Dairy Knowledge Exchange Manager - South West England

Covering South West England, we are currently recruiting for aKnowledge Exchange Manager for our Dairy sector on a permanent basis. This field-based position requires a full UK driving licence and the flexibility to travel throughout the Devon, Dorset and Cornwall regions, with occasional national travel for team meetings and industry events.

Providing a high level of stakeholder engagement to levy payers and supporting the delivery of the Farm Excellence programme, we are looking for a knowledgeable dairy professional with a relevant technical background and experience delivering knowledge exchange activities, including at industry events. You will be a highly organised and confident communicator, able to build strong relationships with levy payers and stakeholders and influence engagement across the region.

We are the independent, impartial public body that unlocks success in British agriculture. Funded by a levy from over 100,000 British producers in the beef, lamb, pork, dairy and cereals sectors, we support and champion farmers, growers and processors, often where no one else can or will.

We share the expert, evidence-based research and reports that inform on-farm decision making. We promote British produce to the UK public through domestic marketing campaigns, and we identify and open new global export opportunities to help farm businesses grow.

We help levy payers learn more, sell more and export more to remain sustainable and profitable. Together, we deliver the insights, the influence and the impact that farmers need.

• Deliver activities within the Dairy sector, ensuring expertise and engagement is maintained and enhanced
• Increase the engagement of, and with, levy payers and stakeholders to achieve the targets set and agreed
• Provide levy payer feedback to the wider business to contribute to the delivery of the sector priorities
• Liaise with sector colleagues to ensure knowledge exchange materials are proactively and positively delivered to levy payers and stakeholders
• Communicate the benefits of AHDB work clearly to the industry and proactively embrace cross sector working opportunities
• Write and deliver knowledge exchange information to promote sector and AHDB products and services
• Establish and maintain contact with the industry through participation in meetings/events/open days and conferences as required
• Provide key account management for identified stakeholders in the region and designated national contacts
• Oversee the delivery of innovative activity within Dairy to targets to include delivery of discussion groups, open meetings and Strategic Farms
• Act as a point of contact for AHDB Dairy in the region with relevant trade and producer groups such as NFU or milk processors

• Relevant technical qualification and detailed knowledge of the Dairy farming industry
• Practical experience of facilitating and delivering knowledge exchange activities at high profile meetings
• Highly skilled communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills
• Results driven individual, with experience of achieving operational targets
• Experience at closely monitoring and managing budget expenditure
• Excellent project management capabilities
• Full valid UK driving licence and the ability to travel within the region

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, Monday-Friday
• 33 days of annual leave plusone privilege day (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Life assurance cover (4x 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
• A paid day each year to volunteer and make a difference in your community
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent training and development opportunities and an agreed development plan
• Recognition awards throughout the year
• Reward Gateway membership - this gives you a huge number of online discounts and savings

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications. For any queries or support with your application, you can contact us at

At AHDB, 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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