Compliance Supervisor

Forestry Commission; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in environmental conservation seeks a Compliance Supervisor for Bedgebury Pinetum. The role is vital for ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, managing volunteers, and coordinating operational activities to maintain a safe environment for visitors and staff.

Benefits

25 days holiday a year

Employee discounts

Free parking at sites

Career development support

Qualifications

• Ability to apply health and safety legislation.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Competent IT user with experience in MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Oversee compliance and maintain health and safety records.
• Assist in managing contractors and supervising volunteers.
• Coordinate with the events team to ensure safe activities.

Skills

Teamwork

Health and Safety Compliance

Problem Solving

Education

GCSE in Maths and English or functional skills equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Bedgebury Cross, South East England, TN17 2SL

Job Summary

What you’ll do…

As Compliance Supervisor, you will support operational delivery at Bedgebury Pinetum by ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and maintaining records to create a safe and enjoyable environment for both visitors and employees. You will assist with operational volunteering activities, ensuring safety and efficiency, while contributing to Bedgebury’s vision of being a world-leading centre for conifer conservation and connecting people with trees.

Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.

Where you’ll work…

This role is based at Bedgebury Pinetum.

Job Description

Operational work and compliance

• assist curator in managing contractors and contract supervision
• support the Pinetum works supervisor in the operational delivery of the annual work programme
• liaise with the Forestry England mechanical engineering team, booking in services, required maintenance
  
  

in line with manufacturers guidelines and arranging annual LOLER inspections

• act as Tree Team liaison with events team ensuring all activities are coordinated, well planned and
  
  

carried out in a safe and efficient manner

• ensure all health and safety records are stored and updated
• act as tree team lead for managing practical volunteers, making sure all tools and equipment are
  
  

provided for tasks and are well maintained

• in collaboration with curator organise volunteers’ works programmes and scheduling
• manage connections (in-house system) records and communications for groups being supervised – ensuring
  
  

records are correct, updated in a timely fashion and all volunteer hours accurately recorded

• closely collaborate with the volunteer coordinator to ensure that management of volunteers is completed
  
  

in line with best practice

• review delivery of volunteering ensuring that Forestry England resource is utilised with the greatest
  
  

possible efficiency

Operational work and compliance

• assist curator in managing contractors and contract supervision
• support the Pinetum works supervisor in the operational delivery of the annual work programme
• liaise with the Forestry England mechanical engineering team, booking in services, required maintenance
  
  

in line with manufacturers guidelines and arranging annual LOLER inspections

• act as Tree Team liaison with events team ensuring all activities are coordinated, well planned and
  
  

carried out in a safe and efficient manner

• ensure all health and safety records are stored and updated
• act as tree team lead for managing practical volunteers, making sure all tools and equipment are
  
  

provided for tasks and are well maintained

• in collaboration with curator organise volunteers’ works programmes and scheduling
• manage connections (in-house system) records and communications for groups being supervised – ensuring
  
  

records are correct, updated in a timely fashion and all volunteer hours accurately recorded

• closely collaborate with the volunteer coordinator to ensure that management of volunteers is completed
  
  

in line with best practice

• review delivery of volunteering ensuring that Forestry England resource is utilised with the greatest
  
  

possible efficiency

Person specification

Essential Professional And Technical Experience

• experience of working as part of a team
• understanding and applying health and safety legislation
• ensuring compliance with legal and organizational policies
• supporting cross-functional teams during events or projects, including managing expectations of key
  
  

stakeholders

• ability to problem solve complex queries and situations
  
  

Desirable Professional And Technical Experience

• working in the horticultural industry
• supporting volunteer engagement and activities, or working with volunteer groups
• an understanding of Global Information Systems (GIS) or other forest/land mapping systems and their
  
  

application

Essential Qualifications

• a GCSE in Maths and English or functional skills equivalent
• health and safety knowledge - evidence of understanding health and safety practices
• competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications
  
  

Desirable

• volunteer management training
• qualification in land or conservation management
  
  

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
  
  

Alongside your salary of £29,171, Forestry Commission contributes £8,450 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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.
  
  

Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

How To Apply…

You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.

You will be assessed on a technical skill and behaviours during your interview.

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –

• Seeing the Bigger Picture
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
  
  

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].

Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : FC Recruitment Team
• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Further information

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: [e-mail]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.