6500 - Higher Officer - Treescapes (formally TAP D) Tree Action Plan Delivery Number of jobs available 1 Region North East City/Town Newcastle-upon-Tyne Building/Site Tyneside House Grade HEO Organisation Grade NE Level 3. Post Type Permanent Working Pattern Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share Role Type Environment & Sustainability Salary Minimum £32,240 Job description The role will be permanent within the Northumbria Area team. We're seeking someone who is keen to contribute to the Government's aspiration to increase woodland cover across England. Natural England has a crucial role in helping to realise this ambition, both through provision of technical advice and by influencing how new tree establishment can contribute to nature recovery, climate resilience, flood risk mitigation, water quality and social benefits. You will have a good ecological understanding of protected sites, priority habitats/species and the opportunities and threats that woodland creation brings to these. You will have confidence in providing technical advice on this to our partners and a range of land managers. The ability to prioritise casework will be important. The role will require travel to sites and meetings across the team areas and a driving licence is therefore required for the role. The team Small cohort of 3 people including the applicant, working with a level equivalent advisor and a senior advisor. But will form part of a much larger Northumbria team. Contact and additional information (Recruiters Name, Email and Phone Number) Sean Yeganeh Sean.Yeganeh@naturalengland.org.uk 07713133132 Closing Date: 31/05/2026, 23:55 hours Interview dates Expected June 2026 Level of security checks required Basic Check (BPSS) Please note the successful applicant will need to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Security Check for this post. Competence 1 Professional competency Detail Work Delivery Description Understand and apply relevant policy, legislation, governance frameworks and strategies to your work (Practitioner) • Manage and deliver your workload to meet agreed targets and deadlines (Expert) • See the big picture so you can set your team's work within the context of the organisation's vision, mission and aims, and help them understand how their work relates to and supports this (Expert) Competence 2 Professional competency Detail Putting people at the heart of the environment Description Nurture trusting partnerships and collaborate to achieve pragmatic outcomes that help deliver Natural England's vision, mission and aims. (Expert) • Listen to and understand our diverse partners and customers so that you achieve the best outcomes for them and Natural England. (Expert) • Understand and explain the outcomes that we seek in your local patch and how these fit in with local and national issues (Practitioner) Competence 3 Professional competency Detail Personal effectiveness Description Make and explain objective decisions which combine your professional judgement and evidence (Expert) • Act with integrity, addressing challenging issues and managing conflict through being open and objective (Practitioner) • Be ambitious, identify and adopt ways to make improvements in your team and Natural England and inspire others to act (Expert) Competence 4 Professional competency Detail Technical/specialist knowledge Description To note: STAR format is not required for this competency but please give evidence of your skills and knowledge.) • Technical understanding of landscape-scale nature recovery, specifically the benefits and risks of new woodland establishment in relation to nature recovery: key priority habitats, priority species, ecosystem services and climate change. (Essential) • The ability to resolve problems and manage risks that requires significant levels of judgement and interpretation with innovative solutions. (Essential) Role specific license requirements Full UK Driving Licence Supporting document 1 Organisation Natural England