Farm and Estates Team Lead

South West Community Chaplaincy; Scotland; A distancia; GBP 40.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

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Accommodation options

Flexible shift patterns

Descripción de la vacante

The Tanera Project is seeking an experienced Farm Manager to lead the Farm and Estates Team across our island and mainland properties. You will oversee livestock, forestry, grasskeeping, landscaping, and heritage restoration, driving a wide remit in a challenging West Coast environment.

We offer a hands-on leadership role with opportunities to shape landscape-scale regeneration and wildlife management, including plans to introduce chickens, pigs and cattle.

Formación

• Hands-on farm management experience leading a diverse team.
• Experience with sheep, and plans to add chickens, pigs and cattle.
• Ability to work across island and mainland properties in challenging West Coast environment.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the Farm and Estates Team and oversee livestock, forestry, and grounds.
• Plan and manage expansion of livestock across island and mainland properties.
• Coordinate accommodation and flexible shift patterns with staff and volunteers.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Farm management

Livestock management

Planning & organisation

Descripción del empleo

We are a large-scale regeneration and hospitality project in the Northwest Highlands with strong community commitments. The heart of our operation is on a remote and beautiful 766-acre island. The Tanera Project is a Scottish Charity with the core purpose of building resilience in our public services by hosting respite breaks, as well as rural regeneration and environmental restoration.

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, pig 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, grasskeeping, 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.

Our land management approach balances production, nature, and heritage, with an emphasis on including people in our work. We share everything we do with guests and volunteers so planning for and delivering shared activities is a core part of the role. We carry out all aspects of our work with an impeccable aesthetic centred round heritage, industry and creativity, requiring a real eye for detail. 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.

Regeneration

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on farm manager with demonstrable experience in leading a team with a wide remit. Our livestock and regenerative farming projects are in development with our flock of sheep soon to be joined by chickens, pigs, and cattle. The right candidate will be a creative, resourceful and flexible farming or estate professional able to be both on the tools and in the office. They will have an interest in landscape scale regeneration that is attentive to heritage, productivity (food and more) and ecosystems. The salary for this role will be £40-50k p/a.

Resilience

Our team comes from across the country and further afield. We have our own growing island community of staff, guests and volunteers, while also being embedded in mainland life in nearby crofting townships and villages. The work of the Farm and Estates team is wide-ranging and there are also opportunities to work with different teams and on different projects, sail heritage boats, work with our horses, host guests, school groups and volunteers, and generally get involved with island life. We will be happy to discuss flexible shift patterns and accommodation options with the right candidate.

Restoration

The Tanera Project is delivering stunning, sympathetic builds and charitable hospitality in an area of outstanding natural and cultural heritage. You will be working amid a range of unique Northwest Highland marine and terrestrial ecosystems, which we are striving to conserve and extend. We foster a culture of care, attention to detail, and creativity in everything we do. From looking after our guests, workforce, volunteers, young people and local communities to growing and sourcing our food to restoring both the built and natural environment.

We are looking for an experienced, self-motivated leader with excellent practical and organisational skills, an eye for detail and a good sense of humour, who will thrive in a leadership role on a challenging project. The closing date for applications will be the 8th of November 2026 with Teams interviews likely w/c 16th of November and on-island interviews w/c 23rd of November.