Salary: £40,388 - £43,482
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract type: 3‑year fixed term with possibility of extension or permanent
Location: Can be based at any Forestry England office located centrally in England – blended working is possible
What You’ll Do
Working closely with the Nature Recovery Programme team, district delivery teams, biodiversity specialists and volunteer colleagues, you will design, support and monitor volunteer opportunities that directly contribute to biodiversity, ecological recovery and forest resilience. You will help to spread our nature‑recovery ambitions across the nation’s forests and support the delivery of our Biodiversity Plan.
Where you’ll work
Any Forestry England office located centrally in England – you may work in a blended schedule.
Benefits
Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% toward your pension, and you will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
* 25 days holiday a year, rising by one day per year’s service, up to 30 days (pro‑rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
* STA‑R employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, hotel stays, clothing, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, and the 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, including continual professional development and support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.
How to Apply
Applicants should write a 200‑word statement on relevant experience and career history, and a personal statement of no more than 500 words. These will be assessed during sifting. Further details can be found on our application form.
Behaviours Assessed
* Changing and Improving
* Communicating and Influencing
* Making Effective Decisions
Nationality Requirements
Applicants must be able to provide conversation in accurate spoken English and meet other nationality requirements as set by Immigration Act 2016.
Working for the Civil Service
Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants at risk of redundancy. This role also supports the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.
Our recruitment process follows fair and open competition and merit principles as outlined by the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. Complaints about the process may be directed to englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.
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