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Agroforestry Woodland Officer
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- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Agroforestry Woodland Officer

Forestry Commission -
Bristol

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Job details

Full-time | Fixed term contract
£37,537 - £39,661 a year
12 days ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Childcare

Qualifications

Forestry
Driving Licence
Stakeholder collaboration
Farming, fishing or forestry experience
Stakeholder liaison
Presentation skills
Partnership building
Land management

Full job description

Details

Reference number

472957

Salary

£37,537 - £39,661

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Executive Officer

Pay Band 5(Op)

Contract type

Fixed term
Loan
Secondment

Length of employment

Fixed Term Appointment until 30th March 2027 with possibility of extension or permanency, but no guarantee.

Business area

FC - Forest Services - The Forestry Commission are the Government's forestry experts, and facilitate the protection, improvement and expansion of England's trees, woodlands and forestry sector.

Type of role

Environment and Sustainability

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location

This role can be based at either Bullers Hill or Bristol:
Bullers Hill, South West England, EX6 7XR; Bristol, South West England, BS16 1EJ

About the job

Job summary

Although a longstanding practice, agroforestry had fallen out of favour over the course of the 20th century, due to intensification of farming. Government has set out plans to revive agroforestry, encouraging farmers and landowners to contribute towards our climatological and environmental goals, whilst increasing woodland/tree cover, and increasing productivity from farmland. This is especially important at the time of acute geopolitical crisis and global economic trends, with food security climbing the agenda.

The Forestry Commission (FC) are the governments forestry experts: We work to protect, improve, and expand Englands woods and forests. This is done by providing policy advice to government and leading delivery through regulation, incentives, and protecting tree health. Developing the FCs agroforestry policy is a key priority as we look to influence land management and land use change across England. Through agroforestry, we will help deliver on the Governments tree planting ambitions, the 25Year Environment Plan, Net Zero and the England Tree Action Plan.

The Agroforestry Woodland Officer role (AFWO) will be located in the South West Area Team with the post accompanying our second regional AFWO. They will be responsible for advising on agroforestry design and implementation on the ground, working with potential applicants, landowners, and supporting Area based FC Woodland Officers (WOs) and Woodland Creation Officers (WCOs). They will play a key role in delivering and administering the In-field agroforestry grants through the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS). Making connections to the Forestry Commissions England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO), identifying agroforestry opportunities on applicants land, and how they might complement and enhance our woodland creation objectives. Agroforestry has the potential to maximise positive environmental outcomes, along with identifying and championing sound business opportunities for the farming community.

Job description

We are seeking dynamic individuals with experience in forestry/farming and/or land management, who are quick to learn and can inspire and enthuse others. The Agroforestry Woodland Officer (AFWO) role can be seen as the face of the Forestry Commission to landowners, managers and stakeholders interested in exploring agroforestry, representing Forest Services front-line agroforestry expertise.

As Forestry Commission Area Agroforestry Woodland Officer, you will proactively advise and support Area based staff on agroforestry, providing expert advice on agroforestry development, implementation, regulation, and environmental benefits, with a particular focus on supporting local forest and farming industries.

The Agroforestry Woodland Officer role is Area based, individually covering large regions, but will be part of a team, working alongside FC Woodland Officers (WO) and Woodland Creation Officers (WCO), who have their own geographic area. The Agroforestry officer will often be brought in on cases where WOs or WCOs identify opportunities for agroforestry. You will be required to stay away from home on business occasionally, both within the Forest Services Area where you work, and for National meetings and training purposes.

The In-field agroforestry grants will require direct technical input from the AFWO. They will also be expected to identify woodland creation opportunities and signpost potential applicants to FC WO/WCO staff. Occasionally the AFWO will deliver agroforestry grant schemes alongside England Woodland Creation Offer grants (EWCO), effectively combining different parts of ELMS.

You will have the ability to assist Forestry Commission staff, landowners, and agents to build strong working relationships in its efforts to encourage integrated land use models involving trees, woodland, and forestry. Local stakeholder engagement will be a core part of the role, bringing interested parties and regulators together to find innovative ways to bring farming and forestry closer together to benefit business and environment.

Key work Areas:

Work collaboratively as part of the FC Area team, complementing FC woodland creation and existing woodland management expertise and delivery, providing a bridge between forestry and farming/land use.

Champion the multiple benefits of agroforestry, as business and livestock welfare opportunities for the land owner, and as natural capital (including biodiversity, water quality, flood management, carbon sequestration/substitution, etc) for the wider environment and society; facilitate the design and delivery of new agroforestry optimising the benefits they can deliver to the owner and as natural capital; Knowledge of forestry Regulations relating to woodland creation will be essential where agroforestry creation impact these (Environmental Impact Assessment); and process agroforestry grant applications.

Build a better understanding of landowner aspirations and their thoughts on the economic and natural capital benefits that might accrue from agroforestry systems, through stakeholder and user engagement.

