Nearly two weeks after the IFA announced a number of high profile staff would be taking early retirement from the association, I see it has put a call out for some new recruits.

First up, it’s looking to hire a director of policy/chief economist.

Essentially, the role will involve all the work of a chief economist, plus the responsibility of leading and co-ordinating policy.

The IFA is also looking to hire a beef and sheep executive and a dairy executive. Each will be responsible for reporting on markets and trends, along with developing policy initiatives.

They will report to the new director of policy/chief economist. I’ll be interested to see who applies.

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