We are seeking a motivated individual who is passionate about expanding, protecting, improving and connecting England’s trees, woods and forests.
You will join the National Grants and Regulations team which supports the design and delivery of grants and incentives and regulation related to woodland creation, forest management and tree health. Specifically, you will become part of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) team, which focuses on the design and delivery of the woodland elements of three new schemes, being launched by DEFRA, that provide an incentive for land managers to manage their land in a way that boosts nature. These schemes are Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Landscape Recovery (LR).
Job description
There are 5 ELM Officers across England, one for each of the Forest Services area teams. The advertised post is for an ELM Officer for East and East Midlands.
Although part of the National ELM Team, ELM Officers are imbedded into the regional teams and work hard to build relationships with Forest Service Area Team staff who are delivering the Forestry Commissions incentives and regulations.
You will regularly attend meetings and events based within your regional area, virtually and in person throughout the year. If area teams have questions / require support on ELM grants, ELM Officers act as a conduit to the national team ensuring area teams have access to the resources they need. Your role may require you to support area teams in internal or external meetings with stakeholders either virtually or in person in your area. You may also be asked to attend shows and events in your area.
Working with area teams and their network of local stakeholders to understand regional challenges and opportunities, gives ELM Officers insight that can be used to support the ELM team in the design and delivery of the forestry elements of DEFRA’s ELM schemes.
You will support National team colleagues in their work to design and deliver ELM schemes by feeding back the information you have gathered from operational staff in the area teams. You will analyse the feedback you gather to produce regular reports and presentations for the national team. You may also be asked to undertake specific project work that requires you to speak to scheme applicants about their experience with ELM grants. You may be asked to support ELM team managers (PB4), in developing and delivering training on ELM grants to Forest Services Area Teams, and other Forestry Commission staff.
You should take an active interest in developing a broad knowledge base on what is going on in the ELM grant space as well as in the wider farming and forestry sectors.
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