Employer: Norfolk Rivers Trust / CamEO Partnership
Location: Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire (Cam Ely Ouse Catchment)
Salary: up to £28,000 pa (depending on experience)
Full time, 30-month contract subject to annual review
Contact: Dr Jonah Tosney [email protected], 01263 711299
Closing date: 12/02/16
Interview date: 22/02/16

Norfolk Rivers Trust is seeking to employ an experienced full-time farm advisor to play a key role in delivering an ambitious catchment scale water stewardship project funded through WaterLIFE.

The role will include developing relationships and supporting farmers in the Cam and Ely Ouse catchment (predominantly in the River Wissey and River Lark sub-catchments) to implement measures that reduce the impacts of diffuse water pollution from agriculture. This will be achieved through a programme of bespoke targeted farm advice and the delivery of interventions designed to reduce soil loss, water run-off and sediment input into watercourses at risk.

Delivery is on behalf of the Cam and Ely Ouse (CamEO) catchment partnership, co-hosted by The Rivers Trust and Anglian Water and of which Norfolk Rivers Trust is an active partner. The successful candidate will work closely with and be supported by a range of CamEO partners (including organisations representing farmers, farming and the agricultural supply chain) and WWF.

The role requires someone self-motivated with outstanding inter-personal and communication skills. A good knowledge and experience of local farming practices, agronomy, soil and water conservation is required. The successful applicant will be required to travel daily in rural locations and will therefore require his or her own vehicle and a driving licence.

For a full job description and to apply, please visit Norfolk Rivers Trust website. Deadline for applications is 5pm on 12/02/16.