At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure Salesforce solutions meet functional requirements through rigorous testing.
- Company: Join Forestry England, a passionate team dedicated to making a positive environmental impact.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, hybrid working, and a generous pension contribution.
- Other info: Opportunities for career development and discounts on everyday purchases.
- Why this job: Be part of a digital transformation that connects people with the nation's forests.
- Qualifications: 5 years of Salesforce testing experience and strong problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 40388 - 43482 £ per year.
We are Forestry England. 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. We live and breathe forests. 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.
Background: Forestry England is delivering a digital transformation programme that ‘Places customers at the heart of Forestry England and facilitates the use of digital means to truly connect people with the nation’s forests.’ The digital transformation is enabled by the Connections platform built on Salesforce technology. Connections is delivered by the CRM Programme Project Team – a group of capable individuals with a combination of business analysis & design, technology implementation, Salesforce expertise, and change management skills. The CRM Programme Project Team continue to develop important solutions that will help the organisation improve its customer engagement, customer service and effectiveness.
Purpose: As solutions continue to be developed and implemented into an already live environment, there is a role that is key to ensuring that solutions operate in line with the functional requirements and provide an uninterrupted user experience – the Salesforce Test Analyst role. For this role you will have 5 years of experience in testing Salesforce solutions and be able to plan and execute rigorous testing steps that will enable quality functionality to be made available to the users and community at Forestry England.
Where you’ll work: You can be based anywhere in the country from any Forestry England office, and we support hybrid working from home.
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.
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 technical skill and strength based questions during your interview. The behaviours being assessed at interview are:
- Communicating & Influencing
- Working Together
- Problem Solving
- Adaptability
- Organisation
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk. Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.
Nationality Requirements: Read more about nationality requirements here.
Working for the Civil Service: Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. 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 the principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.
Salesforce Testing Analyst employer: Forestry England
Forestry England is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that prioritises health and well-being while fostering a deep connection with nature. As a Forest Wellness & Activity Coordinator, you will benefit from a generous holiday allowance, pension contributions, and opportunities for professional growth within a supportive team dedicated to lifelong learning.
