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CAREER PORTAL: WORK WITH US
Senior Engagement Manager - Beef & Lamb Sector (Fixed Term Contract)
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Engagement Manager for our Beef & Lamb sector to work nationally across England and manage a team of field-based staff. Flexibility to travel is essential along with a full UK driving licence.
This key role is offered on a fixed term contract until August 2026 and has responsibility to deliver engagement activity to English Beef and Lamb levy payers, managing an essential portfolio of engagement programmes and business workstreams to promote the reputation of AHDB and sustainable farming practices.
We are looking for a confident and skilled communicator who can demonstrate a detailed knowledge and expertise in the livestock sector, whilst leading and inspiring a field-based team to foster connections and drive improvements for the farming industry.
At the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), we inspire our farmers, growers and industry to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Working at AHDB, you won’t just be helping our farmers produce the food we eat and look after our environment, you’ll be helping to shape the future of food production and leaving a legacy for the next generation.
Department
Beef & Lamb Engagement
Work Base
Field-based
Location
England
Salary Range
£46,500 - £50,500 per annum, depending on experience, plus car allowance
Vacancy Type
Fixed Term
Total Hours (per week)
35
Closing Date
24/07/2025
Responsibilities
- Design & lead effective engagement activity by ensuring that sector expertise is maintained and enhanced
- Provide operational and line management of a team of regional engagement staff
- Contribute & lead the development and implementation of the AHDB sector plan and associated engagement plan
- Champion cross sector and cross function ways of working to ensure positive outcomes for levy payers
- Build industry networks and deliver effective key account management within the sector to ensure impactful collaboration
- Provide and maintain high level facilitation of engaging and innovative engagement activity that promotes behaviour change in the industry
- Increase AHDB’s network of ambassadors across the sector to promote the reputation of AHDB and sustainable farming practices
- Champion and record all key levy payer and stakeholder interactions using our CRM database
- Support the sector engagement team with an understanding of the industry landscape including key trends, policy, opportunities and challenges
- Support and lead team management meetings, wider AHDB working groups and staff meetings as appropriate
Essential Criteria
- Hold a relevant Agricultural degree and/or equivalent, with farming industry experience
- Have a detailed knowledge and expertise within the livestock sector
- An experienced or developing leader, used to managing or leading a team
- Significant practical experience of facilitating and delivering engagement activities at industry level
- Confident to work with and lead industry partners from across the sector
- A skilled communicator, capable of speaking within the public domain, and writing effectively and clearly
- Well-developed ability to think analytically, laterally and creatively
- Excellent project management capabilities
- Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel nationally
The Benefits….
We believe in rewarding our people for their hard work, so we have a great mix of benefits and opportunities, to give you the recognition you deserve:
- 35 hours per week
- 33 days annual leave plus one privilege day (inclusive of bank holidays), pro rata
- Life assurance cover (4 x 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
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent training and development opportunities and an agreed development plan
- Recognition Awards throughout the year
- Access to the Government’s tax-free childcare scheme
- Reward Gateway membership – this gives you a huge number of online discounts and savings
Apply now, or call 02476 935722 if you require any further information.
Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.
At AHDB, you'll find we are committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion, to include flexible working opportunities. This applies to both our workforce and the practices we follow.
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