Farm Administrator

Are you an experienced Administrator with an interest or experience in the Agricultural sector? Would you like to take your next step and develop your career as part of a well-established, pioneering UK property consultancy?

At Bidwells, our Agriculture and Environment team within our Rural Department are a leading provider of consultancy and management services to the farming, food, bioenergy and agri-investment sectors. We have a proven track record and expertise spanning all aspects of the farming, food, energy and agri-investment sectors, providing a holistic approach advising at every level of the supply chain from life sciences and farming to food processing and retail.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Farm Administrator to join our busy team and provide administrative and business support to the Agriculture & Environment consultants in our Cambridge office. In this role, you will help deliver farm management, contract farming and environmental services to a portfolio of client farming businesses and estates.

We are looking for enthusiastic, proactive candidates who have strong attention to detail, a numerical mind and an interest in farming, that can work well with colleagues and clients at all levels. We are open to considering full-time or part-time options for this role.

What you’ll be doing

• Farm business administration
• Prepare and maintain farm and cropping records and collate sales information.
• Use account software to extract and interpret financial data for performance analysis.
• Process supplier invoices and help prepare/update budgets, cash flows and forecasts.
• Liaise with clients, contractors and suppliers.
• Prepare meeting packs as well as take and circulate minutes.
• Support applications and claims for farming schemes and grants, keeping track of deadlines, payments and relevant policy changes.
• Help maintain compliance records and develop knowledge of key farming and environmental schemes.
• Prepare and maintain farming agreements, licences and tenancies, ensuring key renewal and termination dates are effectively managed.
• Support senior consultants in providing management and strategic advice to farming and contracting businesses, including business plans and reports.
• Arrange and attend farm visits and client meetings, providing follow-up support and correspondence.
• Data management: Help capture and manage farm business data and produce reports for clients and consultants.
• Work in line with company standards, best practice and relevant legislation, maintaining high standards of quality and compliance.
• Maintain your professional and technical knowledge through ongoing development and share knowledge and best practice with colleagues.

About you

• Have an interest in or understanding of agriculture, land management or the rural economy.
• Strong administration skills. Any experience specifically in a similar farm or estate administration role or within a rural consultancy would be an advantage, but not essential.
• Good numeracy, with confidence working on budgets, invoices and financial data.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication, including a professional telephone manner.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, stay calm under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated, able to use their own initiative, and willing to take on new challenges.
• A positive, flexible team player
• Experience of introducing new ways of working to improve efficiency.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Familiarity with farm management and accounting software such as Farmplan Gatekeeper, Muddy Boots, Greentree and Key Prime would be a bonus.
• Any knowledge or experience of the Rural Payments service or agri-environment schemes would be useful but not essential.
• Full UK driving licence and own car.

Why Bidwells?

We’re a different kind of business. Whilst we’re a major player in the property sector, Bidwells remains a privately-owned, independent Partnership, with an inclusive, entrepreneurial culture. We give our people autonomy and take the time to listen. As a certified B Corporation (B-Corp), we are dedicated to using our business as a force for good, driving innovation, and creating long-term value for our clients, communities, and the environment.

What’s in it for you

Competitive Salary: We recognise and reward talent with generous salary and group bonus scheme. As a Real Living Wage employer, we’re committed to fair pay that reflects the true cost of living.

Comprehensive Benefits: Including up to 8% matched pension, 28 days holiday (+ bank holidays) as a minimum, along with your birthday off work, a wellness day, paid sabbaticals, private medical cover, medicash plan, lifestyle discounts and perks, and more.

Professional Development: Continuous learning, study support and promotion opportunities.

Innovative Culture: Be part of a forward-thinking team at the forefront of industry trends.

Family Friendly: We offer enhanced family leave policies to support individuals close to you.

Work-Life Balance: We value your well-being and offer agile working to support it.

Bidwells is dedicated to fostering a truly inclusive culture of belonging, where everyone can thrive and succeed as their true and authentic selves at every level. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief. Flexible working requests are considered from day one.

Recruitment agencies: Bidwells only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been contacted and directed by a member of our Talent Acquisition Team to work on a specific vacancy. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Bidwells or any of our employees other than via our Applicant Tracking System and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid. Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Bidwells will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.