Grade: J/K
Salary: £37,670 - £42,146 per annum
Hours per week: 37 hours
Contract type: Fixed term until end of March 2025
Location: York/Hybrid working
The Opportunity
We present an exciting opportunity to join us at the newly formed York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (CA) to have an integral role in supporting farm businesses in North Yorkshire to become more environmentally sustainable.
The Grow Yorkshire Partnership Officer will support the delivery of the Grow Yorkshire initiative, which is a pioneering partnership to grow, develop and attract new investment to the region’s food and farming industry, with a strategic remit across environment, innovation, skills and wellbeing. This role will be specifically supporting the development and delivery of ambitious projects that help the food and farming industry in the region to decarbonise.
This will include: -
• Facilitating the development of programmes and projects that deliver environmental and economic benefits for York and North Yorkshire;
• Harnessing both public and private sector investment in the delivery of these projects and programmes; and
• Ensuring that projects and programmes are delivered effectively and maximise their impact, including the new Farm Sustainability Programme.
You will work closely with other teams within the Combined Authority as well as Grow Yorkshire partners, such as the Yorkshire Food, Farming and Rural Network (YFFRN), Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS), CLA and NFU.
In return you will be joining a new and developing organisation at an exciting time! The benefits of working for us include:
• generous leave entitlement, starting at 28 days plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• flexible working practices including working from other locations and from home
• a market-leading pension scheme
• retail, travel and leisure discounts and salary sacrifice discount schemes through our Everybody Benefits offer
• commitment to staff development and continuous learning
What you will bring.
Key requirements for the role include:
• Excellent understanding of the challenges and opportunities for rural business
• Knowledge of relevant policy agendas and local, regional and national government structures
• Experience of partnership working, project management and report writing
• Ability to engage, communicate and influence with a range of people in the public and private sector
• Ability to solve problems, work effectively with others to find solutions
• Hold a degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant subject
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
To find out more about our new organisation please visit; https://yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk
Contact and apply
If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity or would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Katie Thomas via Katie.Thomas@yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk for an informal conversation.
Applying is easy, simply register your details, tell us how you meet our criteria in the supporting evidence section, remove your personal details from your CV and upload.
Key dates:
Closing date: 30th May 2024
Interview date: 5th June 2024
Key Documents:
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