Agriculture Professional

Agriculture, Energy & Environment · Agriculture & Forestry · Agri-Tech

In short

Arla seeks an Agriculture Professional in Leeds to enhance farmer engagement and ensure the effective operation of their Agriculture organisation. This role involves coordinating activities, communications, and stakeholder initiatives, supporting strategic priorities, and managing governance processes within a farmer-owned cooperative.

Responsibilities

Support the implementation of Agriculture programmes and strategic priorities.
Coordinate farmer engagement activities, meetings, forums, workshops, and events.
Provide operational and coordination support to the Agriculture Leadership Team.
Lead and coordinate governance and democratic processes, including elections.
Act as a central point of connection between farmers, managers, leadership, and stakeholders.
Support internal and farmer-facing communications.
Identify opportunities to improve processes and collaboration within the Agriculture organisation.

Requirements

Highly organised and relationship-focused professional.
Experience coordinating projects, programmes, events, or stakeholder initiatives.
Strong planning, organisational, and communication skills.
Ability to build trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
Experience managing multiple priorities while delivering high-quality outcomes.
Strong digital and administrative capabilities with excellent attention to detail.
A valid driving licence.
Willingness to travel within the market.

Desired Qualifications

Experience within agriculture, rural industries, cooperative organisations, or member-based environments would be advantageous but is not essential.

Benefits

Opportunity to work closely with farmers, Agriculture teams, and business leaders.
Contribute to initiatives that make a genuine difference to farmer engagement.
Be part of a collaborative and supportive environment.
Your coordination skills, ideas, and drive for continuous improvement will be valued.

Skills

CommunicationStakeholder ManagementProject CoordinationEvent CoordinationDigital SkillsAdministrative Skills

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About Arla

We are more than 23,000 colleagues across 39 countries and 7,624 dairy farmer-owners in Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. We aim to create the future of dairy, to bring healthy and sustainable dairy products to people across the world, and to lead the transition towards sustainable dairy farming and production. We work continuously on the farms, at the dairies, and in our administration to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact. We are committed to champion good food habits and inspire a healthy life. We collaborate with NGOs and…

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