Active Forests Coordinator

Details
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Reference number

465616

Salary

£30,105 \- £30,105
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Executive Officer
Pay Band 6a### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

FC \- Forestry England### Type of role

Communications / Marketing

Education and Training

Project Delivery### Working pattern

Full\-time### Number of jobs available

1
Contents
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Location
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Aston Clinton, South East England, HP22 5NQAbout the job
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Job summary

As an Active Forests coordinator, you will have the unique opportunity to curate a diverse programme of physical activity, health, and wellbeing experiences in the nation’s forests. As part of the innovative Active Forests programme, your role will focus on creating and facilitating engaging and enriching activities for new and returning visitors. Together, we will enhance the well\-being of our visitors by promoting physical activity and fostering meaningful connections to nature.### Job description

Key responsibilities \& accountabilities

• Develop and implement engaging physical activity, health, and wellbeing experiences for visitors and communities.

• Encourage meaningful connections between individuals and nature by innovative programming.

• Collaborate with a passionate team to enhance the overall wellbeing of our visitors.

• Prepare to make a lasting impact in our vibrant forest environment!

Here's a snapshot of your responsibilities:

Delivery: you will spearhead the site’s sustainable, customer\-focused physical activity and wellbeing programmes. They will bolster Forestry England's financial, social, and environmental goals, encouraging a thriving community and conserving the nation’s forests.

Monitoring and evaluation: you will be responsible for making sure our programmes are effective and efficient. This involves collecting valuable data through innovative techniques, leveraging social media platforms, to enhance and refine the Active Forests Programme's activities.

Marketing: you will play a pivotal role, so our activities are marketed effectively engaging and attracting the target audience, maximising the impact of our activities.

Manage stakeholder relationships: build strong relationships with external partners, tenants, and concession operators. Collaborate with local agencies, such as the Active Partnership, and local physical activity, wellbeing providers and networks.

Represent Forestry England: participate in stakeholder meetings, events, and volunteer programmes to showcase Forestry England’s great work and foster community engagement.

Maintain health and safety: co\-ordinate emergency procedures, provide first aid, complete accident and incident reports, and follow health and safety guidelines.

Promote responsible visitor behavior: Communicate with visitors about responsible visitor behavior and professionally manage and resolve potential conflicts.

As a Recreation team member, you'll support the team with:

• Creating exceptional visitor and community experiences.

• Maintaining and enhancing recreational facilities.

• Co\-ordinate engaging community activities.

• Support volunteering opportunities to grow and sustain the Active Forests offer in the nation’s forests.

And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.

Person specification

Skills, knowledge \& experience

Essential professional and technical experience

• Working in a public\-facing role delivering high quality customer service requiring excellent spoken and written communication skills in person and using a variety of digital platforms.

• Practical experience of planning and co\-ordinating public engagement activities.

• Excellent team\-working skills and the ability to work with dispersed team members.

• Practical understanding of health and safety best practices and a commitment to a positive health and safety culture in an outdoor environment.

• Competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications.

Desirable professional and technical experience

• Experience working with various social media platforms.

• Experience of project and contract management.

• Experience of working with volunteers.

Benefits
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Alongside your salary of £30,105, Forestry Commission contributes £8,721 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.* Learning and development tailored to your role

• An environment with flexible working options


• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity


• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%

Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details

How to apply

You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.

You will be assessed on experience, a technical skill and strength based questions during your interview.

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –

• Leadership


• Delivering at pace


• Communicating and influencing


• Working together


• Collaboration and teamwork

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

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.

If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first.

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

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.### Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.### Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.### Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals


• nationals of the Republic of Ireland


• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK


• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre\-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)


• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre\-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)


• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020


• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.### Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .Apply and further information
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Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.### Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk


• Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : fcerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.

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