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Farming Engagement and Mobilisation Officer
| Posting date: | 02 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £32,022 to £34,377 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2024 |
| Location: | Newport, Wales |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Countryside Jobs Service |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
RSPB
Farming Engagement and Mobilisation Officer
In collaboration with RSPB’s Centre for Conservation Science, the James Hutton Institute and the Universities of Leeds, Cambridge and Cranfield we have won funding for a three-year research project, “Just transformation of food-farming systems: reconciling net zero and other land-use ambitions” (JUSTLANZ).
Working with farmers, communities, farming-food sector experts, policy experts, academics, agricultural and conservation organisations, JUSTLANZ integrates their knowledge with that from different academic disciplines.
This role will sit within the Living Levels Landscape Partnership team based within the Gwent Level, a flat alluvial plain bordering the Severn Estuary. Today, the Levels is a predominantly pastoral landscape, drained and irrigated by a complex network of ditches known locally as reens, alongside a diverse range of semi-natural habitats supporting many rare species.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to lead the JUSTLANZ engagement and mobilisation work with farmers on the Gwent Levels, collaborating closely with and supporting the trans-disciplinary research in the landscape.
You will be responsible for developing and nurturing relationships with the food-farming community on the Gwent Levels, which will entail spending substantial time in the field. You will be an experienced facilitator, knowledgeable about inclusive participatory processes, and be able to manage conflicts, different perspectives and/ or differences of opinion should they arise. You will have experience of organising and facilitating participatory workshops and focus groups to explore issues, future visions and develop interventions and solutions regarding rural land management or food-farming systems.
Working in collaboration with natural and social science researchers on the project you will support the co-designed research programme which will include exploring farmer justice, values and capacity, food-farming systems and participatory scenario research planning to investigate the impacts of different landscape scenarios on GHG, biodiversity and food production.
Supporting farming community mobilisation and agency will be essential to the success of the transdisciplinary research programme, which will culminate in the development of just transformative pathways.
If you are passionate about helping to engage and mobilise farmers and rural communities in a just transformation of UK food-farming systems that benefit nature in a sustainably managed environment, then this position is for you.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
• Experience of community engagement or mobilisation, particularly in rural or farming communities.
• Experience in participatory, inclusive facilitation methods and processes.
• Good time management and planning skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines, manage competing demands and work effectively under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and with proven ability to communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds.
• Experience of influencing and negotiating with the public or private sector, to deliver environmental benefits.
• A proven ability to work well individually, as a team and in partnership with external organisations.
• Ability to access remote locations not accessible by public transport.
Farming Engagement and Mobilisation Officer
In collaboration with RSPB’s Centre for Conservation Science, the James Hutton Institute and the Universities of Leeds, Cambridge and Cranfield we have won funding for a three-year research project, “Just transformation of food-farming systems: reconciling net zero and other land-use ambitions” (JUSTLANZ).
Working with farmers, communities, farming-food sector experts, policy experts, academics, agricultural and conservation organisations, JUSTLANZ integrates their knowledge with that from different academic disciplines.
This role will sit within the Living Levels Landscape Partnership team based within the Gwent Level, a flat alluvial plain bordering the Severn Estuary. Today, the Levels is a predominantly pastoral landscape, drained and irrigated by a complex network of ditches known locally as reens, alongside a diverse range of semi-natural habitats supporting many rare species.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to lead the JUSTLANZ engagement and mobilisation work with farmers on the Gwent Levels, collaborating closely with and supporting the trans-disciplinary research in the landscape.
You will be responsible for developing and nurturing relationships with the food-farming community on the Gwent Levels, which will entail spending substantial time in the field. You will be an experienced facilitator, knowledgeable about inclusive participatory processes, and be able to manage conflicts, different perspectives and/ or differences of opinion should they arise. You will have experience of organising and facilitating participatory workshops and focus groups to explore issues, future visions and develop interventions and solutions regarding rural land management or food-farming systems.
Working in collaboration with natural and social science researchers on the project you will support the co-designed research programme which will include exploring farmer justice, values and capacity, food-farming systems and participatory scenario research planning to investigate the impacts of different landscape scenarios on GHG, biodiversity and food production.
Supporting farming community mobilisation and agency will be essential to the success of the transdisciplinary research programme, which will culminate in the development of just transformative pathways.
If you are passionate about helping to engage and mobilise farmers and rural communities in a just transformation of UK food-farming systems that benefit nature in a sustainably managed environment, then this position is for you.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
• Experience of community engagement or mobilisation, particularly in rural or farming communities.
• Experience in participatory, inclusive facilitation methods and processes.
• Good time management and planning skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines, manage competing demands and work effectively under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and with proven ability to communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds.
• Experience of influencing and negotiating with the public or private sector, to deliver environmental benefits.
• A proven ability to work well individually, as a team and in partnership with external organisations.
• Ability to access remote locations not accessible by public transport.