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Wildlife Ranger

Forestry Commission -
Aston Clinton

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Job details

Full-time | Fixed term contract
£34,793 a year

Benefits

Company pension

Qualifications

Driving Licence
Microsoft Office
Presentation skills
Driving
Land management
Chinese
BTEC
Communication skills
Time management

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Details

Reference number

463161

Salary

£34,793

pay band 6a (op)

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Administrative Officer

Contract type

Fixed term

Length of employment

Three year fixed term appointment with the possibility of extension or permanency

Business area

FC - Forestry England

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time, Compressed hours

Number of jobs available

Location
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Location

Caneheath, South East England, BN26 6SL : Aston Clinton, South East England, HP22 5NF

About the job

Job summary

What youll do

You will work as part of the East District's Wildlife Ranger team, to deliver forest protection and habitat conservation objectives.

Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.

Where youll work

East District are seeking two new Wildlife Rangers.

One post will cover Kent and Sussex. (Please see attached map).

One post will cover in the Chilterns Beat. (Please see attached map).

The successful applicant for the Kent and Sussex post will be based within sensible travelling distance of our Abbots Wood deer larder near Hailsham. BN26 6SL

The successful applicant for the Chilterns post will be based within sensible travelling distance of our Wendover deer larder and office. HP22 5NF

Job description

Key responsibilities & accountabilities

Control and management of deer and other mammals to protect forest crop, regeneration, and biodiversity in line with district management plans.
Delivery of carcasses to the highest standard in line with BQWVS
Participate in and manage beat and wider district conservation projects and schemes.
To build and maintain relationships with FC and external contacts, where this benefits collaborative wildlife management and the functioning of the district.
Undertake regular liaison with forest district staff and assist with beat planning, monitoring and delivery.
Undertake ecological and pre forest operation site surveys and advise district colleagues of protected species.
Liaise and work closely with sporting rights holders and tenants.
Advise and support Forest District staff in restock design, appropriate protection methods (including deer fencing) and tree species choice to aid reduction of deer damage.
Support district colleagues to engage woodland users and promote positive behaviour for the protection of forest habitat and infrastructure.
And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.

Person specification

Skills, knowledge & experience

Essential professional and technical experience

Experience of using effective communication skills to convey messages to a variety of audiences in a variety of settings
Competent user of IT including Microsoft Office applications.
Able to source and train a suitable dog to assist in deer management. The dog will be required to pass a skills test consisting of basic field obedience and have the ability to track wounded deer.
Full UK Driving Licence.
Experience of wildlife management in areas of high public access
Experience of managing fallow, muntjac and Chinese Water deer
Experience of effective time management focussing on efficient delivery while maintaining
personal welfare

Desirable professional and technical experience

A good understanding of woodland management and woodland ecology.
Experience in wildlife conservation.
Delivery of large scale trapping programmes
Training delivery to a wide range of audiences.
Building Management. Experience
Experience of leading large scale collaborative and team culling events

Qualifications

Essential

DMQ Deer Stalkers Certificates Levels 1 and 2 or relevant industry equivalent
A current Police firearms certificate.
A qualification in wildlife or conservation land management such as a BTEC National Diploma, or significant experience in a wildlife or conservation land management role.
Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable

ATV certification

Licences

Full UK Driving Licence
A current Police firearms certificate

Qualifications

DMQ Deer Stalkers Certificates Levels 1 and 2 or relevant industry equivalent

Behaviours

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

Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

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

Firearms handling and safety - candidates will be asked to complete a skills test as part of the interview process.
Deer management and wildlife knowledge - candidates will be asked to complete a skills test as part of the interview process.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £34,793, Forestry Commission contributes £10,079 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, Experience and Technical skills.

How to apply

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 a technical skill, experience and behaviour-based questions during your interview.

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are

Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Managing a quality service

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

Firearms handling and safety - candidates will be asked to complete a skills test as part of the interview process.

Deer management and wildlife knowledge - candidates will be asked to complete a skills test as part of the interview process.

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.

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.

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 .

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 : 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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About the job

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Benefits

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Artificial intelligence

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Working for the Civil Service

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