Recreation and Public Affairs Manager

Forest Camping Limited; Kings Clipstone, Cannock Chase; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Forestry England is seeking a Recreation and Public Affairs Manager to join the Central England team. You will lead the district’s recreation and public affairs function, ensuring exceptional visitor experiences, high service standards, and sustainable finances across multiple forest centres.

The role involves managing district-wide recreation programmes, providing technical leadership, and representing the district at various forums.

Responsibilities

• Lead the district’s Recreation and Public Affairs leadership team to connect more people with the nation’s forests while delivering sustainable finances.
• Oversee the operation and development of at least two main forest centres to ensure excellent visitor experiences and maximise income.
• Coordinate district-wide recreation programmes, drive compliance and best practice, identify income growth opportunities, and represent Forestry England at local, national and organisational forums.

Job description

Recreation and Public Affairs Manager

Salary: £40,388 - £43,482

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37hrs

Vacancy closes: 16th Nov 23:58hrs

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

You will play a key role in the district’s Recreation and Public Affairs leadership team, helping connect more people with the nation’s forests while delivering sustainable finances.

A major part of the role is overseeing the operation and development of at least two of our main forest centres, where millions of visitors experience nature each year. You will ensure exceptional customer experiences, high service standards and memorable outdoor adventures, while maximising income and contributing to the long-term sustainability of Forestry England’s wider work.

You will also lead district-wide recreation programmes, provide technical expertise, drive compliance and best practice, identify opportunities for income growth, oversee key projects, support and develop managers, help teams manage visitor pressures, and represent the district at local, national and organisational forums.

Where you’ll work

As part of the Central England team, you will work within an area that stretches from Milton Keynes in the South, to Hull in the East and the Mersey Belt in the North West.

You can be based in either our Sherwood NG21 9JL (Notts), Delamere CW8 2HZ (Cheshire) or Cannock WS15 2UQ (West Midlands) office. This is a district wide role and so your work will take you across the full extent of our area.

Benefits

• 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.
• StiR 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.

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 VeteransandPrisonLeaver Recruitment initiative.

Nationality requirements

Within Part7 of the Immigration Act2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.

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