Details
Reference number
428744
Salary
£29,171 - £29,171
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
Administrative Officer
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
FC - Forestry England
Type of role
Other
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
* Location
* About the job
* Benefits
* Things you need to know
* Apply and further information
Location
Lyndhurst, South East England, SO43 7NH
About the job
Job summary
What you'll do
Forestry England's South District Harvesting & Marketing Direct Production (DP) team is responsible for the planning and harvesting of around 50,000m3 of timber each year.
Working closely with our Land Management and Planning teams, your role will be to support the delivery of our Forest Design Plans (FDP) and conservation objectives, while fulfilling supply contracts for our sawmill customers.
Most of the timber volume that we produce is shortwood by a mechanised harvesting contractor. There is also a smaller element of mature hardwood felling, for which we use traditional motor manual techniques.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you'll work
We are Forestry England. We are the country's largest land manager, caring for the nation's forests for people, nature and the economy. The foundation of our organisation is our world-class sustainable management of the nation's forests. Our South England Forest District team is made up of around 160 people with a diverse range of roles - from foresters and wildlife rangers to civil engineers, and ecologists to marketing professionals. We all contribute towards the management of 46,000 hectares of public forest estate that stretch from Sussex to Dorset, and from Berkshire to the Isle of Wight. Nearly all of our forests are within either a National Park or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Much of this forest is of high national importance for nature conservation and wildlife, and of international importance for biodiversity. South England Forest District is therefore responsible for land that includes Special Areas of Conservation (for habitats), Special Protection Areas (for birds) and Ramsar sites (for wetlands). We also provide public access and recreation in our forests, with nearly 50 million visits every year to South England Forest District. If the post you are applying for is PB5 or above, you will be asked to join the District duty roster, after a suitable period of time.
This post will be based at one of our main offices in South District which are at Lyndhurst SO43 7NH or Micheldever SO21 3BP.
Job description
Assist in leading and managing staff and contractors to deliver outputs and results -
• support the Harvesting & Marketing Forester (DP) through frontline supervision and site management
of DP operations
• assist in setting and maintenance of standards in all aspects of DP harvesting
• co-ordinate work sites to maintain efficient progress, taking into account all the constraints and
objectives whilst maintaining production to meet contractual commitments
• complete paperwork and site diaries to record information and report actions
• visit sites on a regular and timely basis
• communicate with local Beat teams in order to use their resources, when these are available
• support the preparation and supervision of some of the hardwood auction sites for the hardwood
auction each November
Assist in setting and maintaining operational and health & safety standards -
• complete quarterly safety checks and personal protective equipment (PPE) inspections for the DP
team, ensuring that records are kept up to date
• liaise with utility companies and stakeholders in advance of operations to plan safe work sites that
meet Forestry Commission, industry, and statutory guidance
Support the planning of work programmes by attending to site and operational needs -
• undertake the planning of work sites to deliver FDP and DP objectives in advance of operations
starting
• ensure all products reach the specification of our customer contracts
• visit sites on a regular and timely basis
Coordinate the timely production and dispatching of timber and liaising with customers to deliver
contract commitments -
• prescribe cutting specifications to meet our customer's requirements and maximise revenue for South
District
• obtain and record stock figures on a regular basis
• coordinate dispatches to meet customer requirements and clear any roadside stocks as soon as
possible
After one year in post join our Duty Officer roster, providing 24-hour emergency contact cover for a
period of one week in every 14 (approximately four times per year)
And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
Person specification
Essential professional and technical experience
• relevant experience in the forestry and/or land management sector
• competence with a wide range of IT applications, including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and SharePoint
• competence with Geographic Information System (GIS) applications
Desirable professional and technical experience
• good understanding of, and experience in, the application of health and safety standards within the forest
operations environment
• sound understanding of, and experience in, the application of contract management
Qualifications
Essential
• a full UK drivers license
Desirable
• a recognised forestry qualification to at least National Diploma level
• professional membership of the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) or another relevant professional body or
a commitment to achieve membership
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Seeing the Big Picture
* Making Effective Decisions
* Delivering at Pace
* Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
* to be confirmed
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £29,171, Forestry Commission contributes £8,450 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Benefits
Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
* 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year's service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
* STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
* free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
* a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.
Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
How to apply
You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.
You will be assessed on experience, a technical skill and strength based questions during your interview.
The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –
* Seeing the big picture
* Making effective decisions
* Delivering at pace.
* Managing a quality service
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email
If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first.
Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
* Name : FC Recruitment Team
* Email :
Recruitment team
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Further information
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.