Forest Resilience Lead: Skills & Capability

Forest Camping Limited

Lewes

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 43,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions
Civil Service pension scheme
25 days holiday
Professional development
STaR discounts
Free parking
Free entry to National Arboretums

Job summary

Forestry England is seeking a skilled leader to drive forest resilience across England. You will shape the future of sustainable forest management by advancing the development and delivery of critical resilience work with national impact.

You will provide technical leadership, work with researchers and partners, and contribute to implementing the Forest Resilience Strategy across planning and operations. The role offers national scope with travel and office embedding during induction.

Qualifications

  • Experience leading forest resilience initiatives and teams.
  • Ability to translate research into practical guidance for operations.
  • Proven track record in delivering resilience projects at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership on forest resilience and upskill colleagues across the organisation.
  • Collaborate with researchers and external partners to translate evidence into guidance and tools.
  • Support the Forest Resilience Strategy and Action Plan implementation in planning and operations.
  • Contribute to next iterations of the strategy, informed by latest evidence and best practice.
  • Collaborate on a multi-million-pound Defra-funded programme to strengthen national forest resilience.

Skills

Technical leadership
Forest resilience
Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Forestry England is seeking a skilled leader to drive forest resilience across England. You will shape the future of sustainable forest management by advancing the development and delivery of critical resilience work with national impact.

You will provide technical leadership, work with researchers and partners, and contribute to implementing the Forest Resilience Strategy across planning and operations. The role offers national scope with travel and office embedding during induction.

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