Liaise with key external stakeholders, namely landowners, future applicants, and land use consultants. Engaging with locally based partners such as Natural England, Woodland Trust, CLA, NFU, Rivers Trusts, wider stakeholders, and the public.

Working with local woodland and land use-based organizations, identify and develop a network of agroforestry practitioners that (in time) will be able to deliver commercial agroforestry advice, supporting agroforestry, similar to woodland based consultants.

Work closely with the National Grants and Regulation Team Agroforestry Adviser, to link and support training and guidance outputs, providing support when delivering training courses, and at events.

The AFWO will occasionally be expected to work closely with the FC Marketing, Communications, and Engagement team at weekend shows and evening events with organisations such as NFU and CLA.

Person specification

ESSENTIAL

Good interpersonal and influencing skills demonstrating the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal colleagues, stakeholders, and our customers.
Ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload.
Good computer skills with experience of MS Office and Excel.
Ability to proactively deal with complex and contentious issues relating to people and woodland interests, leading to the delivery of project outcomes and development of work areas as necessary.

TECHNICAL ESSENTIAL

Proven knowledge and experience of farming, land management, and/or forestry.
Degree/ Higher Diploma in forestry / land management / countryside management and/or significant equivalent and related experience in forestry / land management (or expected to achieve a relevant qualification within 6 months).

Please clearly demonstrate how the above applies to you throughout your application. Failure to do so will mean that your application is automatically sifted out.

DESIRABLE

Experience of designing/creating and/or managing Agroforestry systems
Experience and knowledge of forestry and agriculture regulation and incentives
Experience of promoting, designing, and establishing new woodland
Experience of working in partnership across delivery organisations
Experience of supporting integrated land/woodland management
Understanding the principles of landscape design
Membership of (or working towards) a relevant professional institute (e.g. Institute of Chartered Foresters or RICS)
Evidence of maintaining Continuous Professional Development

Licences

UK Driving Licence

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Working Together
Making Effective Decisions

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Proven knowledge and experience of either agroforestry systems and/ or lowland forestry, with a focus on multi-functional woodland management and creation practice.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,537, Forestry Commission contributes £10,874 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
A range of family friendly benefits.
An environment with flexible working options.
Learning and development tailored to your role.
A culture which promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment.
A range of wellbeing benefits including discounted Civil Service Healthcare, access to an Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, Bike to Work Scheme, plus many more.
25 days annual leave, with 1 additional day for each years service up to 5 years (pro rata), plus 10.5 bank holidays/privilege days (pro rata).
Ability to buy or sell 5 days annual leave.
3 days volunteering per year (pro rata).

We aim to provide a great place to work, whichever location you work from. Blended working forms part of our flexible and inclusive approach to future ways of working. It is an informal arrangement which gives you the option to work some of the week from home, and some of the week from our Forestry Commission workplaces, subject to role requirements, business needs, and regular review. Informal blended working arrangements will be available as agreed with the line manager.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

This is a Fixed Term Appointment ending 30th March 2027, with possibility but no guarantee of extension or permanency.

As part of the application process, you will complete the following:

A tailored CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years. The CV will be split into 3 parts and request: Job History, Previous Skills/Experience, Full Qualification Details.
A Personal Statement in no more than 500 words showing how you meet the essential criteria of the Person Specification.
A statement, of no more than 250 words, providing an example of how you have demonstrated the key behaviour of Making Effective Decisions.
A statement, of no more than 250 words, providing an example of how you have demonstrated the key behaviour of Communicating and Influencing.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Should a large number of applications be received, the initial sift may be conducted using the lead behaviour, which is Communicating and Influencing. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

We reserve the right to raise the pass mark at sift if a large number of applications are received.

Sifting is planned for week commencing 10th August 2026.

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 31st August 2026.

These dates are subject to change.

We will be conducting interviews via Microsoft Teams.

hose invited to interview will be further assessed on Behaviours and Strengths in addition to Technical Skills and Experience. You may be asked to prepare a presentation as part of the interview.

Further Information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to Forestry Commission from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

Existing Civil Servants (excluding Forestry Commission employees) and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply, and will only be considered on a loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant.

Existing Forestry Commission, Forestry England and Forest Research employees are eligible to apply for this Fixed Term Appointment and will only be considered if there is written confirmation from their line manager and HR that their current role will be temporarily backfilled or held open before commencing the application process.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.

Where a role has been identified as one which falls under the scope of the Public Sector English Language Requirements, within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English. Applicants will be assessed in the selection process in accordance with the requirements.

The duties of this post require the applicant to have a full current driving licence that enables them to drive in the UK. However, the Forestry Commission is willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants that would allow them to do the job by any other means.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non- disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) 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)
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

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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 .

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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans 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).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : FS Recruitment
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

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: [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.

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