Forest Resilience Lead — Skills & Capability

El Bichólogo

West of England

Remote

GBP 40,000 - 43,000

Full time

9 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension
25 days annual leave + increase to 30
Free parking
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Job summary

Forestry England is seeking a Forest Resilience Skills and Capability Lead to drive the development and delivery of forest resilience work across England. You will provide technical leadership, upskill colleagues, and translate scientific evidence into practical guidance while aligning with the Forest Resilience Strategy and national programme goals.

The role is national in remit with a flexible location, standard 37 hours per week, and a fixed-term contract to 31/03/2029, with potential

Qualifications

  • Experience leading forest resilience initiatives or similar.
  • Ability to translate scientific evidence into practical guidance.
  • Proven collaboration with researchers, partners and internal teams.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership on forest resilience and upskill colleagues across Forestry England.
  • Work with researchers and external partners to translate evidence into guidance and tools.
  • Support implementation of the Forest Resilience Strategy and Action Plan in planning and operations.
  • Contribute to developing the next Forest Resilience Strategy and Action Plan with latest evidence.
  • Collaborate on projects within a multi-million-pound Defra-funded programme strengthening resilience nationwide.

Skills

Forest resilience
Technical leadership
Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Forestry England is seeking a Forest Resilience Skills and Capability Lead to drive the development and delivery of forest resilience work across England. You will provide technical leadership, upskill colleagues, and translate scientific evidence into practical guidance while aligning with the Forest Resilience Strategy and national programme goals.

The role is national in remit with a flexible location, standard 37 hours per week, and a fixed-term contract to 31/03/2029, with potential

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