Are you a rural surveyor looking for a new challenge?

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Are you a rural surveyor looking for a new challenge? The Tenant Farmers Association is expanding its complement of rural surveyors and is seeking applications from surveyors at all career stages to fulfil a number of posts. We would be interested in hearing from the following: • Mid-career rural surveyors looking for a new challenge. • Early career surveyors who have completed APC and or their CAAV qualifications and are looking for a new impactful role. • Graduates looking towards completing their APC or CAAV qualifications.

Background The TFA was formed in 1981 by a group of tenant farmers who felt their interests were not being represented forcefully by existing bodies. Since then it has grown to be the strongest voice representing the agricultural tenanted sector in England and Wales and exerts a major influence on its behalf at all levels of Government. The TFA seeks to support and enhance the landlord-tenant system. It represents and advises members on all aspects of agricultural tenancy and ancillary matters. It also aims to improve the professional and technical knowledge of its members, to increase the flow of new tenancies onto the market and to help the farming industry best apply existing agricultural tenancy legislation. The TFA is now seeking to broaden its remit to become the representative organisation for all farmers who do not own the land they use for their businesses and also to provide members with direct access to surveyors who can act on their behalf on a not-for-profit basis. We are therefore looking for rural surveyors who share the ethos of the organisation and who will play a key role in taking the organisation forward.

Candidate Specifications We are seeking candidates who are enthusiastic, professional, highly organised and motivated for these important roles which involve day-to-day interaction with members of the Association who are seeking advice, information and support. Except for graduates, candidates should have previous experience in advisory or advocacy roles within the farming community. Successful candidates will be expected to advise members on a wide range of issues including all agricultural tenancy matters, the application of agricultural policy, planning, rural development and also have an input into the TFA’s policy development work. Successful candidates should expect to travel extensively throughout England and Wales. An affinity with the agricultural industry and a demonstrable ability to work flexibly in a small team, often independently, will also be requirements for the posts. The successful candidates must have an understanding of the landlord/tenant system in agriculture in England and Wales and there will be opportunities to attend appropriate training courses to enhance this knowledge particularly for those closer to the beginning of their career.

Advice when you need it • Information when you want it • Supporting you all the time

Tasks Successful candidates will be involved in a range of the following tasks to be allocated in accordance with the skill sets of the individuals concerned: • Providing advice, information and support to members of the Association who will make contact with TFA head office through a variety of means including by telephone, post, email and in face to face meetings. • Acting for and representing TFA members on a one-to-one, fee basis. • Producing and updating advisory publications for Association members including Guidance Notes, Briefing Notes and contributing to regular TFA Newsletters. • Keeping the Association’s staff and officers informed of major issues and problems being reported by members. • Providing an input to the Association’s policy and advocacy work. • Speaking at meetings arranged by the Association and at meetings arranged by other bodies. • Representing the TFA in meetings and discussions with outside bodies including Government Departments and Agencies. • Coordinating the Association’s regional panels of Recommended Professionals (Chartered Surveyors, Solicitors and Accountants in private practice) in consultation with the Chief Executive and Co-ordinator of Communications and Events. • Administering the Association’s Rent Databank including data gathering, recording, processing, dissemination and presentation. • Overseeing and coordinating the TFA’s Commercial Legal Protection Insurance including advising members and others on the cover available and assisting with claims. • Monitoring developments on agricultural, agri-environment and rural development policy issues in DEFRA and the Welsh Government and to ensure that members are advised both proactively and reactively about the implications of those developments

Advice when you need it • Information when you want it • Supporting you all the time

Employment Details • Successful candidates will report to the Association’s Chief Executive and will be based at the Association’s Head Office however we would have no issue with remote working subject to agreeing reasonable terms. • Office hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday however, successful candidates will be expected to attend events and meetings outside normal office hours, sometimes staying away from home overnight for one or more nights. • You will be expected to work flexibly and from time to time carry out duties not directly part of your own job descriptions. • Holiday entitlement will be 25 days per year (taken at times agreeable to the Association) together with all English Public and Bank Holidays. • Salary will depend on the experience of the candidate and will be reviewed annually in April. The Association offers a Workplace Pension Scheme. • Over the first year there will be quarterly performance evaluations after which, subject to satisfactory performance, the appointment will be confirmed. • Notice of termination of employment will be as follows:

Notice from Employee

Notice from Employer

Within the first month of employment

One week

One week

After the first month of employment and up to the end of the probationary period

One month

One week

After end of the probationary period

Three months

Three months

Recruitment Process Applications in writing with full CVs and details of current remuneration by Monday, 13 November 2017 to: Sharon Dunn, TFA, 5 Brewery Court, Theale, Reading, RG7 5AJ Tel: (0118) 930 6130 Fax: (0118) 930 3424 email: [email protected]

First and second interviews: October/November 2017 Start Date: December 2017/ January 2018

Advice when you need it • Information when you want it • Supporting you all the time

Please indicate below, by placing a tick in appropriate column, the level of your experience or knowledge in the following areas. Please return this form with your application. Full name: ...................................................................................................

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Agricultural tenancies County Council Smallholdings Agricultural Policy Agri-environment schemes Basic payment scheme including cross compliance Agricultural production and commodities Diversification and alternative enterprises Renewable energy Livestock issues Animal health Dairy issues Uplands Organic farming Bovine TB Farm finance/budgeting Parliament, Government legislation Town & Country planning

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Taxation Wayleaves and easements Recreation and access Water issues Rural housing Legal expenses insurance Welsh Farming Issues Legal Skills and training Share farming Contract farming Grazing licences Private client work Compulsory purchase

Advice when you need it • Information when you want it • Supporting you all the time