LAND STEWARDSHIP TECHNICAL SUPPORT OFFICER

Salary: £28,403 - £32,088 (Grade 4)

Location: South-Mid Wales, South West Wales, South Central Wales or South East Wales

Contract type: Permanent

Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours. Part time, annualised hours or compressed hours considered - discussions at interview stage welcome.

Starting salary: £28,403 rising to £32,088 per annum through annual increments being paid each year. (Pro rata for part time applicants).

Post Number: 203582

Benefits:

Civil Service pension, 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days over 5 years, flexible working options, occupational health including counselling and advisory services and eye care, childcare vouchers and salary sacrifice schemes.

Job description

Do you want to play a direct part in tackling the climate and nature emergencies and ensuring that the natural resources of Wales are managed sustainably? This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the small, dynamic team that is creating new public woodlands in Wales.
You will be part of identifying, planning and planting new woodlands, with a key role in ensuring that new woodlands establish effectively. This will involve using your knowledge and skills to make decisions on species choice and establishment techniques to develop healthy and resilient woodlands. You will be directly responsible for managing contracts and caring for sites.
These new woodlands will become part of the Natural Resources Wales (NRW) managed Estate, there for the people of Wales to enjoy in perpetuity.

You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of the following:

1. Knowledge of: Welsh, UK and EU legislation related to Sustainable Forest Management and Planning, UKWAS and forest certification schemes. Welsh, UK Government policy drivers in Forestry; and the issues and opportunities in Wales.
2. Knowledge of woodland creation.
3. Experience working with a range of stakeholders.
4. Experience of technical analysis and interpretation of a range of environmental information and data, including survey information; familiar with analysing large data sets.
5. Working with/in the forestry sector, local authorities, eNGOs, National Parks and other land managers.
6. Share your knowledge and expertise to help solve problems, supporting all Heads of Business in EPP as required.

This role will offer a range of benefits, including:

• Agile and flexible working
• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 26.6% to 30.3%
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
• Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
• Health and wellbeing benefits and support
• Weekly well-being hour to use as you choose

Click here to apply

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Web: https://naturalresources.wales | Closing Date: Sunday 18th June 2023

(Uploaded 05/06/23)

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