Engagement Manager (Beef & Lamb) North East of England - fixed term contract

Job summary

Covering the North East of England, we are currently recruiting for an Engagement Manager for our Beef & Lamb sector on a 12-month, fixed-term contract. A full UK driving licence is essential, with the flexibility to travel across the region.

This key role has responsibility to deliver engagement activity to English Beef & Lamb levy payers, sharing a world-class knowledge and information service while helping to promote the reputation of AHDB and sustainable farming practices. We are looking for a confident and skilled communicator with knowledge and expertise in the livestock sector, and the ability to facilitate and deliver engagement activities at farmer meetings in the North East, to include Yorkshire, Durham, Tyne and Wear and Northumberland.

Established in 2008, AHDB is the independent, impartial public body that unlocks success in British agriculture. Funded by a levy from over 100,000 British farmers, growers and processors in the beef, lamb, pork, dairy and cereals sectors, we support and champion farmers and processors, often where no one else can or will.

Job description

• Establish and maintain a high personal profile within the industry, developing and maintaining key industry relationships to increase collaborative and effected partnership opportunities for the benefit of levy payers
• Increase the engagement of, and with, levy payers and stakeholders to deliver against the Beef & Lamb Engagement Plan in accordance with the AHDB Sector Plan
• Deliver a wide range of engagement activities, to include workshops, on-farm events, meetings, webinars and podcasts, ensuring engagement is maintained and enhanced within a target audience
• Support and lead the dissemination of evidence and insight to inform farmers on future trends and emerging issues, including those which promote industry reputation
• Lead on-farm projects and trials to increase engagement through our Beef & Lamb Monitor Farms or voluntary host farmers
• Adopt relevant evaluation methods to measure the effectiveness of engagement activity to ensure outcomes and impacts are delivered
• Adopt a two-way communication approach and provide levy payer insight and feedback to the wider AHDB sector
• Communicate the benefits of AHDB work clearly to the industry, liaising across the sector team and AHDB as appropriate
• Contribute to sector promotional activities through a varied use of communication and engagement methods including but, not exclusive to, social media where appropriate

Person specification

• Detailed knowledge of the livestock sector and relevant farming industry experience
• Experience of facilitating and delivering engagement activities at farmer meetings and high-profile events
• Skilled communicator able to speak within public domain and write clearly and effectively
• Confident to collaborate with industry partners from across the sector
• Results-driven individual, with experience of achieving operational targets
• Team player with the ability to respond to the needs of colleagues across the Engagement team and other AHDB sectors
• Based in the North East region of England, with a full valid UK driving licence and the flexibility to travel within the region

Benefits

We believe in rewarding our people for their hard work, so we have a great mix of benefits and opportunities to give you the recognition you deserve:

• 35 hours per week, Monday–Friday
• 33 days of annual leave plus one privilege day (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
• Life assurance cover (4x salary)
• A market-leading defined contribution pension scheme with Legal & General
• Enhanced pay of 20 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, subject to length of service
• A paid day each year to volunteer and make a difference in your community
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent training and development opportunities and an agreed development plan
• Recognition awards throughout the year
• Reward Gateway membership – this gives you a huge number of online discounts and savings

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

To apply, simply upload your CV and Cover Letter via our careers portal by clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this page. Our hiring managers will review your application, and we’ll be in touch with the outcome shortly after the closing date.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an initial interview via MS Teams. If successful, a second-stage face-to-face interview will be held at our HQ in Coventry, Warwickshire, following our competency-based framework.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

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Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@ahdb.org.uk
• Telephone : 02476 935722

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@ahdb.org.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles of the Civil Service, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Head of HR via email: hr@ahdb.org.uk