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In the role of Research Officer, you will be responsible for the collection, analysis and processing of farm level financial and physical data as prescribed by the Farm Business Survey contract. It is critical to maintain good relationships with co-operators (farmers and growers), DEFRA personnel and other external contacts in this role.

This is an opportunity to join our growing team operating in and around East Anglia.

What will you do as a Research Officer?

• Manage a sample of farmers and growers participating in the Farm Business Survey.
• Collect, analyse, process farm business information and approve the results in consultation with the participating farmer or grower. This includes visiting farmers and growers at their businesses as well as other forms of contact
• Complete data returns for onward transmission to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). This includes detailed breakdown of all inputs and outputs that occurred during the financial year to produce a detailed management account for that business.
• Write feedback reports to farmers and growers, providing benchmarking results to participants of the Farm Business Survey.
• Work together with the FBS Farm Recruitment Manager to recruit new participants for the FBS each year as determined by the requirements of the survey set out by DEFRA.
• Accept full responsibility for the safe custody and return of participant business records (e.g. bank statements, cheque books, invoices, sales notes and all other documents loaned for full account completion.)
• Assist with responding to enquiries from internal and external sources as directed

Do you have these skills and experiences?

• Ability to work in a flexible manner and be self-motivated
• Travel within region to undertake work
• Agriculture related qualification or significant experience
• Driving license
• A thorough, broad and current understanding of Agriculture, Horticulture and the Rural Community
• Experience working with detailed figures and working to targets with a high level of accuracy and numeracy
• Detailed knowledge of MS Excel spreadsheets and the ability to use to an advanced level
• Sound understanding of accounting principles with experience of Xero software beneficial
• Ability to work as a trusted partner to survey participants

To apply, please access our career portal by clicking here.

Benefits

• Monday to Friday
• Day shift
• No weekends
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Enhanced company pension, company sick pay and family leave entitlement
• Wellness programmes
• Genus Benefits include store and leisure discounts, gym membership and dental plans
• Referral programme
• Loyalty Scheme
• Investment in CPD and Language training provided

The UK Sustainability Team Lead at Promar International is recruiting a team of Sustainability Consultants (entry-level to Senior) to deliver the growing project demand within our Sustainability and Environmental Consultancy team.

You will support the Promar International consultancy business to win and deliver projects for clients throughout the UK. You will have the option to work from home (remotely), meet in the Nantwich, Cheshire office (CW5 7JW) and directly on the client farm. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide independent direction and action to farm business clients to enable the achievement of overall business objectives, and improve performance and efficiencies continually
• Contribute to the successful growth and development of the Promar International business
  • Contribute to the working culture of challenging, growing and developing knowledge, skills and abilities within the team to enable individual career development
  • Deliver environmental consultancy projects which drive profitability
  • Promote opportunities for developing projects through networks, customer contact and business development opportunities
• Construct tender responses, which would include building experience in devising; methodologies, commercial costing, bid writing and presenting in a timely and professional manner

Requirements

• Environmental Sciences related qualification
• Customer-facing experience
• Proven experience using Geographic Information System (GIS Software) and Microsoft Excel to analyse and present 

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule, Monday to Friday, no weekends
• Work from home/remote working
• Free on-site parking and electric vehicle charging points
• Newly renovated office
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Private dental insurance
• Wellness programmes
• Gym membership
• Company pension (Enhanced by Genus)
• Sick pay
• Store discounts
• Referral programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Language training provided and support for continuous professional development (CPD)

Apply

Click here to apply on our parent company website, Genus Plc – Current Opportunities.

Promar International is recruiting an experienced Farm Business Consultant to join the North Midlands team full-time, permanently.

The role of a Farm Business Consultant enables customers to achieve their overall business objectives and provides independent direction and actions to improve performance continually. Particular emphasis on optimising enterprise performance and improving profitability:

• Contribute to the successful growth and development of the Promar International business 
• Responsible for the successful delivery of farm consultancy, which drives profitability for the Promar Consultancy business 
• To continually develop skills and knowledge that will contribute to the success of the individual and the wider business

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Fully utilise the suite of Promar consultancy support tools, including; IT Programmes and Financial Software
• Maintain and use time recording software regularly and submit monthly expense & mileage claims in line with set deadlines
• Able to fully use all Promar management support tools, including; Milkminder, Herdwatch and Farm Business Accounts
• Develop and execute the business plan with the Regional Manager and/or Promar Mentor
• Accurately complete farm reports following visits promptly
• Schedule meetings and complete contracted work in line with customers’ expectations; identify opportunities to develop new business
• Network at farmer meetings to build and maintain contacts and understanding of needs
• Produced measurable results with customers, improve profitability and fulfil customer objectives
• Actively maintain and cultivate a prospect portfolio to generate income in line with fee expectations

