Ricardo is hiring a
Role: Senior/Principal Agriculture and Land Consultant
Location: UK Flexible
Role ID: 2023-1986
Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.
Working with Ricardo
You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.
We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.
Work life balance
We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.
We are currently looking for an Senior policy consultant to join our Agriculture and Land team. This post will contribute to the delivery of our technical and policy focused projects as well as supporting growth across the business.
Agriculture and land use have come into sharp focus in the public consciousness, the challenges of climate change, land use and food and their interactions with the challenges facing society will drive increasing change in this sector. Agriculture faces the most drastic shake up in policy seen within the past 50 years both in the UK and across Europe. This is an exciting time to be involved in developing the role of land use and agriculture as farming moves to a more sensitive and sustainable global agricultural and food system.
Our Agriculture experts offer solutions to complex environmental problems occurring in agricultural and land use systems. Our team provide support to national Governments, The European Commission and private sector clients in the development of evidence and analysis to support policies relating to greenhouse gas emissions, climate adaptation, soils, air and water quality supporting sustainable productive farming.
About You
We are looking for an individual to support the delivery of projects within the agriculture and land team. The post will contribute to our continued growth, working within our strong existing team, developing our capabilities, and supporting both the winning of new work and the development of our core capabilities. We are looking for a high calibre consultant with proven experience in agricultural and environmental research. You are likely to have an academic, regulatory, or environmental consultancy background with an deep understanding of the interactions between landuse, food and the environment. This will include demonstrable knowledge of the physical, biological, and chemical interactions that drive food production and the potential negative impacts on the environment.
You will be responsible for the delivery of projects including communication with clients and managing your time across several projects. You will work closely with colleagues to deliver high quality solutions. The role will include leading technical/policy support/analysis work with the preparation of technical reports, providing advice to clients and colleagues, project management and proposal writing. You should have the ability to interact with environmental and agricultural professionals including policy makers at national and/or international level and to write reports in English to a professional standard
Key competencies and experience
Skills and behaviours
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This is a fast-paced and challenging environment offering you the opportunity to make your mark. You will have support from the wider business for your career to develop into a wide range of future opportunities within Ricardo Energy & Environment.
In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer an attractive benefits package, a personal development plan, and the opportunity to make a difference in a challenging and rewarding field. Ricardo Energy & Environment is an equal opportunities employer.
Benefits
We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.
Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.
Next steps
Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.
Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via recruit.ee@ricardo.com if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.