ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Location Newbury
Discipline: Agriculture & Estates, Horticulture, Consultant
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Negotiable Salary
Contact name: Katy Davies

Contact email: katy@agrecruiting.co.uk
Job ref: SPAS220
Published: almost 2 years ago

​Our clients team has an established reputation as leader in Rural Farm and Estate Management. They undertake the management of Rural Estates and offer a range of professional advice throughout Southern England. Their technical excellence ensures an impressive client base and they advise some of the most prestigious clients in the area. The role will be a blend of Farm and Estate Management and professional working within a team which is ambitious and keen to grow.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic property advice to estate and farm owning clients

  • Take responsibility for or assist with valuations and tax planning, and occasional buying and selling of land and/or property.

  • Undertake the primary day-to-day relationship role with Estate Management clients

  • Manage landlord and tenant relationships for agricultural, commercial and residential properties

  • Manage financial matters, provide reporting on budgeting, performance

  • Manage Estate employees

  • Provide concise, practical and reasoned advice to Clients at all times

  • Work closely with the head of department to win new business and continue the development of the team

The Candidate

  • Experienced in the rural sector from within private practice or resident agent background

  • Commercially astute and hands on

  • Experienced in leading people within a team

  • Ability to take financial responsibility for our clients

  • Excellent networking and business development skills

  • Good presentation skills

  • Excellent people skills

Skills/Qualifications

  • Professionally qualified MRICS, RICS Registered Valuer, and ideally also FAAV

  • Excellent research and analytical skills

  • Excellent IT skills including use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

  • Sound agricultural, accounting, and tax expertise.

What You Can Expect
You will be joining a friendly, entrepreneurial and inclusive culture. Driven by their core values and aim to embody them in all they do. They aspire to be refreshingly different and achieve this through using their unique perspectives, capabilities and expertise. Our client is bravely ambitious by going beyond what is required of them, and they are successful together; trusting one another and working collaboratively to achieve great results.

Our client recognises their employees are their most valuable asset, and their benefits scheme, employee engagement opportunities and Learning & Development offerings are their commitment to you and your career with them. Our client offers personal support, a competitive salary and a fantastic benefits package. If you chose to join them, they will develop your strengths and fulfil your career ambitions.