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Nature Recovery Manager
Forestry Commission —Santon
- £40,388 - £43,482 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Presentation skills
- No degree

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Nature Recovery Manager

Forestry Commission -
Santon

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£40,388 - £43,482 a year

Benefits

Company pension

Qualifications

Contract management
Forestry
Driving Licence
Procurement
Environmental legislation
Microsoft Office
Environmental planning
Presentation skills
Land management
Relationship management
Leadership
Communication skills
Negotiation

Full job description

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Reference number

463729

Salary

£40,388 - £43,482

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Pay Band 4

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

FC - Forestry England

Type of role

Environment and Sustainability

Working pattern

Full-time, Compressed hours

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location

Santon Downham, East of England, IP27 0TJ

About the job

Job summary

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 districts two largest Sites of Special Scientific Interest, the Brecklands and Sandling Forests, and assessing opportunities to reintroduce 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 in District under the Forest Wilding Programme. This will include initiating overseeing existing projects and developing new ones, ensuring that these 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.

Job description

Key responsibilities & accountabilities

1. Detailed project planning, control and implementation, including:

Manage district-based forest wilding projects, applying appropriate project management frameworks in accordance with Forest Wilding Programme guidance and principles, to ensure effective and timely project implementation
developing and maintaining appropriate project documentation, including project management plans, land management plans, stakeholder management plans, and communications plans
managing the delegated forest wilding budget, as a component of the wider Forest Wilding Programme budget
procuring, commissioning and managing contracts and contractors, especially for practical land management, feasibility studies, and ecological survey and monitoring
identifying and managing project risks and issues, managing project scope, overseeing change control, and escalating where necessary with Senior Responsible Owners and the Forest Wilding Programme Manager
ensuring projects integrates Forestry Englands principal functions of timber production, nature recovery and engagement with visitors, resolving cross-functional issues at project and district levels
ensuring forest wilding projects meet the defined project objectives, outcomes and benefits
monitoring project progress and performance, including through milestones and gateway reviews, and reporting on these to Project Boards and the Forest Wilding Programme

2. Provide strong technical leadership in ecology and nature-focussed land management, and its integration with forestry, especially through:

Leading and managing district-based forest wilding officers, responsible for delivering wild area and species recovery projects, providing line-management, coaching and mentoring, supporting personal and professional development, and promoting a positive and inclusive culture.
Initiate and support the development of appropriate project initiatives, such as strategic land management plans, feasibility studies, and implementation plans, to produce a workable programme of nature-focussed land management
working with technical experts, contractors and colleagues to implement the strategic land management priorities on the ground
using best practice, technical knowledge and scientific evidence to contribute to the meeting Forestry Englands strategic ambition for nature recovery and resilience in the Nations Forests
working with the Forest Wilding Programme team to support the implementation of a coherent evidence framework, which both supports our decision making and monitors the outcomes of our land management

3. Develop and manage strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including:

supporting the district senior leadership team and relevant project boards, in providing confident and coherent leadership and governance to nature recovery projects
managing the engagement and communications with colleagues and internal stakeholders of forest wilding across the Forestry Commission family
managing the engagement and communications with external partners and stakeholders on district based projects, especially those with a high-risk factor and high influence on the outcomes of the projects, through effective stakeholder management and communications plans
representing Forestry England and the Forest Wilding Programme with relevant external projects, working groups, conferences and other forums, both in district and, where relevant, nationally

4. Work with Forest Wilding Programme team and district colleagues to explore, secure and develop external funding for Forest Wilding projects, for example through:

UK Government grants, especially Defras Environmental Land Management Landscape Recovery Scheme
corporate sponsorship
biodiversity net gain
green finance

And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.

Person specification

Skills, knowledge & experience

Essential professional and technical experience

Previous knowledge and practical experience of managing change at pace in the environmental sector, including planning, risk, issue and dependency management.
Strong ecological background, with experience in land management implementation for nature conservation outcomes.
A skilled project manager, able to manage and prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and solve problems, and manage budgets
Strong evidence of stakeholder management, demonstrating negotiation and influencing skills at a high level.
A great team worker, with a strong track record of collaboration and relationship management.
Strong leadership and communication skills.
Experience of analysing and evaluating complex or conflicting evidence to provide usable advice and guidance to multi-disciplinary teams.
An excellent communicator, both written and verbally, able to adapt to a range of audiences.
Competent using IT and Microsoft Office.

Desirable professional and technical experience

Sound experience in the forestry sector
Experience of procurement and contract management.
Competence in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Working knowledge of environmental legislation and designations, including their practical application.

Qualifications

Essential

Ecology or environmental degree, or equivalent professional experience in nature-focussed land management.
A full and current driving licence that enables you to drive in the UK.

Desirable

A recognised project management qualification
A member of a relevant professional body, e.g. Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, Institute of Chartered Foresters

Licences

A full and current driving licence that enables you to drive in the UK.

Behaviours

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

Seeing the Big Picture
Delivering at Pace
Working Together
Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,388, Forestry Commission contributes £11,700 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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 and Experience.

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 experience and behaviour-based questions during your interview.

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are

Seeing The Big Picture
Delivering At Pace
Working Together
Making Effective Decisions

If candidates pass the interview but are not the leading candidate they can be placed on a reserve list. We may offer candidates on the reserve list for this role the opportunity to be considered for other roles at the same or lower pay bands

Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email [email protected].

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.

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.

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 .

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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 : FC Recruitment Team
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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