Farm Liaison Officer

The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales; Bridgend; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading conservation organization dedicated to restoring nature and supporting sustainable farming practices in Wales. This fixed-term role focuses on collaborating with farmers to enhance agricultural landscapes and advocate for environmental recovery amidst climate challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience working with the farming community.
• Sound ecological knowledge, particularly in nature-friendly farming.
• Aptitude for both outdoors and desk-based work.

Responsibilities

• Engage with farmers and smallholders to improve agricultural landscapes.
• Support the transition to sustainable farming practices.
• Work within the Conservation Team toward nature’s recovery.

Skills

Ecological knowledge

Experience with farming/smallholder community

Collaboration

Job description

Salary: £16,800 for 3 days a week (21 hours)

Fixed-term for 5 years.

Location: Within proximity of Bridgend.Home or office-based with travel throughout south Wales.

We are looking for someone with experience of working with the farming/ smallholder community and with sound ecological knowledge, particularly of nature friendly farming and ecosystems services. This is part of a wider 5-year project to support more farmers transitioning to sustainable farming practices by increasing access to accredited land advice services, which will help restore nature and improve the viability of the UK farming sector.

You will have an aptitude for both outdoors and desk-based work and will engage with farmers and smallholders to improve condition and resilience of our agricultural landscapes and improve the performance of their farming business, particularly in light of the changing legislative framework in Wales.

As part of the wider Conservation Team you will be helping us work towards nature’s recovery, demonstrating the relevance of our work to the climate and ecological crises and championing the intrinsic importance of collaboration between farming and wildlife.

We are committed to putting equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of The Wildlife Trusts, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to experience the joy of wildlife in their daily lives.

Job description and application form link:Jobs | The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales

Deadline: 10am Friday 18th July

Interviews: Wednesday 30th July

Invitations to interview will be sent to shortlisted applicants by 5pm on Monday 21st July

Please submit applications to [e-mail] and use the job title in the subject line.