Graham Poke

Manage Secretariat to the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board, organising negotiations and working group meetings, preparing papers, coordinating member engagement, and facilitating effective decision-making.

• Managed delivery of Board outputs and associated casework, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and legislative adherence.
• Oversaw processing of complaint cases and control test inspections, applying statutory frameworks and providing guidance on compliance outcomes.
• Coordinated stakeholder engagement on Agricultural Wages Order and Seasonal Workers, promoting clarity and compliance initiatives.
• Supported Ministers and SG officials by providing assistance on Ministerial Letters, Briefings, MiCase, and PQs.
• Establish line-management structures, allocate workloads, identify training needs, and improve team capability.
• Coordinated stakeholder engagement on Agricultural Wages Order and Seasonal Workers, promoting clarity and compliance initiatives.

• Manage delivery of the Board’s outputs and associated casework, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and adherence to legislation.
• Lead on the processing of complaint cases and control test inspections, applying statutory frameworks and providing clear guidance on compliance.
• Acted as Secretariat to Scottish Agricultural Wages Board, organising negotiations and meetings, preparing papers, coordinating member engagement, and facilitating decision-making.
• Identified process and procedural gaps, applied continuous improvement methodologies to strengthen governance and ensure operational consistency.
• Established line-management structures, allocated workloads, identified training needs, and enhanced team capability.

• Conducted inspections of crofts and farms, measuring land with GPS technology and verifying regulatory compliance.
• Inspected seed potato crops for adherence to classification standards, safeguarding quality and compliance.
• Inspected cattle, sheep and records to confirm traceability requirements.
• Processed Single Application Form (SAF) claims, ensuring accuracy through detailed mapping data and supporting evidence.
• Evaluated AECS applications, delivering technical recommendations to support informed decision-making.
• Assessed applications for capital grant schemes.