Woodland Officer x2

About the Company

Job Information

  • Region

    South West England

  • Location

    Exmoor and the Quantocks & East Dorset and South Wilts

  • Salary

    £31,973 - £34,650

  • Date Posted

    26/08/2022

  • Closing Date

    Closing Soon 18/09/2022

Job description

Location

There are two posts advertised and below identifies where they are with blended working between a suitable FC office and home being available:

Post 1 covering Exmoor and the Quantocks.
Post 2 covers Poole and Bournemouth, eastern Dorset and southern Wiltshire.

About the job

Never has there been a more important time for trees and forests to help tackle the climate emergency and provide a much-needed sanctuary for people and wildlife. Our government are committed to creating 30,000 hectares of woodland a year across the UK by the end of this Parliament. This acceleration in current planting rates in England will contribute to meeting the net-zero by 2050 ambitions, and to government’s wider environmental targets. This was supported by the announcement at the 11 March budget of £640m for a new Nature for Climate Fund ‘to support natural habitats like woodland and peat’.

The Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Forestry Commission have set up a joint tree planting programme for England to support the forestry sector, landowners and communities in the delivery of these ambitions.

If you are passionate about the role of forestry in creating a better future for England and want to play a key part in realizing that, we want to hear from you.

By joining the Forestry Commission, you will become part of a team of passionate, committed colleagues, and be able to build on a wealth of expertise to take this ambitious work forward. You will be able to make your mark by helping the Forestry Commission to revolutionise how we work together and reach new stakeholders.

Job description

We are seeking dynamic individuals with experience in forestry and/or land management, who are quick to learn and inspire and enthuse others.
The Woodland Officer role can be seen as the ‘face’ of the Forestry Commission to landowners, managers and stakeholders. The Woodland Officer role represents Forest Services front-line woodlands and forestry expertise. Each Woodland Officer generally has their own geographic area of primary responsibility, enabling them to develop a strategic view of the local landscape, a network of local stakeholders and understanding of the challenges and opportunities.

Join Us

Do you want to know more about the Institute of Chartered Foresters?

Join us as a member, subscribe to our monthly newsletter or ask us a question.