Senior Rural Estates Officer

Location: Hertford

Salary Range: £40,876 pa progressing to £43,857 pa

Hours: 37 per week

Contract: Permanent

Job Duties:

Hertfordshire County Council are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work within their Rural Estates team. The Rural Estates unit are responsible for the County Council’s 10,000+ acres of rural property assets spread across Hertfordshire. These assets include farms, agricultural land, village greens, telecoms, commercial and residential properties.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a key player in the management of this diverse rural property portfolio.  Your work will be both interesting and challenging with no two days the same. Your focus will be on the day to day management of the rural property portfolio such as undertaking rent reviews, re-lettings, inspections, lease negotiations and much more. 

The successful applicant will have experience working within the rural sector with a good knowledge of rural property lettings, land management, agriculture, environment schemes, countryside issues and the associated legal agreements. You will have excellent interpersonal skills with the confidence to communicate effectively and build positive relationships with colleagues, tenants, contractors and other internal and external professionals.

The team’s office base is Hertford; however, we actively encourage flexibility and remote working.

You will be educated to degree standard ideally in a rural property related discipline and be a member of a professional organisation e.g. the RICS Rural Practice Division.

You will hold a valid licence to drive in the UK and have your own car. You will be required to travel across Hertfordshire to visit the Estate.

In return we can offer you generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working arrangements, excellent pension and salary whilst working for an organisation that values its employees and invests in training and career development opportunities.

As part of the application you will be required to complete a full supporting statement providing examples to demonstrate your experience and suitability in the areas listed at the bottom of the job outline. If you do not complete a full supporting statement your application will be rejected.

Closing Date: 18 October 2020

Interview Date: w.c. 2 November 2020

For an informal discussion and more information please contact: Emma Chapman on 01992 556246.