Woodland Creation & Stakeholder Advisor (Hybrid)

Natural Resources Wales; Mountain Ash; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension Scheme 28.97%

28 days annual leave, rising to 33

Professional development opportunities

Wellbeing benefits

Hybrid working pattern

Job summary

Natural Resources Wales is recruiting for a National Forest Liaison/Advisor role to support woodland creation, management and stakeholder engagement across Wales. The post involves advising on funding, regulatory compliance and best practices, acting as the main contact for National Forest projects and queries.

You will work with farmers, landowners, communities and partners, travel across the South Central area, and operate under a flexible, hybrid working pattern.

Qualifications

• Full, current UK driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Engage and enthuse new and existing stakeholders including farmers, communities, and landowners from across Wales on how new woodland can deliver their aspirations while also delivering multifunctional benefits to the environment, society, and the economy.
• Provide advice to comply with regulatory requirements, source funding streams and promoting best practice for woodland management and creation.
• Act as the point of contact for National Forest proposals and queries and proactively deal with complex issues relating to people and woodland interests.
• Advise on recommendations for additional National Forest sites outside of the Welsh Government Woodland Estate through enhancement and new woodland creation.
• Liaise with NRW staff regarding interactions between teams to ensure timely delivery of project, policy or strategy obligations.
• Support engagement with sectors, Welsh Government, Farming Connect and other stakeholders; be the lead point of contact for customer queries.
• Undertake health and safety duties appropriate to the post.
• Be committed to NRW Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy and personal development through Sgwrs.

Job description

Natural Resources Wales is recruiting for a National Forest Liaison/Advisor role to support woodland creation, management and stakeholder engagement across Wales. The post involves advising on funding, regulatory compliance and best practices, acting as the main contact for National Forest projects and queries.

You will work with farmers, landowners, communities and partners, travel across the South Central area, and operate under a flexible, hybrid working pattern.