Managing Director - Susan's Farm

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Susan’s Farm is seeking an energetic and visionary Managing Director to develop our work. We are a charitable Care Farm offering learning and caring opportunities to young people and adults on a working organic farm.

Susan’s Farm is an energetic organisation delivering a broad range of activities. Our charitable purpose is to transform people’s lives through learning and therapeutic experiences on an organic working livestock farm.

After six years as a charity and following a recent governance and staffing review, we are now seeking to appoint a dedicated Managing Director to oversee all aspects of the charity’s work.

The Managing Director will join a small but committed staff team and report to enthusiastic board of trustees.

Susan’s Farm is based in Houghton, a small village 3 miles from Carlisle and delivers its educational activities on site as well as on the other half of our farm near Armathwaite and for a neighbouring farmer at Aglionby.

We have a small learning centre at Houghton and also work closely with Cumbria Wildlife Trust whose Northern office is on land adjacent to our farm.

We have three main strands of delivery; primary school visits, alternative provision placements and care farmer placements and are certified by Social Farms & Gardens.

We are a beef and sheep Organic and Pasture for Life certified Farm. We also have hens and geese and some horticultural activity. Our farm produce is sold direct to the customer.

Susan’s Farm is a registered charity converting from a CIC in 2019. Before that our founder, Susan Aglionby ran educational activities on the farm over a period of more than 20 years. Over the last six years considerable effort has been devoted to professionalising the organisation and our delivery work and we are not ready for the next stage.

The role is 30 hours a week (0.8 FTE). Closing Date 3rd December 2025. Interviews in the week commencing 15th December.

Download the Job Description and Application form here:

For a conversation about the role or to arrange a visit please email our Trustee with your phone number:
John Whittle on

Area England

• Executive

• Full-time

• Business Development and Sales
• Farming