Senior Woodland Officer – Forest Plan

Fixed Term – Two Years

Do you want to assist in the delivery of an ambitious Community Forest programme in the North East?

We are offering an exciting and challenging opportunity to be involved in the development of the North East Community Forest programme, part of the England Community Forests network.

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The Senior Woodland Officer – Forest Plan postholder, working with stakeholders, and the NECF Partnership, will assist the Forest Manager in the project management and development of our Forest Plan 2025-2050.

The Forest Plan will lay out our approach to:

• Nature recovery by protecting, improving, and connecting our woodlands, promoting habitat connectivity and species migration across North East England
• How we best support landowners and farmers to improve their businesses and promote environmental benefits
• Involving communities and businesses in creating healthy, accessible, green spaces to improve health outcomes
• Identifying key landowners with whom we want to work with and important geographical target areas within North East England
• Supporting natural flood management and processes to green our urbans areas to create a more climate resilient and human-friendly living environment for all
• Supporting local authorities and other landowners to manage and expand their tree stock
• Attracting and shaping future funding options for woodland creation from Government and the private sector.

We welcome applicants who have a strong previous experience in policy and strategy development relating to trees and woodlands, and / or a like minded discipline. You will require high level analytical skills with the ability to effectively report to and communicate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, and to present complicated information clearly and concisely to a wide audience. You will also be required to manage, analyse and report on stakeholder consultations as part of the report development process.

The postholder will be employed through Newcastle City Council on behalf of the North East Community Forest Partnership and will work as part of the NECF Team. The NECF Team operate across six local authority boundaries, including Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland, and Durham. We also work closely with colleagues in Northumberland via the Great Northumberland Forest.

The role is fixed term for two years, with a possible extension subject to available grant funding.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Lloyd Jones, Forest Manager – North East Community Forest on 07974 588 063.

For more information and to apply online, please visit www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Senior_Woodland_Officer_Forest_Plan/254058, select ‘Apply Now’ and complete our online application form.