Job Title: Nature Recovery Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: The role can be based at any Forestry England office within East England District.
Job Introduction
We are Forestry England. We live and breathe forests. Join us – we are foresters, professionals and experts who want to make a positive difference for the environment.
As Nature Recovery Manager, you will work across the East England District, covering a large and diverse area of around 35,000 hectares. The district spans from Norfolk in the north to the Sussex coast in the south, and extends west to Buckinghamshire.
You will lead a programme of ambitious nature recovery projects and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Your work will include restoring habitats to improve ecological connectivity, such as chalk streams; restoring plantations on ancient woodland sites; improving the condition of the district’s two largest Sites of Special Scientific Interest – the Brecklands and Sandling Forests; and assessing opportunities to re‑introduce pine marten to woodlands in the district.
The Nature Recovery Manager will oversee the strategic development and delivery of a suite of wild area and species recovery projects under the Forest Wilding Programme, initiating and overseeing existing projects and developing new ones, ensuring progress through the project lifecycle to effective delivery on the ground, reporting on progress to project and programme boards, and managing dedicated project officer staff.
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 bank holidays.
* STaRis 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. 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.
Working for the Civil Service… Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme. This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is part of Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.
Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants can provide conversation in accurate spoken English.
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