Rural Business Consultant (Experienced)

Published on: December 15, 2025

Posted by: David Meredith

DJM Consulting is a dynamic rural business consultancy looking for full-time Rural Business Consultant with a minimum of 2 years experience, ideally more, to focus on providing strategic advice to our clients.

The Role

  • Supporting clients with business decisions and with new/existing schemes
  • Conducting strategic business reviews
  • Producing budgets, cashflows and reports
  • Delivering strategic advice under government and national organisation schemes
  • Developing your own specialist area, taking ownership of this and making the role your own
  • Helping with marketing, business development and sales to prospective clients
  • As we are a small team, we all need to be flexible in the work that is done

About You

  • Take initiative and responsibility
  • Enthusiastic with a strong work ethic
  • Strong numerical and analytical skills, ideally with understanding of accounting and budgeting principles
  • Strategic thinker with knowledge of and enthusiasm for farming and rural matters
  • Good communication skills and a methodical approach to problem solving
  • Able to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Confident with Microsoft Office, especially Excel

What We Offer

  • Interesting and varied work that makes a real difference to clients
  • Great opportunity to make this position your own at a pivotal time in agriculture
  • Training to further your career
  • Involvement in all aspects of consultancy work
  • A supportive environment where you can develop your skills
  • Competitive salary, plus pension

If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact David Meredith, Principal Rural Business Consultant, on 01746 714089.

How to Apply

Send your CV and covering letter to David J Meredith either via email to david@theruralbusiness.co.uk or by post to The Rural Business Ltd, The Rural Centre, West Farm, Aston Eyre, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 6XB.

About DJM Consulting

Our business revolves around helping farmers to prosper. DJM Consulting advises a wide portfolio of clients including farmers, landowners and business managers across the Midlands. Our consultants are all from farming and rural backgrounds and are well equipped to understand the issues surrounding our clients’ businesses. We help our clients to focus their businesses more effectively in order to achieve their aims and objectives. Whatever their requirements, our advice is flexible to meet our clients’ specific needs.

We provide advice on a range of topics including the following:

Setting Strategy

  • ‘The Bigger Picture Thinking’ – What are our clients trying to achieve?
  • Non-Executive Director/Chair – Independent View, Assist with implementation
  • The ‘Third Eye’/Eagle’s View – Review of Current Position, Benchmarking, Annual Reviews

Management & Development

  • Financial/Management/Diversification/Market Research/Technical Advice/Training
  • Bank reports/Cashflows

Landlord & Asset Enhancement

  • Landlord & Tenant – Rent Reviews, Tenancies, Negotiations, Arbitration/Mediation
  • Planning/Land Opportunities – Opportunity Identification, Applications, Land Registry Matters
  • Valuation, Taxation & Compensation – Capital Taxes, Informal and Red Book Valuations
  • Probate Matters

Green Money

  • Renewable energy
  • Natural Capital and Eco-system Services

Land & Environment Schemes

  • Environmental/Grants/Woodland
  • Land management grants: SFI, Woodland schemes
  • Capital grants: fencing, hedges, equipment, buildings
  • Private schemes

Conflict Avoidance & Advice

  • Advice to avoid conflict / Arbitration / Expert Witness / Expert Determination / Mediation / Advocacy / Probate Matters

01746 714089

The Rural Centre, West Farm, Aston Eyre, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 6XB

www.theruralbusiness.co.uk

DJM Consulting is a trading name of The Rural Business Ltd (No: 12492068)

Registered Address: West Farm, Aston Eyre, Bridgnorth, England, WV16 6XB

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