Clipstone, East Midlands (England), NG21 9JL
Job Summary
What you'll do…
As Project Officer, you will support the development and delivery of district projects with a particular focus on recreation projects. The Project Officer works closely with district and national staff. The role will cover projects across the district and report to the Programme Manager.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you'll work…
Location is ideally Cannock or Delamere but willing to consider any Forestry England office in Central District. This is an exciting opportunity to support on a variety of projects across the district and develop project management skills.
Job Description
* gathering and analysing relevant data in order to assess options and present recommendations which
will inform project pipelines and business cases - examples may include:
* SWOT analyses for multiple sites where there may be future recreation/commercial opportunities
* organising the collection of car parking data to support business cases
* gathering information to support external funding bids
* providing project management support on larger schemes including managing and maintaining project
systems e.g., action logs, dashboards, claims & reporting processes
* providing project management of smaller projects including multi-discipline projects, in line with
Forestry England Guidance - This Will Include:
* building a project team
* understanding the scope
* completing procurement exercises
* developing programmes/ timescales
* monitoring budgets
* monitoring and reporting on objectives
* liaising and maintain good working relationships with colleagues locally and across Forestry England
to gain understanding and sharing knowledge to obtain improvement/efficiency
* supporting the preparation of business cases in line with the Forestry England Business case guidance
And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
* gathering and analysing relevant data in order to assess options and present recommendations which
will inform project pipelines and business cases - examples may include:
* SWOT analyses for multiple sites where there may be future recreation/commercial opportunities
* organising the collection of car parking data to support business cases
* gathering information to support external funding bids
* providing project management support on larger schemes including managing and maintaining project
systems e.g., action logs, dashboards, claims & reporting processes
* providing project management of smaller projects including multi-discipline projects, in line with
Forestry England Guidance - This Will Include:
* building a project team
* understanding the scope
* completing procurement exercises
* developing programmes/ timescales
* monitoring budgets
* monitoring and reporting on objectives
* liaising and maintain good working relationships with colleagues locally and across Forestry England
to gain understanding and sharing knowledge to obtain improvement/efficiency
* supporting the preparation of business cases in line with the Forestry England Business case guidance
And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
Person specification
*Essential Professional And Technical Experience*
* prioritise their workload to meet the flexible needs of multiple projects
* engage confidently (with internal and external partners), drawing the team together to achieve results
* confident to challenge and hold others to account, regardless of position or grade, to help ensure progress is
maintained
* write clear and accurate papers/agendas/meeting minutes etc
* managing finances
* skills that would be applicable to project management
* working with a range of stakeholders and contractors
* experience of procurement exercises
* competent computer skills and use of MS desktop software including Word, Excel and Outlook
*Desirable Professional And Technical Experience*
* an understanding of Forestry England recreation facilities and offer
*Qualifications
Desirable*
* Project Management (APM or Prince 2) or related qualification
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Communicating and Influencing
* Delivering at Pace
* Seeing the Big Picture
* Making Effective Decisions
* Managing a Quality Service
Alongside your salary of £32,089, Forestry Commission contributes £9,296 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.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
*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 strength based questions during your interview.
The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –
* Communicating and Influencing
* Delivering at Pace
* Seeing the Big Picture
* Making Effective Decisions
* 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.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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.
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) (opens in a new window)
* 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 (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).
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.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) 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).
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Contact point for applicants
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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.