Title: Agricultural Consultant (Trainee Opportunity)

Type: Permanent, Full–Time

Salary: GBP27,531 – GBP31,171 per annum

Location: Inverness

REF: CML/CS/068/23

Closing Date: 24 January 2024

Are you looking for an exciting and varied career within agriculture and the rural sector? SAC Consulting, part of SRUC (Scotland's Rural College), has opportunities across Scotland, working closely with farms, crofts, and other rural businesses – Be a part of our expert team.

The SRUC wishes to recruit a Trainee Agricultural Consultant, based in Inverness. The main purpose of this role is to deliver SAC Consultancy Services to farmers and clients in the allocated geographical area.

SAC Consultants are the conduit for knowledge generated within SAC and SRUC to the agricultural industry. The role is primarily about the delivery of knowledge related services to the agricultural sector but also requires the skills and capability to collaborate with all parties acting within the agriculture and food production ecosystem.

Through knowledge transfer, advisory services, tools and collaboration SAC consultants assist and support their clients to meet their individual business objectives, as well as helping industry stakeholders, government agencies and private sector businesses to achieve greater success or to deliver on their organisation objectives.

In addition, SAC Consultants work collaboratively with their academic peers to strengthen the links between industry and academic interests to support the relevance of SRUC as a whole.

This role is suited to individuals with experience of working in the agricultural sector and keen to expand their knowledge and skills in lowland and mixed farming and upland and hill livestock systems. Experience of the challenges faced by small to medium sized agricultural businesses will be an advantage.

In this role you will:

identify business opportunities for SAC services for non–farming clients in the rural community and to promote, provide and sell such services appropriatelySupport the provision of technical and financial consultancy services to farmers and managers and other local rural businesspromote, market and sell SAC services which will be serviced by the consultant, other local staff and specialist colleaguesmaintain effective local liaison with staff of other organisation with rural interests, including; banks, commercial companies, Local Enterprise companies, SNH and NFUS Closing date: 24 January 2024.

What you will get in return

Enhanced holidaysEnhanced pension contributionsCycle to work schemeRAC Membership discountsEnhanced family leaveFlexible working patternsHybrid working solutions (in some areas)Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Particulars document which you must read before applying for this role. This is downloadable when you click the link below.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.