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PERSON SPECIFICATION
The following person
specification lists the essential and desirable skills,
experience and knowledge that the Woodlands Farm Trust
requires for the Project Leader post;
1.
Animal husbandry
We
require you to have a minimum of 10 years UK experience of
animal husbandry and / or educational qualifications in this
field. Your skills and knowledge of animal husbandry will
include; flock management; animal health and welfare
knowledge and experience; managing the lambing season;
buying and selling animals; liaising with veterinary
practitioners regarding vaccinations, footcare, etc;
liaising with DEFRA, etc.
This is
an essential element of the Project Leader position and we
will seek references in relation to your animal husbandry
experience before any appointment is made to this post.
If you
have qualifications in animal husbandry, we would like you
to bring your certificates to the interview if you
successfully reach this part of the recruitment process.
2.
Conservation / bio-diversity
We
require you to have knowledge of conservation and
bio-diversity, including identification knowledge of flora
and fauna. We need you to have practical experience of
promoting and protecting conservation and bio-diversity to
assist us in producing and implementing a management plan
for the Farm. We will require you to consult a guide we
have had produced on the conservation / bio-diversity of the
Farm and to further implement its recommendations. In your
application for this position, please tell us how you would
promote these aspects of the Farm’s work.
3.
People management
Please inform us of any experience, knowledge and skills you
have in the following aspects of people management;
·
Line
management of staff
·
Managing volunteers
·
Liaising with external agencies and organisations
·
Supporting Board members or trustees in their roles
·
Working
with the public
We
would like to hear examples of how you have managed staff
and volunteers, worked in partnership with external
agencies, supported Board members (or trustees / directors)
to ensure good governance, and have involved the public in
projects or events which you have organised.
4.
Finance
We require you to have a knowledge and ability to manage the
finances of the Farm in conjunction with the Treasurer, the
book-keeper, payroll and other staff, to ensure the highest
standards of financial management and probity. Please tell
us in your application whether you have experience,
knowledge or skills in the following areas;
·
Managing budgets and keeping financial records.
·
Producing regular management accounts for trustees to read
and understand.
·
Ensuring financial information is accurately provided in a
timely manner for funders, government departments, trustees,
etc.
·
Liaising with a book-keeper, Treasurer, auditors and others
involved in financial management and processes.
·
Credit
control, i.e. ensuring any monies, repayments, grants and
refunds due to the Farm from government departments,
suppliers, customers, funders, tenants and lessees is
collected and recorded promptly.
·
Ensuring best value for money when purchasing equipment,
services and supplies for a project and keeping any waste to
a minimum.
·
Protecting the assets of a project and only disposing of
equipment with the agreement of trustees / Board of
Directors.
5.
Fundraising
In your
application, please tell us of your knowledge and experience
in the following aspects of fundraising;
·
Liaising with current funders and producing monitoring
reports, financial information, etc in a timely and accurate
manner.
·
Successfully identifying further funders for a project,
completing funding applications and providing presentations
/ reports for funding organisations.
·
Promoting the role of funders in a project, i.e. site
visits, tours, news stories, reporting on impact and
enhanced outcomes, etc.
If you
have been successful in fundraising for a project, can you
please list in your application the following information;
a. the name of the project, b. name of the funder(s), c. the
amount you raised, and d. the year(s) this funding occurred.
6.
Business development
We
require you to have skills, knowledge and experience in the
following areas of business development;
·
Producing a Business Plan
·
Project
planning
·
Liaising with a Board, trustees or senior staff to seek
agreement on a project
·
Managing resources, i.e. money, equipment, staff,
volunteers, suppliers, contractors, etc
·
Working
with partners
·
Ensuring that activities occur on time and to budget
·
Seeking
the highest quality in any work carried out by external
suppliers
·
Monitoring and evaluating a project
Please
let us know in your application any practical examples you
can provide us with your abilities, skills and experience in
these essential areas of the post.
7.
Profile
raising
We need
you to raise the profile of Woodlands Farm amongst a range
of audiences; members, volunteers, public, funders, local
communities, partner organisations, local authorities and
others via a range of media including our website and
newsletters, placing stories in the media, recording and
reporting on activities to funders and other partners,
inviting key people to visit the Farm, etc. Please tell us
how you would cover this aspect of the post and whether you
have any experience of media and communications work.
If you
are invited to interview we would like to see any copies of
promotional or communications work you have done. This
could be a portfolio including your press releases, media
stories, newspaper / magazine articles, photographs, website
copy, newsletters or any other promotional work you have
conducted with key people, organisations, volunteers and
local communities.
8.
Farm
diary and Board meeting reports
Please
let us know whether you have kept a Farm diary before and /
or experience of producing and presenting reports to Board /
trustee meetings to ensure that the board of management is
kept informed of key developments at a project.
9.
Other
duties
We
would like you to have qualifications, skills or experience
in the following areas, so please tell us in your
application whether you have the following abilities;
a.
Current, clean driving licence and tractor licence
(essential)
b.
Experience of driving with trailers (essential)
c.
Health & Safety qualification (if not, then please
indicate a willingness to obtain)
d.
A current First Aid certificate (desirable)
e.
Any other relevant qualification, experience or
training in areas such as equal opportunities, IT skills,
etc.
NB:
Please ensure that your application is received by Woodlands
Farm by 5pm on Friday 9 May for it to be
considered for the post of Project Leader.
The
successful applicant to this post will be appointed subject
to references and will only be confirmed in post if they
have successfully completed a 9-month probationary period.
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