“Aside from the fact that the NFU is an interesting place to work, it’s also a really friendly environment.”
After joining the NFU in 2016, I spent eight months working within the membership team and four months with the editorial team. The projects I worked on were incredibly diverse and include creating marketing plans, helping to plan events and writing magazine articles, among other things. It’s a cliché, but no two weeks are ever the same at the NFU.
I have a few favourite projects from my time on the NFU graduate scheme. Firstly, I helped to create and market the NFU Conference 2017 app which was used by many of the delegates at the annual NFU Conference. I also really enjoyed organising a trip for a group of NFU student and young farmer members to visit the Houses of Parliament in London.
Following a year on the graduate scheme, I gained a permanent position with the NFU as a features editor in the communications department. I did this for four years before becoming deputy editor for the NFU’s agricultural publications. I am also heavily involved with looking after the NFU’s Student & Young Farmer Ambassador Programme, which I helped to create, and I work closely with colleagues on promoting inclusivity and diversity in the industry.
Aside from the fact that the NFU is an interesting place to work, it’s also a really friendly environment and I would recommend the graduate scheme to everyone.