Farm Engagement Lead

About The Role

By joining our regional services team in the role of Farm Engagement Lead, you will be responsible for managing our valuable farmer relationships as part of our WestVic Dairy team. You will regularly engage with dairy farmers to help build an understanding of their farm business needs, recommending the right services and resources to help support profitability, sustainability and best practice on their farms.

Central to your success in this role will be your ability to not only build relationships but create opportunities to deliver meaningful and supported engagement with dairy farmers. You will ensure farmers are aware of, and contribute to, the planning, design and context of resources and programs that Dairy Australia develops. Your aim will be to build knowledge of current and developing issues and share that with both our internal teams and farmers to ensure relevance and knowledge sharing for the industry.

 Our ideal candidate

We want to hear about your relevant degree or studies in business, agriculture, or related fields, as well as how you will make an impact by being proactive in staying on top of industry trends and maintaining high-level knowledge of Dairy Australia, as well as other industry providers’ service offerings.

You will align with our 'Famer First' value by driving engagements based on farmer needs, business objectives and aspirations, as well as having a long-term vision aligning to each farm business. A working knowledge of agriculture, rural or related sectors is essential. With a background in managing key relationships and supporting farm businesses to identify where improvements or changes can be made, you will become a key point of contact for the farmers you support.

You will align with our ‘One Team’ value by working with our people at WestVic Dairy and Dairy Australia to ensure the information learnt and gathered is shared to inform and support the programs and services offered and we can also leverage existing and potential networks for greater efficiency and impact.

About Dairy Australia:

Dairy Australia’s role is to provide services that benefit and advance dairy farm businesses and the industry. These services deliver value by enhancing farm business management, supporting farm employment needs, driving herd and feed innovation, managing climate and environment, promoting Australian dairy and commitment to sustainability, supporting policy development, growing international markets and responding to critical issues and events such as floods and bushfires.

​Our Vision and Values:

At Dairy Australia, our vision is simple, to be leaders in shaping a profitable and sustainable dairy industry. Our passionate and talented people share this vision and make an impact each day through their commitment to our values of:

• Farmer First - Farmer needs guide our purpose 
• One Team - We work together to achieve great things 
• Innovative Thinking - We embrace new ideas and learning as we go 
• Decisive Action - We make informed decisions and move quickly to implement 

About your work life with us:

At Dairy Australia, we aim to provide benefits that promote the overall wellbeing of our employees. In joining our team, you will be rewarded with:

• Flexible working environment - a hybrid working environment (at our office in Camperdown with our team, combined with at home/virtual and on the road visiting farmers)
• Being a key member in our supportive and high performing team of experts in their field
• A caring and innovative culture - we are open to each other’s ideas, we love to innovate, we have integrity and are driven to find the best solutions for our employees and stakeholders
• Salary packaging
• Paid parental leave.

Next steps:

We strive to offer an efficient and positive recruitment experience. If your motivations and skills set lines up to what you’ve read, please “Apply Now”