fees will be payable.