Woodland Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 343891**Salary**:

- £34,028 - £36,302- 27% pension contribution and benefits**Job grade**:

- Other- Pay Band 5 / CS EO**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- SF - Operational Delivery**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 6Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Dingwall, Dumfries, Hamilton, SelkirkAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Our Woodland Officers are part of the Conservancy operations team. We have five Conservancies across Scotland and these teams are responsible for all regulatory case work, including felling regulations, environmental impact assessment and plant health. The teams are also responsible for delivering all aspects of the forestry grants scheme across Scotland.**Job description**:
Our Woodland Officers have a key role in delivering the Scottish Government’s priorities for forestry including woodland creation and expansion. You’ll carry out grants and regulation work, provide guidance and professional advice to woodland owners and managers in Conservancies and promote sustainable forest management.

When you join us, you’ll be enrolled onto our Woodland Officer Operational Development Sessions (WOODS), a structured programme to further develop your skills, knowledge and expertise and help you become fully proficient in your role.

You’ll be supported on your journey with ongoing guidance from your manager and input from our Learning and Skills Development team.

**Person specification**:
**Experience**

Essential:

- Experience in forest management and the practicalities of successful woodland establishment.
- Experience of working on your own and as part of a team.
- Good organisational skills and proven ability to prioritise work.
- An understanding of the rural sector and ability to effectively communicate with landowners and land managers both verbally and in writing.
- Good IT skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft packages.

Desirable:

- Knowledge of Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme and felling regulations.

**Technical**

Essential:

- Forestry, environment or land management qualification, to at least HND level.

Desirable:

- Student, associate or chartered membership of the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF).

**Benefits**:

- 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 average employer contribution of 27%

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**Selection process details**:

- Please see our recruitment portal for further details.
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- 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) (opens in a new window)
- 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 (opens in a new window)**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a 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:
- Neil Murray
Recruitment team