Agricultural Adviser – Nature and Climate Change

About Us:

The Cairngorms National Park is an incredible place to live and work. The UK’s largest national
park is a place of sheer abundance, having more high mountain ground than anywhere else in the
UK, the largest Caledonian forest, some of Scotland’s purest rivers and finest livestock
rearing farmland. It is also home to 25 percent of the UK’s rare and endangered species. It is
a truly unique place to work, with our dedicated and passionate nature and climate change team
who are committed to achieving the best for both conservation and land management, every day.
Furthermore, there is access to some of the most beautiful countryside straight from our
Headquarters office door. 

The Cairngorms National Park Authority is a fantastic place to work and offers great
opportunities to grow your career. The Park Authority is listed in the UK’s top 100 best not-
for-profit companies to work for. We’re dedicated to both this amazing place and our employees.

Nature friendly farming, regenerative and net zero farming already take place in all sorts of
shapes and sizes on farms and crofts in the National Park. We now have an exciting opportunity
for an Agricultural Adviser to support existing work, develop and deliver new projects, and use
their knowledge of farm practices and business to ensure sustainability in delivering high
quality food production, nature and net-zero objectives. 

The Role:

As the Agricultural Adviser you will be a first point of contact and maintain excellent
communication between farmers and crofters and the Park Authority. You will animate and deliver
a programme of projects, advice and support that will support farmers and crofters in the
National Park as sustainable farm businesses producing high quality food, increasing
biodiversity, and mitigating and adapting to the climate emergency.

So, if you are keen to be our Agricultural Adviser and you can display the skills and
experience listed here, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

Equalities:

CNPA is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity,
relationship status, disability, age and social class. We particularly welcome applications
from individuals from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, disabled and LGBTQ+
communities, as they are under-represented in the environment sector.

We are Disability Confident committed employer, if you are an applicant with disabilities who
meets the essential requirements of the post, we will interview you. In all circumstances CNPA
appoints on merit-based evidence the applicant supplies in meeting the essential criteria for
the post.

CNPA Benefits:

• Civil service pension scheme – some of the benefits include:
  • member contribution rates among the lowest in the public sector
  • tax relief on your contributions
  • generous employer contributions
  • a secure, inflation-proof pension for life, with no investment uncertainty
  • the option of tax-free lump sum on retirement
  • potential access to ill health and injury benefits if you become too ill to work
  • life assurance cover
  • benefits for loved ones and dependants
  • options to increase your pension
  • keeping all your pensions in one place by transferring in a pension you have built up
    elsewhere
  • support from our trusted charity partners
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus Public Holidays
• Professional development
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Use of pool cars

About You:

To be considered as our Agricultural Adviser, you’ll need:

• Excellent understanding and experience of upland farming and crofting, farm business models
  and sustainability
• Good knowledge of upland farm biodiversity and experience of delivering Nature-Friendly
  farming projects
• Experience of project management and delivery, including procurement and managing
  contractors
• Good understanding of Scottish agricultural policy and legislation
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, specifically with experience of speaking
  directly with farmers and crofters, and of working closely with public agencies and
  agricultural stakeholders
• Understanding of carbon accounting and soil health
• Permission to work in the UK.

Please note, we do not accept Curriculum Vitae (CV).

If you require more information, or if you require any adjustments to be made to the
application process due to disability please contact us on 01479 873535 or email: [email protected]

To see how the CNPA collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants, please
view the Privacy Notice available on our website.

Closing Date: 23:59pm, Tuesday 29 October 2024
Interview Date: Thursday 28 November 2024