Your newpany
Hays has been exclusively appointed to recruit on behalf of the Forestrymission for an Area Director: Southeast & London.
Forest Services as part of Forestrymission are theernment’s forestry experts. They advise nationally and locally on how to unlock the full potential of woodlands and support land managers to protect, improve and expand England’s valuable woodland assets, ensuring that they continue to provide benefits to people, the environment and the economy.
Their staff engagement levels are consistently well above average, and staff turnover is well below, for the Civil Service. They value their people, look after them, and they will look after you.
Your new role
This Area Director role will lead the South East and London Area team within Forest Services Delivery.
You will be overseeing the operational delivery of grants and regulations, achieving woodland oues through partnership working and acting as a regional leader advocating sustainable and resilient stewardship of the growing tree and woodland resources.
You will lead and champion the work of a team of passionate,mitted and expert colleagues to deliver their aims for woodland expansion, protection and more woodlands into management. Your team’s work will also help connect more people to the vision in the Forestrymission’s strategy: Helping to tackle some of society's biggest challenges with thriving trees, woods and forests. You will also make your mark through your senior leadership contribution across the Forestrymission, working alongside colleagues in Forestry England, Forest Research and FCmissioners Office.
If you strongly believe in the role that forestry and woodlands have in creating a better, more resilient future for England, and you want to play a key part in leading and realising our ambitions for the South East region, we want to hear from you. They hope you will join them for the challenge.
The Area Director’s overall purpose is to lead and inspire the South East and London Area team to be part of an outstanding organisation, working as one Forest Services with a dynamic, high-performing and inclusive workforce. As an operational delivery leader, you will be passionate about enabling and supporting the forestry sector to expand, protect and improve the woodland resource and its resilience. You will also be leading the team in connecting people with trees and woodlands as well as supporting the green economy. You will focus on providing a clear sense of purpose and direction for the team, managing change implementation and ensuring the full range of expertise in the Area team delivers effectively.
Area Director led teams are successfully delivering many of the benefits of the long-term plans for environmental improvement and nature restoration, including helping create a successful timber and ecosystem services market. In leading a large team that is tasked to deliver these programmes you will direct our delivery focus and tools: our expertise and professional advice, partnerships, incentives and regulations, all underpinned by the UK Forestry Standard, the Tree Health Resilience Strategy, and training and development for our staff.
Our values set out how we deliver: through teamwork, professionalism, respect,munication, learning and creativity. We have a strong network of partners and stakeholders helping us to develop innovative and practical solutions.
The key work areas of the job are:
1. Leadership and direction of the Area team’s 68 posts including level 6 apprentices, promoting the team’s purpose, actions, and decisions.municate and provide direction on the management of changes and uncertainty. Manage and develop individual and team performance and business capabilities; support learning and development; manage corporate responsibilities including health and safety and local incident control.
2. Plan, direct and report on South East and London Area’s achievements on business plan programmes for protect, improve, connect and expand woodland oues. Promote our flagship England Woodland Creation Offer, including the planning and fast-track aspects to drive more woodland establishment, woodland management including Countryside Stewardship and new funding offers, and tree health grants.
3. Direct and influence Area partnerships, strategic relationships including DEFRA group partners and local engagement. Handle media activity in close association with FC and DEFRAmunications leads.
4. Manage and develop the activity of the South East and London Forestry and Woodlands Advisorymittees to support Area delivery. Maintain a strong collaborative relationship with Forestry England and Forest Research managers working across the regions’ business opportunities and issues facing the sector.
5. Contribute to the wider work of the Forestrymission, its key national projects and business plan delivery. Work as part of the Delivery and Forest Services senior leaders’ groups in providing and demonstrating a strong and corporate senior leadership contribution.
Background information on the Area and its People is available in addition to this job description, upon request.
What you'll need to succeed
ESSENTIAL
6. A professional qualification, or extensive relevant experience, in forestry, a discipline concerning land-based enterprise or environmental management.
7. Team management experience with a proven track-record of delivering successful business plan and leadership oues.
8. Relevant experience and knowledge for planning,munication and delivery of forestry and woodland priorities at a regional level.
9. Experience in leading and encouraging opportunities for business improvement change whilst maintaining delivery performance for customers.
10. Excellent and inspiring leadership and strong inter-personal and presentational skills to build and manage inclusive teams.
11. Experience and proven track record in building credible external stakeholder relationships in line with corporate values.
12. Business management experience including budgetary, forecasting and analytical skillsbined with strong judgement and decision-making capability.
DESIRABLE
13. Forestry qualification coupled with membership of the Institute of Chartered Foresters.
14. Ability to demonstrate a leader’smitment towards continuing professional development.
15. Incident management and control experience.
BEHAVIOURS
16. Changing and Improving
17. Leadership
18. Working Together
19. Seeing the Big Picture
20. Making Effective Decisions
What you'll get in return
21. Annual salary (Grade 7 / Pay band 2) of £58,423 - £64,316
22. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of
23. Full-time, flexible working; a 9-day working fortnight would also be considered
24. The role can be based in FC Bucks Horn Oak Office GU10 4LS or FC Tonbridge Office TN11 9AS with some optional blended working agreement
25. A range of family-friendly benefits
26. Learning and development tailored to the role
27. A culture which promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment
28. A range of wellbeing benefits including discounted Civil Service Healthcare, access to an Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, Bike to Work Scheme, plus many more...
29. A total of days holiday: 25 days annual leave, with 1 additional day for each years' service up to 5 years (pro-rata), plus bank holidays/privilege days (pro-rata).
30. Ability to buy/sell 5 days annual leave
31. 3 days volunteering per year (pro rata)