Producer Support Advisor – Low Carbon Farming

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This post is part funded by the PPRE Swarm Innovation Hub a SWRDA initiative, with Defra as the Managing Authority. Project part financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development 2007-2013: Europe investing in rural areas.

Producer Support Advisor – Low Carbon Farming

Full time, fixed term until June 2013

£25,375

Bristol based with regular travel

We are looking for a Producer Support Advisor to inspire, inform and empower producers to adopt low carbon farming techniques and to monitor and reduce their use of non renewable resources.

As part of an integrated project with Duchy College, Camden BRI and the Ashden Trust you will be working with Soil Association producer members and other farmers to increase awareness of the benefits of low carbon farming techniques based on organic farming methods.

You will facilitate the development of producer learning networks, produce high quality technical literature and deliver workshops promoting best practice low carbon farming. You will also be responsible for the financial monitoring and reporting requirements of the project.

Educated to degree level or equivalent you will have basic knowledge of conventional farming practices, sound understanding of the principles of organic food and farming and detailed knowledge of carbon equations relating to agriculture.

Self motivated and able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team, you will be an excellent relationship builder and a confident communicator.

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Closing date for this role is Monday 14th February