Horticulture Technical AdvisorEngland - Home Based with Travel£DOE + Car + BonusPassionate about IPM?Love supporting growers with high quality horticultural advice?This is a flexible opportunity to join a well established, forward thinking horticulture business operating at the forefront of biological pest control, IPM and pollination. With a strong UK presence and international backing, the business is known for its technical credibility, innovative approach to horticulture, and commitment to sustainable growing.If you're technically strong, enjoy working closely with growers, and want a role that can be shaped around your strengths, this could be an excellent next step.What's on offer?Competitive salary DOECompany car or allowancePerformance related bonusHome based role with a national horticulture remitFormal training and ongoing developmentA role shaped around your strengths - senior technical specialist or future leader.Work with market leading biological and IPM solutions in a fast growing horticulture sector.What's the job?You'll work directly with commercial growers, providing high quality technical advice across biological control, IPM and pollination within horticultural cropping systems. You'll build strong, trusted relationships across ornamentals, fresh produce, vertical farming and more.Depending on your experience and ambition, the role can remain purely technical and customer facing or develop into a senior or mentoring position supporting others within the horticultural technical team.Day to day, you'll be:Visiting growers to deliver in depth technical advice on IPM and biological solutionsCrop walking, diagnosing pest and disease challenges, and building tailored IPM strategies.Supporting horticulture customers throughout the season with regular visits and follow up.Sharing technical insight and IPM best practice with colleaguesFeeding market and crop intelligence back into the wider horticulture businessContributing to trials, technical projects, and product developmentOptionally mentoring junior colleagues or supporting leadership activity if this interests you.This is a home based role with regular travel and overnight stays during the working week.What do I need?Strong, hands on experience supplying technical products or advice to commercial horticulture growers.A deep understanding of IPM and biological pest control within horticultureConfidence holding technical conversations with growers, agronomists, and stakeholders.BASIS and/or FACTS preferred (training and support available)A commercial, customer focused mindsetComfortable working independently and managing your own diary.There is no requirement to manage people, but if you do want to develop into leadership within horticulture, there's a clear pathway and strong support in place.What's next?For an informal, confidential chat, please call Sarah on , email , or send me a message on LinkedIn.Don't worry if your CV isn't fully up to date. Just send what you have, and we'll take it from there. Read Less

Executive Chair
British Apples & Pears Limited

Could you help shape the future of British fruit?

British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) is a membership organisation looking for an exceptional Executive Chair to lead the industry at a pivotal and exciting time. This is a rare opportunity to become the voice of British apples and pears, influencing the future of the category at the highest level while building a meaningful portfolio role with genuine industry impact.

BAPL is the grower-funded, not-for-profit organisation representing British apple and pear growers. With ambitious plans to increase the share of British-grown apples and pears consumed in the UK from 40% to 60%, the organisation is playing a critical role in the future sustainability and growth of the sector.

As Executive Chair, you will be at the centre of that journey.

This is a highly visible leadership position, with executive responsibility, that offers the opportunity to work closely with growers, retailers, government bodies and key industry stakeholders to champion British produce and help secure the future of the category.

The role is broad, strategic and influential. You will:Act as the public face and spokesperson for British apples and pearsBuild relationships with major retailers and industry stakeholdersEngage with government and lobby on behalf of the sectorProvide strategic leadership to the organisation and its membersChair and lead a board of grower representativesDrive collaboration, cohesion and engagement across the industryEnsure strong governance and compliance standardsYou will also help drive several key strategic priorities, including: Advocacy with government, retailers and industry stakeholdersIndustry data collection and market insightMedia relations, communications and crisis managementMember engagement and next-generation grower developmentExport advocacy and market development opportunitiesResearch, innovation and sustainability initiatives
This opportunity would suit someone who enjoys operating at board and stakeholder level, thrives in relationship-led environments and is passionate about British food, agriculture and the future of UK produce.

The position requires approximately 40-60 days per year, with activity weighted towards peak seasonal periods, making it an ideal opportunity for someone looking to expand an existing portfolio career with a high-impact and purpose-driven role.

In return, you will have the opportunity to:Shape the future direction of an entire UK produce categoryBecome a recognised voice within the fresh produce industryWork alongside progressive and entrepreneurial British growersInfluence key commercial and policy decisionsBuild a meaningful and visible portfolio position with real legacy potential
If you would like to find out more, please apply below or contact Tom on or for a confidential discussion.

MorePeople have been exclusively retained on this recruitment process, and all direct applicants will be forwarded through the retained process. Read Less