Farm and Estates Lead

Tanera; Coigach Peninsula; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation may be available

Meals provided during shifts

Company pension

Job summary

Tanera is seeking an experienced farming leader to head the Farm and Estates team across our island and mainland properties, expanding our livestock offering and regenerating landscape at scale.

You will bring strong stockmanship, practical land management skills, sound judgement and organisational ability to balance animal welfare, productivity, heritage and nature recovery in a remote Highland environment.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in landscape-scale regeneration.
• Strong stockmanship and practical land management skills.
• Sound judgement and organisational ability balancing animal welfare, productivity, heritage, and nature recovery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Farm and Estates team across island and mainland properties.
• Drive expansion of livestock offerings (sheep, poultry, pigs, cattle) and associated regimes.
• Oversee planning, operational delivery, and budget within a challenging West Coast environment.
• Coordinate flexible shifts, weekend work, and accommodation options for the team.

Skills

Stockmanship

Livestock management

Leadership

Land management

Job description

We are looking for an experienced farmer to lead our Farm and Estates team into the next phase of the project as we expand our livestock offering across our island and mainland properties. We currently have Blackface sheep and plan to add chickens, pigs and cattle in 2027. Our holdings total c. 6,500 acres of grounds, in-bye land, woodland and hill. We also have access to c. 14,000 acres of Common Grazing and are part of the crofting community in Coigach.

The young Farm and Estates team is 5 strong and has a wide remit, including livestock, forestry, groundskeeping, soft landscaping, stalking, fishing, guest activities, and, in due course, restoring historical agricultural land to productivity. They also support our gardens, ecology, horse and path teams with extra hands where needed. Our work is supported by seasonal hands, volunteers and staff from other teams working multifunctionally. The team is long-serving and has a range of ages, experience and expertise, with each member encouraged to take responsibility for specific areas of the Farm and Estates remit.

This role will involve working on-island year-round and some weekend workng. We will be happy to discuss flexible working, shift patterns, and accommodation options on the island or mainland with the right candidate. The Farm and Estates team covers several core functions in the charity and has a diverse remit with competing priorities so this role will appeal to proven leaders, able to deliver both on the ground and in terms of planning and organisation. It will involve turning a hand to many different tasks and many hours out and about in our challenging West Coast environment.

WHAT YOU BRING

We’re looking for an experienced, hands-on farming leader passionate about landscape-scale regeneration. You’ll bring strong stockmanship, practical land management skills, sound judgement and organisational ability. Adaptable, resilient and collaborative, you’ll lead by example, balancing animal welfare, productivity, heritage and nature recovery in a challenging, remote Highland environment.

WHAT WE OFFER

A competitive salary and a discretionary bonus. Staff accommodation may be available. Meals are provided during shifts. There is a company pension and private medical insurance. Alongside that, the project invests heavily in the personal and professional development of all team members and aims to create a vibrant, collaborative working environment where all roles include a diversity of opportunity built in.

THE SHAPE OF THE WEEK

Forty hours a week, including weekends, with flexible shifts and rotations based on operational needs. The island sets the pace as much as the rota does.

We post openings regularly as the project expands. Check back in with us here, or sign up to our volunteering network to find other ways to get involved on Tanera.