Sustainable Dairying Advisor

**General Information**:

- Date Published- 30-Oct-2024- Advertising Ends- 20-Nov-2024- Country- New Zealand- Location- Gisborne & Hawke's Bay- Role Type- Sales- Work Type- Fixed Term- ID#- 10461**Position Description**:
**Our Co-operative**

**Fonterra’s strength is in the collective | Te Mātāpuna toa takitini**
- Here at Fonterra, we are committed to growing our people. We value you and your career progression and are excited that you are taking this next step in your career journey with us. We are proud to offer a wide variety of roles across the Co-op, ensuring that no matter what business unit or stage of life you're in, there's a good chance we've got something to suit.

**About us | Whakapā mai**
- We love kiwi dairy farmers and think they’re pretty awesome. For generations they have relied on hard work, ingenuity, and each other, to create the kind of goodness that fuels our families, connects our communities and supports our economy.
- At Farm Source, our team is driven by the same co-operative spirit that our farmers and their communities share. We make farming easier so farmers can continue to concentrate on what they do best - producing high quality New Zealand milk in the most sustainable way.
- This means growing and supporting the right people - people with plenty of roll-your-sleeves up energy to rise to the challenge. Whether you’re on the farm getting your gumboots dirty or connecting over a coffee at our local stores, you’ll be getting the mahi done as part of a trusted team - backed by good people, the right products, innovative solutions, and industry-leading expertise.
- So why not join us? Our regional structure and openness to flexible working means that there really is something for everyone. No matter your age or stage, our inclusive culture has created a place where everyone can thrive.

**About the opportunity | Te whai waahi**

**This is a 9 month secondment position**
- Be at the forefront of positive environmental transformation in this unique opportunity.
- Leverage your relationship & influencing skills to lead and support on farm change.
- Based within the beautiful Hawkes Bay region
- Office location is flexible within reason.

You will be delivering sustainability solutions utilising industry leading tools and support services, to provide our farmers with a truly competitive advantage. You’ll support farmers to meet environmental outcomes that promote resource-use efficiency and minimise the environmental footprint of dairy farming in New Zealand. Working with a high performing team you’ll be able to leverage your technical expertise and make a difference in this rewarding role.

**About you | Moe koe**

Possessing a strong knowledge of dairy farming and environmental best practice, you will ideally be degree qualified in Agricultural Science, Environmental Science, Sustainability or similar. Coupled with your technical expertise, you will have the ability to build strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders, enjoy working as part of a team and be able to effectively influence change.

Other success enablers include:

- Strong knowledge of on farm systems, effluent, and nutrient management
- Proven organisational abilities and the ability to work autonomously
- Excellent time management and problem-solving abilities
- Demonstrated experience working in the agricultural industry within a technical advisory role
- Working knowledge of environmental regulations and their implications on the dairy industry

Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.

Sound good to you? Come join our whānau and let’s solve for better, together.

You, me, us together.
- Tᾱtou tᾱtou.