Tenant Farming Officer in Inverness

The Scottish Land Commission is seeking to appoint a Tenant Farming Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Scottish Land Commission team, providing support to the Tenant Farming Commissioner and Tenant Farming Manager.

Salary: Salary band from April 2026 £33,211 - £37,056

Location: Inverness with regular attendance in the office required and hybrid working available.

Contract: 2-year fixed term

Hours: 0.8 FTE, 4 days / 28 hours per week

About the Scottish Land Commission: The Scottish Land Commission provides leadership and advice on reforming the ownership and use of land in Scotland. We advise the Scottish Government, Parliament and others on policy, legislation, and practical change that supports a fairer, greener, and more inclusive Scotland. Our work focuses on three key outcomes:

• People: enabling everyone in Scotland to participate in decisions about land.
• Power: diversifying control and governance in land ownership and management.
• Prosperity: using the value and benefits of land to create shared economic, social, and environmental outcomes.

We are a small but high-profile public body operating in a complex policy environment. Our work attracts significant interest from communities, the media, landowners, and decision-makers. Strong, strategic communications are central to our success.

The role: This role sits within the Commission’s Good Practice Team, reporting directly to the Tenant Farming Manager. The purpose of the role is to provide high-quality executive and coordination support to the Tenant Farming Commissioner (TFC), and to work closely with the Tenant Farming Manager to support the effective delivery of the TFC’s statutory functions. The role will be a key post, supporting engagement with government, stakeholders, and the wider tenant farming sector, and helping to ensure continuity, consistency, and professionalism across the Commissioner’s work.

Key duties:

• Provide effective co-ordination and management of correspondence, meetings, casework, and records.
• Provide regular monitoring reports on casework management.
• Act as a first point of contact for tenant farming enquiries and casework, exercising appropriate judgement in prioritising and escalating matters to the Tenant Farming Commissioner and Tenant Farming Manager as required, and ensuring accurate and consistent records of interactions are maintained.
• Support the Tenant Farming Commissioner and Tenant Farming Manager in engagement with Scottish Government and sector representatives.
• Operate with a high degree of discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive information, confidential casework, and stakeholder interactions, recognising the statutory and high-profile nature of the Tenant Farming Commissioner’s role.

Person specification: The successful applicant will have experience of a role requiring strong organisational skills and exemplary written, verbal and digital communication skills. They will have an understanding of the tenant farming sector and its key stakeholders. They must have an ability to work across teams to deliver joint objectives and to work confidently with stakeholders holding differing or competing perspectives, exercising professionalism and sound judgement. They will have a willingness to learn, to take on additional areas of responsibility and to adapt to the evolving priorities within a small, high‑trust team. They will also have a willingness to travel to fulfil the requirement of the post. Experience of working in the agriculture or land use sectors, or in a related policy or regulatory environment would be desirable.

Application information: This role is for 0.8 FTE which is 28 hours per week across 4 days. Flexible working is available and we are happy to consider alternative working patterns. Applications are invited by application form which can be found on our website https://www.landcommission.gov.scot/work-with-us along with a detailed job description, privacy statement and equality statement. Completed applications should be submitted to HR@landcommission.gov.scot prior to the closing date. Please note that CVs will not be accepted as a form of application. Closing date for applications is 11:59pm on Sunday 19 April 2026. Interviews will be held in-person on Tuesday 5 May 2026 at our Inverness office.