Farm Livestock Officer

Job title: Farm Livestock Officer

Location: home based, eastern England

Closing date: 22 January 2010

Ref: FA/208

Salary: £24,284 – 25,746 per annum plus car

The main responsibilities of the post include:

The RSPCA’s farm animals department wishes to recruit a person with a thorough knowledge of livestock husbandry systems to monitor and provide technical advice to farmers, hauliers and abattoirs approved under the Society’s Freedom Food farm animal welfare assurance scheme.

The ideal candidate will live in Eastern England with easy access to the main road links with East Anglia and the South East. 

The successful candidate will be required to travel largely alone throughout the counties in this area and on occasion, spend short periods working in other areas of the UK and on occasion in Continental Europe.

Essential requirements:

Excellent interpersonal skills, a genuine commitment to farm animal welfare, together with a thorough knowledge and practical experience of a variety of livestock husbandry systems.

Applicants should hold a minimum qualification of HND in Agriculture, or equivalent knowledge and experience.

They should have experience of farm visiting, and have the ability to produce clear detailed reports of site visits.

The ideal candidate will also have experience either with farm assurance schemes or in the provision of technical advice to livestock farmers. 

Direct experience and training in auditing of standards on-farm would be a distinct advantage.
 

Promoting kindness and preventing cruelty to animals.

The RSPCA offers excellent benefits including private healthcare, defined contribution pension scheme, childcare vouchers and employee assistance programme.

We value diversity and encourage applications from all sections of the community.