Administration Officer

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

- 327860**Salary**:

- £23,098- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer- Pay Band 6B**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- FC - Forestry England**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Estates**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- The King's House, Lyndhurst, SO43 7NHAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are Forestry England. We are the country’s largest land manager, caring for the nation’s forests for people, nature and the economy. The foundation of our organisation is our world-class sustainable management of the nation’s forests.

Our four values capture how we work:

- ** Think beyond a lifetime** - We make plans today for a better tomorrow, so our business and our forests are sustainable and fit for the future.
- ** Be adventurous** - We approach challenges with creativity and adventure, embracing research and innovation to stay relevant.
- ** Do it together** - We get our best results when we work with others, and we encourage diverse perspectives, so we make better decisions.
- ** Look out and look after** - We care about our colleagues, volunteers, partners, and customers, and we take a stand against unsafe behaviour.

Alongside our traditional timber production the District:

- offers recreational opportunities for people to enjoy dozens of beautiful woodlands;
- protects and enhances valuable habitats for the benefit of wildlife; and
- delivers economic growth by supporting local businesses and rural employment.

The district’s main office base is in Lyndhurst, New Forest and operates a number of local operational bases across the District. The area receives 45 million day visits by the public each year and includes two major Forest Visitor Centres at Moors Valley Country Park and Alice Holt Forest.

This role is within the Estates team which is responsible for managing a diverse range of properties in order to achieve best value for the District. The team consists of two Land Agents, each supported by and Assistant Land Agent, Building Surveyor, Building Works Supervisor, Estates Officer and 3 other Administration Officers.

Primarily, you will be supporting the Building Surveyor and Building Works Supervisor in maintaining and developing a built estate which includes offices, deer larders and commercial yards housing our operational teams together with a let portfolio consisting of agricultural holdings, commercial premises and 89 cottages.

**Job description**:
Purpose of the Job

To support the day-to-day operational management of the built estate as part of a small team. You will be a primary point of contact between our repair and maintenance contractors, the Building Works Supervisor and Building Surveyor and our tenants/building occupiers. From time to time you may be required to assist elsewhere in the Estates or Business Support Teams.

Key Work Areas
- Support the Building Works Supervisor and Building Surveyor in arranging repairs and maintenance with contractors and liaising between them, tenants and colleagues.
- Maintain electronic and paper records relating to property, use of utilities/services and compliance with Forestry England's procedures and statutory obligations.
- Liaise with others in the Estates and Business Support Teams to ensure invoices are paid promptly and information supplied to others to allow recharging of tenants and others where appropriate.

**Person specification**:

- Essential:
- Experience of business support work within a business setting.
- Experience of working as part of a team.
- Experience with business support IT systems and an intermediate level of competence with Microsoft Office software especially Word, Excel and Outlook.

Desirable:
- Experience of working as part of a property management team dealing with repairs, maintenance, payments, tenancies and construction projects.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £23,098, Forestry Commission contributes £6,236 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Here at Forestry England we offer:
- Flexible working to support a healthy work/life balance.
- 25 days holiday pa with an extra day’s holiday entitlement each year over the first 5 years up to a maximum of 30 days per year, plus bank holidays and 2.5 extra days leave. (all pro-rata)
- 3 days paid volunteering leave every year (once you have passed probation). (pro-rata)
- Access to technical and personal development training and qualifications that are tailored to your role.
- 5 days dedica