Senior Environment Manager (Roadmaps)

Job summary

We are currently recruiting a Senior Environment Manager (Roadmaps) to join our Environment team. This role works on a hybrid basis, two/three days from our Coventry HQ and the remainder working remotely from home, Monday to Friday.

As a Senior Environment Manager, you will lead the development and delivery of our sector roadmaps. These industry-owned plans display the environmental progress already being delivered across agriculture, set out ambitions for the future and provide evidence-based leadership to help strengthen the reputation of the sector. Collaborating closely with stakeholders, levy payers and colleagues across the business, you will ensure the roadmaps remain relevant, credible and impactful.

This role combines strategic leadership, stakeholder engagement and evidence-based delivery. We are looking for someone with strong knowledge of environmental, technical, research and policy issues affecting agriculture, supported by a relevant degree and experience of leading and developing teams. You will be confident working across a diverse stakeholder landscape, turning complex information into practical insights that inform decision making and support industry progress.

About AHDB

We are the independent, impartial public body that unlocks success in British agriculture. Funded by a levy from over 100,000 British producers in the beef, lamb, pork, dairy and cereals sectors, we support and champion farmers, growers and processors, often where no one else can or will.

We share the expert, evidence-based research and reports that inform on-farm decision making. We promote British produce to the UK public through domestic marketing campaigns, and we identify and open new global export opportunities to help farm businesses grow.

We help levy payers learn more, sell more and export more to remain sustainable and profitable. Together, we deliver the insights, influence and impact that farmers need.

Job description

• Lead the development, delivery and ongoing management of AHDB’s sector roadmaps, ensuring stakeholder requirements and project objectives are met
• Provide leadership and operational management within the Environment team, including direct line management responsibilities
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to track, evaluate and report on roadmap progress
• Build and maintain effective relationships with industry stakeholders, levy payers, external partners and colleagues
• Act as a key point of contact for roadmap activity, providing expertise and guidance to support communications, events, reputation management and media enquiries
• Ensure the roadmaps remain live and relevant, incorporating new evidence, industry developments and emerging priorities
• Gather and communicate accurate evidence to demonstrate the sustainability of UK agriculture and how this compares to overseas production
• Contribute to AHDB’s wider environmental strategy, policy development, programme delivery and organisational goals

Person specification

• A relevant degree or higher qualification in environment, biological, agricultural, agri-environment or a related discipline or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience managing, motivating and developing teams
• Strong experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders across different sectors, ideally with experience working with government agencies and commercial organisations to develop partnerships or business opportunities
• Experience translating complex technical, research or policy information into clear and accessible communication for levy payer audiences
• Good knowledge of environmental, technical, research and policy issues relating to agriculture and the environment
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to engage industry partners across the UK

Benefits

• 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday, to include hybrid working
• 33 days of annual leave plus one privilege day (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Life assurance cover (4x salary)
• A market-leading defined contribution pension scheme with Legal & General
• Enhanced pay of 20 weeks for maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave, subject to length of service
• A paid day each year to volunteer and make a difference in your community
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent training and development opportunities and an agreed development plan
• Recognition awards throughout the year
• Reward Gateway membership - this gives you a huge number of online discounts and savings

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

To apply, simply upload your CV and Cover Letter via our careers portal by clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this page. Our hiring managers will review your application, and we’ll be in touch with the outcome shortly after the closing date.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an initial interview via MS Teams. If successful, a second-stage face-to-face interview will be held at our HQ in Coventry, Warwickshire, following our competency-based framework.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

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Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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