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Farm Office Manager

Tablehurst Farm Ltd
Forest Row, East Sussex

Posted: 18 May 2023

Deadline: 2 Jul 2023

Compensation: £11,000.00 per annum

Paid Part-time Permanent

Job description

About Us

Tablehurst Farm is an Award winning Biodynamic/Organic Community Farm situated in Forest Row, East Sussex. In 2022, we won the BBC Food and Farming Award for Food Producer of the Year; in 2021 we won Sussex Butcher of the Year at the Sussex Food and Drinks Awards; Our Pie Kitchen won a food award from the Soil Association for their delicious Steak and Kidney Pie using Tablehurst Farm produce. Tablehurst is committed to biodynamics as its core farming philosophy, and to community engagement as a central pillar of our work. 

We are looking for a Farm Office Manager to join the team to oversee the smooth running of the office. This is a part time role, 20 hours a week, preferably worked across 5 days, at a salary of £11,000 per annum.  This is not a work from home position, as presence at the farm is necessary to discharge the role. 

This is a vital role at the farm, supporting the Management Group in their work. Specific duties will include: 

• Organising meetings of the Management Group, preparing and issuing agendas, and taking minutes. 
• Drafting messages to all staff to inform them about Management Group activity 
• All essential administration relating to our agricultural activities, including keeping leases in good order, managing farm subsidies and grants, animal records, and tasks related to our Demeter certification. 
• Ensuring other important documentation, such as environmental health and pest control records, is in good order. 
• HR administration, including recruitment advertising, recruitment process, new starter records, induction processes, employment contracts and training records. 
• Health and safety administration, including ensuring that all essential H&S documentation is up to date. 
• Assisting with the preparation of display and printed information material about Tablehurst and its activities 
• Supporting our community and education lead with social media and website updates 

Our ideal candidate for this role will be a capable administrator who can work closely with the management group, embrace a complicated portfolio of tasks, identify priorities and move swiftly through the work without a lot of hand-holding (subject of course to a thorough induction). Past experience in a similar role is very desirable, and we would particularly value expertise in agricultural administration, HR and/or health and safety. 

To apply, please email your CV together with a covering message explaining why you believe you would be suited to this role. 

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent 

Part-time hours: 20 per week (worked across Monday to Friday)

Salary: £11,000.00 per year 

Benefits: 

• Company pension 
• Discounted or free food 
• Employee discount 
• Free parking 
• Sick pay after qualifying period

Application information

Please send your application to office@tablehurstfarm.org.uk including a CV and a covering letter explaining why you are interested in this position and what you think you could bring to it.  

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