Farming Knowledge Exchange Officer

Closing Date 2023-06-25 Job Title: Farming Knowledge Exchange Officer Location: This role has a hybrid approach to working out of our office in either Worthing or Falmer 1-2 days per week and home working. This role will also involve field-based work across the Southern Water region (Hampshire, Sussex and Kent) Employment Type: Permanent Hours: 37 hours a week, Monday - Friday Salary: Up to £38,000 depending upon experience Are you passionate about soils, arable cropping, water, innovative technology and sustainable farming systems? Do you thrive in the farmed environment? Do you enjoy communicating, building relationships and bringing new information to life through events, articles and film? It’s an exciting time to join us in this brand-new role as our Catchment Delivery team undergoes transformation, focusing on raising the profile of sustainable regenerative farming, farm technology and cutting-edge farm monitoring. Working closely alongside our Catchment and Nature Based Solutions Officers, our Farming Knowledge Exchange Officer will be responsible for developing and delivering events, workshops and farm demonstration projects. You’ll also play a crucial role in our team gathering data about our farming incentive programme, a muti-million pound investment to improve soil health, water quality and biodiversity within our drinking water catchments. Southern Water is on a journey, placing catchments and communities at the heart of our decision making, securing resilient supplies of drinking water, striving for net zero and investing in nature’s recovery. As our farming knowledge exchange officer, you’ll be at the heart of this transformation. Helping our catchment programmes achieve multiple benefit outcomes at a landscape scale by raising the profile of what we do, sharing best practice through events and media content; and delivering a monitoring programme, so that we can track our outcomes and successes. This is a unique opportunity for the right candidate to grow your career in agriculture and the environment, whilst also getting creative with content design & events management. Think you have the relevant skills and experience to be successful in this role? Then we want to hear from you. Join our Catchment Delivery team and play a key role in how we achieve our Catchment First Commitments to prevent deterioration in groundwater and surface water quality, improve biodiversity and ultimately, enhance the environment within the communities we serve! What else do we have to offer?

• Company and performance-related bonus
• Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
• Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary
• Health benefits through a Cash Plan
• Two paid community volunteering days a year
• 25 days annual holiday
• Occupational health service
• Perkbox benefits offering discounts and savings on several products and experiences
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• We offer competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options