Description of services to be provided by contractor to Farm Carbon Cutting Toolkit (FCCT)

Title: Time required: Contract period: Work location: Payment rates: mployment status: Project Officer Two days per week Six months, initially Based from home 100 per day Self-employed

!ain responsibilities: dministration !omm"nication and dissemination #row or$anisation %esearch Project work &'ents ("ndraisin$ "esponsibilities in more detail### $dministration Takin$ and distri)"tin$ min"tes of meetin$s !ollate a$endas for meetin$s *aintain records +e,$, e-mail lists, contacts, or$anisation doc"ments%espond to e-mails from we)site Communication and dissemination .pdate we)site, (ace)ook, Twitter, /inked0n 1rite and disseminate e-mail "pdates, newsletters, etc 2etworkin$ with other or$anisations %ro& 'rganisation 1ork with 3irectors to achie'e $reater o"treach and impact of or$anisation "esearc( (or articles 4 e,$, Toolkit, we)site, etc S"pport de'elopment work "ndertaken )y 3irectors !"rrent policy work )y companies and or$anisations concerned with low car)on a$ric"lt"re www,farmcar)ontoolkit,or$,"k

Pro)ect &ork 1ork with 3irectors on new Soil !ar)on se5"estration project %esearch, write and disseminate projects as directed )y 3irectors +e,$, articles, we)site pa$es, etcvents !o-ordinate and or$anise all aspects of (!!T e'ents ttend other or$anisations6 e'ents as necessary Fundraise Seek f"ndin$ for (!!T and Soil !ar)on project from commercial and non commercial or$anisations W(at FCCT &ill give to you ll necessary trainin$ 3irect re$"lar comm"nication with at least one 3irector (lexi)ility to fit with other commitments W(at FCCT e*pects from you 1ork in a self-or$anised manner Pro'ision of own home office incl"din$ comp"ter, internet connection and phone )ility to tra'el to occasional meetin$s and7or e'ents as re5"ested )y 3irectors )ility to work flexi)ly as re5"ired )y project ttendance of conference calls 'ia Skype, minim"m monthly, maxim"m weekly flexi)ility to work on tasks ad hoc +within the o'erall aims of (!!T- that are reasona)ly re5"ired Terms and conditions 1ork on a self-employed )asis 8eep a record of ho"rs and tasks "ndertaken9 pro'ide an in'oice to (!!T a month in arrears (!!T to process and pay in'oices within :0 days of receipt Payment of 100 per day, )ased on an ; ho"r day !ontracted for two days per week for a period of six months hi$h de$ree of flexi)ility to work ho"rs and days that s"its )oth yo" and the 3irectors ny reasona)le expenses paid )y (!!T 4 e,$, tra'el and accommodation to attend meetin$s and7or e'ents One month <coolin$ off= period open to )oth employer and employee at start of contract

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+kills necessary
pplicants to the post re5"ire the followin$ skills> %eneral skills )ility to )e a)le to work as part of a team *oti'ation to work on yo"r own )ility to help $row an or$anisation Communication &xcellent a)ility to comm"nicate with others inside and o"tside the or$anisation ("ll competency in "se of 0T technolo$y, incl"din$ e-mail, internet research, word processin$ and spreadsheets )ility to write 5"ality newsletters, )riefin$s and other doc"ments to )e read )y third parties "esearc( )ility to )e a)le to criti5"e and compare research %esearch topics rele'ant to (!!T ,ackground kno&ledge #ood )ack$ro"nd knowled$e of climate chan$e and $reenho"se $as emissions in relation to a$ric"lt"re and hortic"lt"re is essential, Desirable but not essential skills +trainin$ can )e pro'ided Or$anisation of e'ents ("ndraisin$ 1e)site content mana$ement
$gricultural or (orticultural e*perience of any sort is (ig(ly desirable

$bout FCCT (!!T was set "p in ?00@ )y farmers to s"pport farmers and $rowers to lower car)on emissions from their )"sinesses, 0ts *ission is> To red"ce the impact .8 a$ric"lt"re and hortic"lt"re makes to climate chan$e )y> %ed"cin$ #A# emissions from farms 0ncreasin$ car)on se5"estration in soils on farms To promote within the a$ric"lt"ral ind"stry an "nderstandin$ of the si$nificance of climate chan$e and the "r$ent need to red"ce farm #A# emissions S"pportin$ the sharin$ of information and )est practice amon$st farmers and $rowers www,farmcar)ontoolkit,or$,"k

ctin$ as an intermediary )etween farmers7$rowers with policy makers and researchers 0ncreasin$ ener$y resilience on farms %ed"cin$ dependence on fossil f"els

The or$anisation is a not-for-profit !omm"nity 0nterest !ompany, 0t is r"n )y two 3irectors, dam Twine and Bonathan Smith,

-o& to apply
Please send a !C and co'erin$ letter, partic"larly detailin$ rele'ant experience to Bonathan Smith at jonathan,smithDfarmcar)ontoolkit,or$,"k )y midni$ht of :1st 3ecem)er ?01:, 1e will acknowled$e yo"r application and form a shortlist of candidates, to )e inter'iewed as soon as possi)le after Eth Ban"ary ?01F, 0f s"ccessf"lly selected we wo"ld like yo" to start workin$ with "s as soon as possi)le after yo"r inter'iew, 0f yo" ha'e any f"rther 5"estions re$ardin$ this position please email jonathan,smithDfarmcar)ontoolkit,or$,"k

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