Nature Networks Project Officer

We are Forestry England. We live and breathe forests. Salary: £33,854 per annum. Contract: Fixed Term until March 2029, possibility of extension. Hours: 37 per week. Vacancy closes 19th July 2026.

What you’ll do

• Based in Forestry England’s North District (Northumberland, Cumbria, County Durham, North Lancashire).
• Oversee the development and delivery of North District’s Nature Networks project.
• Manage the project through concept and definition stages and facilitate implementation on the ground.
• Bring the concept of nature networks to life, delivering at scale and pace to meet Forestry England’s ambitions for nature recovery.

Where you’ll work

The postholder will be part of Forestry England North District based out of Grizedale or Bellingham offices.

Benefits

• Average 28.97% pension contribution to Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
• 25 days holiday per year, increasing by one day each year up to 30 days (pro‑rated for part time).
• STaR employee benefits scheme: discounts on supermarket shopping, hotel stays, clothing, mobile phones, electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• Commitment to lifelong learning through career development, professional development, learning plans and sponsorship of professional bodies.

Nationality requirements

Applicants must be able to provide accurate spoken English.

Working for the Civil Service

Forestry England is part of the Civil Service and offers the Disability Confident Scheme, a redeployment interview scheme for current civil servants, and is part of Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment. All applications are processed under civil service recruitment principles.

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