Requirements

• Agricultural or business-related qualification 
• Previous relevant experience in agriculture
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure to achieve set deadlines 
• Work consistently to a high standard with attention to detail 
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to identify and influence key decision-makers 
• A high level of computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications

Job Title: Farm Business Consultant | Location: North Midlands Area | Hours: Full-time, Flexible (day shift) | Schedule: Monday to Friday | Contract type: Permanent| Salary: Competitive, Dependent on experience | Availability: Immediate Start 

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Monday to Friday
• Day shift
• Company car or cash for cars
• Field-based
• Work from home/remote
• Company events
• Private dental insurance
• Wellness programmes
• Gym membership
• Enhanced Company Pension
• Enhanced Company Sick pay
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Store discounts
• Referral programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Language training provided and significant support for continuous professional development (CPD)

Apply:

Click here to make your application through our parent company, Genus Plc

Promar International has been a leading provider of consultancy services to farmers, food companies and retailers. We create and analyse vast industry data to keep us at the forefront of trends and provide reliable evidence to back our advice.

Our people are nutritionists, vets, agronomists, environmentalists, marketeers, financial planners, strategists, data analysts, engineers and supply chain builders. We operate from the UK and work globally.

Promar International is part of Genus plc, an agricultural biotechnology pioneer. Genus is a UK-listed FTSE 250 company with over 3,000 employees across 70 countries. 

In the role of Farm Business Analyst, you will join our growing team to provide services to farming clients in and around the Staffordshire area.

What will you do as a Farm Business Analyst?

• Maintain and build strong business relationships
• Visit customer farms and work alongside the clients to complete tasks required, including
  • Data inputting
  • VAT returns
  • Ledger management and bill payments
  • Yearly management accounts
  • General administrative support
• Attend training, development opportunities and business meetings with your regional team

Do you have these skills and experiences?

• Full clean driving licence and ability to travel throughout Staffordshire daily
• Demonstrable interest in agriculture

Summary

Job title: Farm Business Secretary / Farm Business Analyst | Hours: Full-time, Flexible | Contract type: Permanent | Salary: £19,800 – £26,100 | Bonus: Yearly, Loyalty, Performance | Company Car or cash-for-cars

To apply, please access our career portal by clicking here.

Benefits

• Monday to Friday
• Day shift
• No weekends
• Company car or cash-for-cars scheme
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Enhanced company pension, company sick pay and family leave entitlement
• Wellness programmes
• Genus Benefits include store and leisure discounts, gym membership and dental plans
• Referral programme
• Loyalty Scheme
• Investment in CPD and Language training provided

In the role of Farm Business Analyst, you will join our growing team to provide services to farming clients in and around Lancashire, including Blackpool, Preston, Lancaster and Kendal.

What will you do as a Farm Business Analyst?

• Maintain and build strong business relationships
• Visit customer farms and work alongside the clients to complete tasks required, including
  • Data inputting
  • VAT returns
  • Ledger management and bill payments
  • Yearly management accounts
  • General administrative support
• Attend training, development opportunities and business meetings with your regional team

Do you have these skills and experiences?

• Full clean driving licence and ability to travel throughout Lancashire daily
• Demonstrable interest in agriculture

Summary

Job title: Farm Business Secretary / Farm Business Analyst | Hours: Full-time, Flexible | Contract type: Permanent | Salary: £19,800 – £26,100 | Bonus: Yearly, Loyalty, Performance | Company Car or cash-for-cars

To apply, please access our career portal by clicking here.

Benefits

• Monday to Friday
• Day shift
• No weekends
• Company car or cash-for-cars scheme
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Enhanced company pension, company sick pay and family leave entitlement
• Wellness programmes
• Genus Benefits include store and leisure discounts, gym membership and dental plans
• Referral programme
• Loyalty Scheme
• Investment in CPD and Language training provided

In the role of Research Officer, you will be responsible for the collection, analysis and processing of farm level financial and physical data as prescribed by the Farm Business Survey contract. It is critical to maintain good relationships with co-operators (farmers and growers), DEFRA personnel and other external contacts in this role.

There are opportunities to join our growing team across England. Your preferred territory will be discussed with you if your application is shortlisted.

What will you do as a Research Officer?

• Manage a sample of farmers and growers participating in the Farm Business Survey.
• Collect, analyse, process farm business information and approve the results in consultation with the participating farmer or grower. This includes visiting farmers and growers at their businesses as well as other forms of contact
• Complete data returns for onward transmission to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). This includes detailed breakdown of all inputs and outputs that occurred during the financial year to produce a detailed management account for that business.
• Write feedback reports to farmers and growers, providing benchmarking results to participants of the Farm Business Survey.
• Work together with the FBS Farm Recruitment Manager to recruit new participants for the FBS each year as determined by the requirements of the survey set out by DEFRA.
• Accept full responsibility for the safe custody and return of participant business records (e.g. bank statements, cheque books, invoices, sales notes and all other documents loaned for full account completion.)
• Assist with responding to enquiries from internal and external sources as directed

Do you have these skills and experiences?

