Woodland Creation Engagement Manager

Salary – £40,388 - £43,482 per annum

Contract type – Fixed term appointment until 31st March 2030 with the possibility of extension or permanency

Hours – 37 hours per week (part time will be considered)

We are Forestry England. We live and breathe forests. Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment. Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber.

What you’ll do

Forestry England are using Defra funding to actively grow the nation’s forests, planting around 1,000 hectares of new woodland each year to support carbon sequestration and biodiversity, produce sustainable timber and create resilient landscapes for future generations. Forestry England is seeking a dynamic and skilled Engagement Manager to communicate and engage with our neighbours and local stakeholders as we design and deliver new woodlands. We will plant small broadleaf woodlands which link with/to ancient woodlands and larger forests designed for timber production, nature recovery, recreation and scientific research. You will engage diverse audiences in local communities, building awareness and support for our vital work. You will be based in our national woodland creation team alongside an existing Stakeholder Engagement manager, and you will work closely with colleagues across the organisation.

Where you’ll work

Any Forestry England office. Blended working arrangements will be considered. Some travel across England will be required with occasional overnight stays necessary.

Benefits

• Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension.
• You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays, clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app, free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• A commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website.

The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.

Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.

Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in line with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.