Oak Processionary Moth Admin Officer

Government Recruitment Service; Farnham; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization is seeking an Administrative Support Officer for the Oak Processionary Moth control programme in Farnham, Quebec. In this role, you will handle public enquiries, maintain data records, and support the programme manager. The ideal candidate should possess strong communication and organizational skills, with experience in administrative tasks. This position requires attention to detail and the ability to manage information effectively. Join a dedicated team focused on protecting woodland health.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative support roles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage data with accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Handle enquiries via email and phone for the control programme.
• Maintain accurate data records in the Oak Processionary Moth database.
• Support the programme manager and other administrative roles as needed.

Skills

Data entry and management

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Job description

The Forestry Commission (FC) are the Government’s forestry experts. We work nationally and locally on unlocking the full potential of woodlands and the forestry sector to expand, protect, improve, and connect England’s valuable woodland assets.

The Plant Health Forestry team (PHF) is a high performing geographically distributed team with staff responsible for delivery across GB.

The aims of the Oak Processionary Moth management programme are:

• Limit the rate of spread and reduce the impact of Oak Processionary Moth on tree, human and animal health.
• Robustly deal with new findings to prevent the development of a new outbreak hotspot in the area free from the pest.
• Maintain the range of management activities (survey, control and communications).
• Provide an operational ‘test and development’ function to build knowledge and evidence relating to this pest.
• Continue building a partnership approach, including integration of landowner/manager expertise in dealing with Oak Processionary Moth.

The purpose of this role is to provide administrative support for the Oak Processionary Moth control programme, further information can be found at www.forestresearch.gov.uk/opm

The focus of the job will be to handle enquires (email/telephone) and maintain data for the Oak Processionary Moth control programme. This is achieved by ensuring appropriate procedures are followed and relevant Forestry Commission standards are met. This will also involve working closely with and providing administrative support for the Oak Processionary Moth programme manager and support officers.

Key Work Areas including:

Administrative Support

• Answering enquires for the Oak Processionary Moth control programme- emails and phone calls.
• Accurately record information and data to be entered into the Oak Processionary Moth database.
• Maintain a log of all enquires for review on a regular basis for reporting purposes.
• Work in conjunction with other team members to maintain accurate records so they are consolidated and easily interpreted.
• If required, support other administrative roles in the wider tree health programme.
• Travel is not integral to the role; however support at events may require occasional, and infrequent, time away from home.

General Administrative Support

• Provide a central point of contact for the Oak Processionary Moth control programme.
• Data gathering, processing, and cleansing.
• Maintain contacts list.
• Circulate updates.

Handling Public Enquiries

• Deal with public and staff enquiries appropriately.
• Log enquiries for reporting purposes and gather information to update log -Be available to handle stakeholder enquiries.