• Ability to work in a flexible manner and be self-motivated
• Travel within region to undertake work
• Agriculture related qualification or significant experience
• Driving license
• A thorough, broad and current understanding of Agriculture, Horticulture and the Rural Community
• Experience working with detailed figures and working to targets with a high level of accuracy and numeracy
• Detailed knowledge of MS Excel spreadsheets and the ability to use to an advanced level
• Sound understanding of accounting principles with experience of Xero software beneficial
• Ability to work as a trusted partner to survey participants

To apply, please access our career portal by clicking here.

Benefits

• Monday to Friday
• Day shift
• No weekends
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Enhanced company pension, company sick pay and family leave entitlement
• Wellness programmes
• Genus Benefits include store and leisure discounts, gym membership and dental plans
• Referral programme
• Loyalty Scheme
• Investment in CPD and Language training provided

The Promar International Administrative team is expanding! We are looking for a detail-orientated person with a solution-orientated approach to work.

Join us at Promar International as an Administrator and deliver quality control, administration and proofreading support to the business.

You will receive and process high volumes of documents and will be required to work in the office to receive post and digital print documentation.

The team will rely on you to provide customer care to customers and colleagues over the telephone. Your skills of professionalism and discretion are essential to this role.

Reporting directly to the Admin Team Manager, you will work as a team and receive on-the-job training. Previous experience in administration will enable you to develop your new skills efficiently.

What will you do as an Administrator?

• Quality control and proofreading documents from field-based teams
• Support customers and colleagues with the preparation of supporting documents and general administrative requirements 
• Run reports, both the draft and final version of the farm management accounts and  budgets
• Process client accounts and one-off billings on our brand-new billing system (Microsoft Dynamics 365)

Summary

Job title: Administrator | Location: Nantwich, CW5 7JW | Hours: Full-time (day shift) | Schedule: Monday to Friday | Contract type: Permanent | Salary: Competitive | Bonus: Yearly | Availability: Immediate Start

Requirements

• Previous experience working within an administration environment
  • Proven sales ledger and invoicing experience
  • Proven computer skills
• Customer-focused with a solution-orientated approach to communication and tasks at work

Applications

Email your CV to emea.recruitment@genusplc.com to apply today.

Benefits

• Schedule: Monday to Friday
• Free on-site parking and electric vehicle charging points
• Newly renovated office
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Private dental insurance
• Wellness programmes
• Gym membership
• Company pension (Enhanced by Genus)
• Sick pay
• Store discounts
• Referral programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Language training provided and support for continuous professional development (CPD)

Are you looking for an inspiring opportunity to kickstart your career?

Genus’ Future Leaders Graduate Scheme develops and supports the next generation of leaders to partner with farmers to achieve our shared vision to nourish the world. You will be fully immersed in the world of animal genetics by gaining invaluable insight and training while delivering important work for our teams and customers.

What can I expect from the Future Leaders Graduate Scheme?

Together with your fellow Graduate Management Trainees, you will complete three 6-month rotations: 

• Rotation 1 with Genus ABS: Discover and develop your key account partnership skills with the largest global bovine genetics business 
• Rotation 2 with Promar International: Learn and deliver your consultancy skills with Genus ABS’ agricultural consultancy business 
• Rotation 3: Tailored to your skills and career aspirations within the business needs of Genus Plc, ABS or PIC 

During these rotations you can expect to: 

• Receive training in core skills as well as our products and services 
• Put your learnings into practice through direct work with our farmers, supply chain partners and colleagues 
• Contribute to and manage transformational business projects 
• Be mentored by our most successful business leaders 

You will be guaranteed employment upon successful completion of each rotation.  

Click here to see more information about our Graduate programme.

What do I need to apply?

• Graduate or current student graduating in 2022 with Bachelor’s degree or equivalent  
• Hold the right to live and work in one of the following countries where Genus ABS operate
• Able to confidently read, write and learn in the English language  
• Willing and able to travel nationally (regularly) and across the region on occasion  
• Full driving license so you can drive your company vehicle

How can I apply?

To apply, please access our careers portal by clicking here. The deadline to apply is 28th February 2023.

Your Reward:

• Competitive salary
• Fully expensed company vehicle
• Monday to Friday work pattern with regular travel and overnight stays
• Work from home, farm and field with nationwide opportunities
• Investment in continuous professional develop and a tailored learning and development plan
• Opportunity to learn from industry professional with exposure to the Europe, Middle East and Africa region
• Employee discounts for retail, leisure and entertainment

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