Business Support Officer - Environment

Forest Camping Limited; Gloucestershire Science & Technology Park; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Civil Service pension

Free parking

Career development

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Forestry England is recruiting a Business Support Officer – Environment to provide administrative support to the Environment team within West England Forest District. The role is based at Bank House, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8BA, with potential allocation across district offices.

The appointment is fixed term until 31 March 2029, 37 hours per week, salary £30,105 per annum. Benefits include the Civil Service Pension, 25 days’ holiday rising with service, career development opportunities,

Job description

Job title – Business Support Officer – Environment
Salary – £30,105 per annum
Contract type – Fixed term appointment until 31/03/2029 with the possibility of extension or permanency
Hours – 37 hours per week
Vacancy closes – 18th September, 23:58

Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment. Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber.

What you’ll do…

As Business Support Officer - Environment, you will provide outstanding business and administrative support to WestEnglandForestDistrict’sEnvironment team, which includes our Ecology and Nature Recovery teams. Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.

Where you’ll work…

The postholder will be based at our forest office at Bank House, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8BA. However, other Forestry England office locations within the district may be considered. If the successful applicant is new to Forestry England then they will need to be embedded within a Forestry England office for a significant proportion of the working week during an induction period.

Benefits…

• Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension.
• You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• A commitment to lifelong learning through career development.
• Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

Interview Behaviours

• Changing and ImprovingDelivering at PaceSeeing the Big PictureWorking Together

Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email [e-mail].

Working for the Civil Service

Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative. Within Part7 of the Immigration Act2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.

Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: [e-mail].

This role is funded by DEFRA rather than through Forestry England generated revenue, and is therefore subject to government spending reviews. While DEFRA has indicated long term support for the Biodiversity Programme and we expect funding to continue, it is possible that funding levels may change at the end of any financial year depending on DEFRA’s budget allocations. In the event of funding changes, we would prioritise retaining staff posts wherever possible. This approach is consistent for roles within publicly funded organisations. We are committed to keeping staff informed and supported through any changes.