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Salary: £53,857- £61,470
Grade: Level 5 Zone 1
Location:5 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG
Contract Type:(9 Months) Fixed Term / Secondment
Hours:Full Time (36 Hours)Closing Date: Sunday 10th August at 23:59
About Camden
Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.
What You’ll Be Doing
Join us as the Acting Tree Manager, where you'll be at the forefront of managing and maintaining approximately 29,000 council-owned trees. You'll oversee a substantial annual tree contract worth £820k, a corporate budget of £45k combined with a capital programme of £450k for tree planting.
In this role, you'll lead a dedicated team, including a Senior Tree Officer, a Planting Tree Officer, and four Tree Officers, while also collaborating with the London Tree Officers Association (LTOA) and the Association of Tree Officers (ATO). As the lead Council officer for arboricultural issues, you'll provide expert advice to officers, Councillors, other organisations, and the public.
Your responsibilities will include identifying best practices, ensuring value for money in corporate tree management, and liaising with various service areas such as Insurance, Legal, Housing, Transport Planning, and more. If you're ready to take on a strategic role in tree risk management and contribute to a greener, healthier community, we want to hear from you!
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All About You
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.
You should have a recognised arboricultural qualification, such as a Level 6 Arboriculture Diploma, an MSc in Arboriculture or Forestry, Chartered Arboriculturist status, or 10 years of industry experience with relevant Local Authority experience. Your background will include managing complex operational contracts and effectively deploying tree and project officers.
A deep understanding of the latest legislation, national and regional policies, and best practices in arboriculture and tree maintenance is essential. You should be knowledgeable about tree risk management, including detecting and managing diseases and handling tree-related insurance claims.
Competence in the strategic management of IT systems to guide tree management is crucial. You must be able to deliver effective services and work in partnership with various departments, bodies, and agencies. Strong communication skills are necessary, as you will need to interact effectively with staff, customers, chief officers, councillors, and representative bodies.
Additionally, you should be confident and resilient, capable of dealing with unexpected situations using sound judgment and problem-solving skills. Your ability to carry out tree inspections, surveys, and diagnose faults or diseases will be vital. Finally, you should be physically fit to respond to emergency call-outs and handle urgent situations calmly and systematically.
What We Offer
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also knowthat a work life balance is extremelyimportant so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.
Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.
Inclusion and DiversityWe want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit
Anonymised Application–in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,
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