Organic Farming Standards Manager

At Yeo Valley, we're about more than just making great food - we're here to Nurture & Nourish People & Planet by Making Great Food the Right Way. Forever. As a co-owned business, we invest in our people, encourage growth, and believe in doing things properly. We manufacture over 25% of the UKs packaged yoghurt, created with passion and a stellar reputation, we are known for our commitment to organic farming, sustainability and animal welfare.

An opportunity has come up to join the Responsible Business Team as an Organic Farming Standards Manager. In this position you will lead the relationship with our organic dairy farmers, working in partnership with them to implement our progressive and ambitious regenerative organic farming standards.

We are looking for someone with a background or deep understanding of dairy farming who also has the ability to build strong meaningful relationships with a variety of stakeholders and gather the evidence to prove the benefits of regenerative organic farming. Communication is at the heart of this role and will involve talking to groups on farm walks and through presentations.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Be the key point of contact with our organic farmers, building strong relationships and ensuring our high standards are met across the pillars of animal health & welfare, climate, biodiversity, and the farming community. This includes regular farm visits and engagement.
• Support our ability to prove that regenerative organic farming is carbon positive by coordinating data collection and interpretation from farms through third party organisations, across all four pillars.
• Co-ordinate events and meetings for farmers in our network to enable knowledge sharing within our groups and with external experts and advisors, driving increased adoption of regenerative practices and enhancing ecosystem services.
• Support The Regenerative Farming Manager in delivery of wider business projects to prove the benefits of our farming approach.
• Communicate our project work, data, and evidence to diverse audiences through presentations or farm tours to showcase our brand and business. This will include co-owners, customers, and other external stakeholders.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and evolution of our dairy farming standards.