Senior Woodland Officer – Coordination & Partnerships
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
07/11/2023
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 30/11/2023 22:59
Salary:
£38,223 - £42,403 per annum
Hours per week:
37 hours per week
Job Category:
Planning / Building Control
Employment Location:
North East England
Further Information
Senior Woodland Officer – Coordination & Partnerships
Fixed Term 2 Years
Do you want to assist in the delivery of an ambitious Community Forest programme in the North East? We are offering an exciting and challenging opportunity to be involved in the development of the North East Community Forest programme, part of the England Community Forests network.
https://northeastcommunityforest.org.uk/
Home - England's Community Forests http://englandscommunityforests.org.uk/
The Senior Woodland Officer – Coordination & Partnerships postholder will assist the Forest Manager in coaching and mentoring a team of Woodland Officers for ensuring the effective coordination of our grants and incentives. Furthermore, the postholder will play a critical role in delivering a step change in our woodland creation levels across North East England.
This will include working closely with existing partners from our Forest Partnership, which comprises six local authorities; national partners, such as Natural England, the Woodland Trust, and the Forestry Commission; and regional partners including the Wildlife Trusts and Living Woods. Furthermore, the postholder will assist the Forest Manager in building new working relationships with wider stakeholders and landowners.
We welcome applicants who have a strong previous experience in Forestry, project management, business development, partnership working, coaching, and mentoring staff. Furthermore, experience working with budgets, grants, and delivering projects and planting schemes to meet service and financial objectives.
The postholder will be employed through Newcastle City Council on behalf of the North East Community Forest Partnership and will work as part of the NECF Team. The NECF Team operate across six local authority boundaries, including Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland, and Durham. We also work closely with colleagues in Northumberland via the Great Northumberland Forest.
The role is fixed term for 2 years, with a possible extension subject to available grant funding.
What do we offer as an employer?
As an employee of Newcastle City Council, you will have access to:
- A generous Flexi Scheme, enabling work/life/balance.
- Generous annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays, with the ability to buy additional leave annually.
- Agile working, enabling both home working and office-based working where possible.
- Access to Occupational Health, Mindfulness sessions and other wellbeing initiatives.
- Access to an employee benefits portal with a huge range of discounts across local and national retailers.
- A competitive salary.
- Access to Local Government pension scheme.
- A bespoke induction.
- Access to various salary sacrifice schemes - covering cars, white electrical goods and tax efficient saving contributions towards your pension.
- Discounted travel passes
For an informal discussion about this post please contact Lloyd Jones, Forest Manager - North East Community Forest on 07974 588 063.
Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form. Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December 2023.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.