Agriculture Director - South Wales, South West England & Cambridgeshire in Bristol

An exciting opportunity exists within our Agricultural Team. If you are passionate and ambitious about playing a key role in supporting our growth ambitions in this interesting sector where we play a significant role in supporting the farming industry, please read on.

The team of Agricultural Directors provide finance and support to farmers across the UK supporting food production and land management alongside the sector's drive towards net zero and increased sustainability. As an Agriculture Director you will support that vision.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this role, you will be part of our growing Business Banking team, meeting with and supporting customers across your assigned region. You'll be covering the Cambridgeshire region so will need to be based locally to this area as you will be expected to travel regularly across this region. Additionally, there will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration events in one of our locations.

You’ll be employed by Nationwide from day one, delivering real impact and benefitting from a highly competitive range of benefits. We’re a workplace where you’re rewarded, recognised, supported and celebrated.

Qualifications:

• A passion for, and experience of, working in the UK agricultural market
• A solid understanding of the Banking Sector, Agricultural finance sector or farm consultancy sector
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage and build lasting relationships with our agriculture customers
• Excellent qualitative and quantitative analytical skills (including Excel financial modelling skills) with an ability to understand and interpret financial statements and due diligence reports
• Excellent organisational and project management skills to deliver excellent levels of customer service, high standards of work and outstanding attention to detail
• Capacity to cope with complex situations, tight deadlines and to have a flexible approach to challenges and problem solving
• Good interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of engaging with the local professional community
• Understanding of risk and compliance requirements in line with the role
• The ability to travel to meet customers across your region with ease

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind.
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand.
• Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development.
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes.

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.