Business Support Supervisor

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.

The role of the National Operations Business Support team is to provide comprehensive business support for the whole of the National Operations team. The Business Support Supervisor role will be varied and fulfilling with no two days the same and will provide exposure across a variety of the work undertaken by Forestry England. This role within the team has a core focus on supporting the Recreation function of National Operations. They will support the Forest Live and events programme and volunteering. The role will provide administration support to the wider National Operations team and national lead for administration and maintenance of our vital wildlife systems.

This role will be based out of our National Office in Bristol, 620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, with the possibility of blended working. This post will involve dealing with contacts across England, and travel with overnight stays.

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. You will receive 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, and the Headspace wellbeing app. There is free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury. We have 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.

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.