Farm Manager

Barker Ross; Leeds; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A historic estate farm in East Leeds is seeking a Farm Manager to manage daily operations. You will oversee staff, maintain high standards of animal care, and ensure a rewarding visitor experience. Responsibilities include operational management, compliance with agricultural policies, and fostering educational opportunities for students. This is a unique opportunity to work with rare breeds and contribute to a meaningful farm operation.

Qualifications

• Experience managing livestock and ensuring animal welfare standards.
• Knowledge of agri-environmental policies and compliance documentation.
• Ability to manage and develop a team focused on visitor experiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage the operation of the farm and staff.
• Oversee compliance with government documentation for livestock and land.
• Ensure a high-quality visitor experience and educational opportunities.

Skills

Animal care management

Staff management

Agri-environmental schemes

Budget management

Job description

Our client is a Working Farm based on a Historic Estate based in East Leeds. They boast some of the rarest breeds in Europe, and they require a Farm Manager to join this very Historical site. It's a wonderful opportunity to share in their passion for Farming and showcase your skills in Farm Management. This is a Council owned property.

The salary banding for this role is 38K

Main Purpose

To undertake the management of clients Farm, a working, visitor‑focused, rare breed farm operating within both historic and modern farm buildings as part of the Estate. The post‑holder will be responsible for the day‑to‑day operation of the farm, including management of farm staff, leading on all aspects of animal care, management of farmland, ensuring a high‑quality visitor experience, and working with further education students based on site to ensure opportunities for gaining experience of farm work and animal care.

Accountability

• To manage the operation of this historic Farm
• To deliver, in conjunction with colleagues, safe and informative visitor experiences to enable visitors to understand and enjoy the historic buildings, collections and livestock and their significance in the stories of the Estate
• To undertake the operational management of the farm's livestock and land for fodder production in a manner sympathetic to the heritage site.
• To support the work of the Further Education learning opportunities on site (currently Leeds City College, School of Land and Animal Science) through the provision of work experience opportunities and managed participation in farm activities.
• To ensure that all Government Documentation relating to the land and livestock is compliant and completed in a timely manner. This includes but isn't limited to BPS, HLS, ELMS, animal registration and transportation documentation.
• To manage the animal collection to the highest welfare standards promoting minority, native and Rare Breeds of farm animals maintaining a relationship with the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.
• To ensure that the agricultural land within the Estate is managed to the highest current agri‑environmental schemes.
• To manage the farm and agricultural holdings as an integrated part of the Estate through liaison with colleagues and through participation in the site management team.
• To manage, motivate and develop staff, to enable them to deliver a high‑quality visitor experience and deliver excellent standards of animal welfare and land management, coordinating staff inputs across all areas of farm work.
• To manage budgets in relation to the functional area for which the post is responsible and ensure a clear audit trail for all spend and income.
• To support external audits of farm performance and operation to drive improvement
• To ensure the procurement of goods and services is in accordance with financial regulations, corporate policy and legal requirements.
• To take personal responsibility and abide by the Council's Health and Safety Policy.
• To apply the Council's policies on equality and diversity, and safeguarding, in the duties of the post and as an employee of the Council.

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