Ffermio Bro Project Officer in Brecon

Location: Brecon

Salary: £36,363 - £39,152 per annum

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract- 31st March 2028

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Closing Date: 27 February 2026

National Parks were designated in order to protect beautiful areas for the benefit of the nation. They came about as a result of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, which put a legislative framework in place for the establishment of National Parks in England and Wales.

Job Purpose: Like similar roles in Wales’s other Designated Landscapes, the Ffermio Bro Project Officer will work alongside the current Ffermio Bro Project Officer. They will administer and coordinate the projects, engagement and advice, ensuring that farmers and other landowners can access the right funding, supporting them through the application process and monitoring delivery of activities. The post holder will be supported by other colleagues as required. Designed to encourage and facilitate collaboration and clusters, the role will encourage and facilitate group work including encouraging reluctant parties. This role is the cornerstone of the Programme in this National Park and requires excellent knowledge of farming, conservation, budgetary control, project management and teamwork to connect the agricultural and land management community to the funding available and to the nature conservation community. For this Programme, the role will help co-ordinate the Brecon Beacon National Park Authority’s farmer and landowner engagement. The work requires regular farm-based work within the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, working with farmers, other landowners and Brecon Beacons National Park Authority staff. The role is strongly team-based.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administering and co-ordinating on-the-ground delivery of the Ffermio Bro:Farming in Designated Landscapes programme in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, on behalf of the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority.
• Liaising with National Park Authority colleagues to identify and confirm potential Programme applicants and sharing the workload, ensuring that appropriate advice on conservation activities is available and provided, supporting applicants through the application process.
• Providing the shared Ffermio Bro liaison point for this Programme between the National Park Authority and the Welsh Government / Rural Payments Wales.
• Providing the shared liaison point between the National Park Authority and the Designated Landscapes’ Nature Recovery Programme Manager, who advises each Designated Landscape organisation on the Programme.
• Liaising with the Nature Recovery Programme Manager for project and Programme evaluation and monitoring.
• Providing a primary point of contact for the potential farmer / landowner applicants to the Brecon Beacons National Park Ffermio Bro Programme, supporting them through their applications.
• Liaising with the National Park Authority wardens and specialists to develop, amend and improve Programme content, to advise and support farmer and landowner applicants, helping to guide subsequent delivery where required and to facilitate cluster / collaborative applications.
• Co-ordinating and compiling the National Park Authority’s programme-specific advice on conservation, land management and access and engagement, to promote high quality applications to the Programme.
• Managing and sharing the work balance between good project management, budget management, data management including GIS, quarterly reporting, liaison with colleagues and advice to applicants and grant beneficiaries, including on-site advice.
• Signposting applicants to other appropriate funding sources.
• Co-supporting the work of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Ffermio Bro Local Assessment Panel, including the preparation and presentation of summary reports and Panel packs, application scoring and evaluations and recommendations on applications.
• Liaising with and supporting the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park advisory group on agriculture, Sêr Ffermio, on matters of relevance to Ffermio Bro.
• Ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of support offered under the Programme, including where relevant, the management of multi-year agreements.
• Maintaining accurate data, records and monitoring of the Programme and applicants’ progress towards the completion of funded projects.
• Ensuring that financial claims and supporting evidence align with Brecon Beacons National Park Authority financial procedures and that these are provided to Rural Payments Wales in the required specification and to timetable.
• Any other duties consistent with the nature, level and grade of the post as may be required occasionally by the Director of Nature Recovery and Climate Change and / or the Chief Executive of the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority.

Person Specification

Qualifications:

• A degree level qualification in an environment, ecology, agricultural or land management related subject, or a qualification in an agricultural or land-based subject or significant experience which the applicant can show is directly related to the duties of the post.

Knowledge of:

• Current agri-environment programmes in Wales and emerging opportunities through the Sustainable Farming Scheme.
• Issues affecting farmers and rural communities in Wales.
• Land-based businesses, their management and other factors relevant to farming businesses.
• A wide range of conservation management activities and how these are most effectively used to improve biodiversity and support nature recovery.

To Apply: If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Brecon Beacons National Park, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.