Farm Business Consultant - Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom - GSC GRAYS

GSC GRAYS

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Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Position Overview

NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY:

FARM BUSINESS CONSULTANT:

DUNNS 2, BOWES OFFICES, LAMBTON PARK, CHESTER-LE-STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH3 4AN:
GSC Grays are a multi-disciplinary professional service firm covering the North of England.

Our Chartered Surveyors, Farm Business Consultants, Planning and Development Professionals, Valuers, Environmental Specialists and Estate Agents provide a full range of services for our rural client base.

Main purpose of the job:
Are you a Farm Business Consultant looking for a new challenge within a growing organisation that offers long-term development opportunities?

Reporting Structure:
The roles report to the Director of the Farm Business department.

The role and responsibilities:

Help deliver farm management instructions to existing clients.
Undertake Farm Business appraisals.
Prepare reports and budgets in support of bank funding requests, specific projects including land purchases, business expansions and rent reviews.
Prepare reports and budgets to support tenders for FBTs, CFAs and SFAs
Provide practical Farm Management advice to our farm and estate owning clients.
Provision of technical advice were qualified to do so.
You will be expected to build strong relationships with all customers and provide independent and practical advice on a onetoone basis
Draw up Contract Farming Agreements (CFAs) and Share Farming Agreements (SFAs) and subsequently manage them.
Support the land agents with occasional practical advice.
Leading, mentoring, and developing a growing team.

The skills we are looking for in you:

Qualified through a college/university course
FACTS or BASIS desirable but not essential.
A minimum of 3 years practical experience in the arable and/or livestock sectors.
Demonstrate knowledge of both the arable and livestock sectors, as well as a full working knowledge of Defra's grants and subsidies and the Agricultural Transition Plan.
Familiarity with farm accounts.
Technically proficient.
Selfmotivated and ambitious.
Commercially astute and capable of generating new business.
IT literate.
Capable of working with a high degree of autonomy.
Car owner with full UK driving licence.
Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively, both orally andin writing, with colleagues and clients.
Ability to manage time effectively, prioritising tasks to meet deadlines.
Works in an organised and methodical fashion, with a high level of attention to detail.
Ability to accept responsibility and work on their own initiative, whilst adheringto company policies and procedures.