Woodland Officer

**Salary**:£29,269 - £31,364

**Hours per week**:37 hours

**Temporary/Fixed term**:12 months

**Interview date**:Thursday 14 March 2024

**_Environment - Nurturing Nature, Sustaining Life _**

Are you a Forestry, Rural Surveyor, Landscape Architect, Ecology or Environmental graduate with a passion for the environment and knowledge or interest in community forestry and planning tree and woodland planting?

If so, there is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join the Wiltshire Grant Application and Planting Support (GAPS) Team in partnership with the Great Western Community Forest.

As a Woodland Officer, you will facilitate planting schemes across Wiltshire and Swindon to meet challenging planting targets and to help us meet our Climate Delivery targets. Working in partnership with communities, landowners, and other statutory and charitable stakeholders this will be an excellent opportunity for anyone who wants to make a positive difference to enhancing the environment and combating climate change, whilst progressing your career in the environmental sector.

**Why us?**

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.***

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