Head of Farming

JR United Kingdom; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the agricultural sector seeks a Head of Farming to navigate significant changes and spearhead business strategy. The ideal candidate will possess significant leadership experience, be an exceptional communicator, and foster a culture of business development while inspiring their team.

Qualifications

• Strong communicator with a background in agriculture.
• Proven record in consultancy and client management.
• Experience in team leadership and business growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Farming team and implement business plans.
• Drive client relationships and cultivate new business.
• Achieve departmental budgets and performance goals.

Skills

Communication

Numeracy

Flexibility

Education

Degree in agricultural discipline

MRICS (optional)

CAAV (optional)

BASIS and FACTS (desirable)

Job description

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To lead the Farming team through a time of significant change, both in terms of change within our own business and change of agricultural policy following the repatriation of agricultural policy to Westminster. The Head of Farming is accountable for the creation and implementation of the Company’s Farming business strategy in the short, medium and longer term.

Responsibilities

• Working in conjunction with the Head of Rural to implement effective business plans and vision

• Accountable for delivery of the agreed strategy and driving high performance across the Farming department as a whole

• A key focus on driving a business development culture in order to cultivating existing clients and establishing new clients

• Retain responsibility for managing own client relationships

• Work in conjunction with the Head of Rural to develop a culture of process improvement through training, communication and development of appropriate systems and processes

• Accountable for the achievement of budgets and reforecast of the Farming department

• Communicate financial information to the relevant people in the Farming department

• Be a visionary and inspirational leader

• Actively communicate and drive the vision of the Company, rural and farming businesses

• Work with the leadership team and HR to identify and hire the right people and driving a high-performance workforce

• Inspiring, coaching, mentoring and developing successors including the identification of top talent

• Instilling an ethos of business development throughout the business line

• Acting as a role model for organisational behaviour across the business

Person specification

The candidate should be a strong communicator, highly numerate and with a high degree of adaptability and flexibility. They will be an experienced and knowledgeable agriculturalist able to represent Strutt & Parker with authenticity and credibility. They will support and articulate the vision for the business and will create clear and effective plans to drive performance and deliver measurable results.

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level in an agricultural discipline

• MRICS as an option but not required

• CAAV as an option but not required

• BASIS and FACTS desirable but not required

Experience

• Demonstrable record of the Farming sector with a strong consultancy and client management background

• Previous experience of team leadership and a proven ability to inspire followers to deliver enhanced performance through growth and profitability

• Strong market profile as both a leader and new business generator

• Significant experience of delivering presentations, reports and commentary to in-person groups, media, press, webinars, podcasts etc