Key responsibilities & accountabilities
Project Management
Lead on the development of the vision and the project plan for one or more species recovery projects, and/or help govern and guide this where other organisations are the lead partner.
Apply appropriate project management principles to ensure effective and timely project implementation, in accordance with Forest Wilding Programme guidance and frameworks.
Ensure relevant project documentation is produced and maintained throughout the lifecycle of the project.
Develop annual and long-term work programmes and budgets for the project(s), supported by relevant project boards and sub-groups and the Forest Wilding Programme Team.
Manage a delegated budget to ensure the project(s) are managed within budgetary limits and fiscal guidelines.
Support funding bids for external funding and ensure that commitments to funders for the projects are appropriately met through project delivery.
Fulfil necessary corporate and funder reporting.
Species Recovery
Lead on progressing one or more species recovery projects, at scoping and feasibility, release, or post-release monitoring and management stage; working with district colleagues and the Forest Wilding Programme Team to recover influential species to our landscapes.
Follow and adhere to conservation translocation best practice to ensure an evidence informed approach is applied throughout, whether we are a lead or supporting partner.
Ensure biological, ecological and socio-economic factors are considered and addressed throughout the projects lifecycle, including end-of-project review.
Procure and manage contracts and contractors, including ecological and social science consultants, and academic institutions.
Support the investigation of the (re)introduction of influential species to wild areas, which help restore natural processes.
Ensure Forestry England procurement and contract management regulations are followed throughout the project.
Knowledge and Monitoring
Lead or feed into the design, commission and interpretation of ecological, biological and socio-economic feasibility studies to guide species reintroduction projects
Ensure best practice and evidence-informed release strategies and post-release monitoring and management are implemented.
Work with the national Forest Wilding programme team, colleagues from Forest Research and wider academia to learn from and share best practice from the projects.
Ensure appropriate licensing requirements are understood and met, in addition to considerations around forestry operations.
Communications and public engagement
Support the development of partnerships with other organisations to increase the scale and effectiveness of species recovery outcomes.
Lead or support the development and delivery of a stakeholder engagement plan(s) alongside district and national colleagues, building and managing relationships with relevant stakeholders.
Work with district and national communications colleagues to develop and implement communications plans for the project(s).
Showcase the project to internal and external stakeholders to gain support for forest wilding, nature recovery and further delivery within the nations forests.
Line Management
The post holder will have line management responsibility for three Assistant Species Recovery Officers, whose work is focused on beaver and white-tailed eagle
reintroduction/reinforcement projects.
And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
