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Forest Centre Manager

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Job Introduction

We are Forestry England.

We live and breathe forests.

Job title – Forest Centre Manager

Salary- £29,863 - £31,526

Contract type – Permanent

Hours – 37 per week

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…

As a Forest Centre Manager you will be responsible for the recreation operations at Salcey Forest. You will be managing the recreation team, overseeing health and safety compliance, managing the budget with a focus on increasing income generation, contract management and overseeing asset management. Working with internal and external stakeholders you will be enhancing and delivering an excellent visitor experience.

This role will require you to work regular weekends, bank holidays and evenings.

Key Responsibilities -

lead and manage the Salcey recreation team through coaching, support and promoting a positive and inclusive culture.
ensure compliance with health and safety guidance, and communicate the importance of working safely, to manage risks across operations for staff, volunteers, the general public, and contractors.
manage income and expenditure against budgets and report on variances, identifying areas for commercial growth
undertake contract management for recreation-based contracts such as cleaning, vegetation management and gate locking
lead on building and asset management, including facility inspection audits and civils programmes
work closely with other departments such as Sustainable Land Management, Civils, Ecology, Estates and Marketing
build and maintain good working relationships with external partners, tenants, and concession operators
participate in relevant internal meetings providing updates and site information. Represent Forestry England at external meetings when required.

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

Where you’ll work…

You will work at Salcey Forest, a magnificent site with a mixture of ancient woodland and productive timber forest.

Central England Forest District Team manages 30,000ha of the Nations Forests within a triangle formed by Preston, Grimsby and Milton Keynes. We manage a diverse range of forests from ancient oak-wood to new community forests, producing 150,000 tonnes of timber every year and providing homes for a wide range of wildlife. Over 8 million people live within 20 miles of our forests, giving rise to a diverse range of customers, neighbours and stakeholders. We manage seven visitor centres, attracting over 2.5 million visits per year, and 23,000 hectares of accessible woodlands.

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.

Other benefits include:

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 benefits on the Forestry England website.

How to apply…

You will be asked to upload your CV and a personal statement. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.

Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.

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

Nationality requirements…

Read mo re about nationality requirements for working in the Civil Service on GOV.UK.

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 Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.

Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.

Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.