Forestry Commission - Administrative Officer

Spotted the above vacancy with the Forestry Commission. Wages are on a par with my previous job but it sounds really interesting. The post is permanent and is located at North West Region Office, Peil Wyke, Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria.

They are looking for somebody to provide efficient administrative support to technical field officers in processing grant schemes and felling licence applications from landowners and agents, and also provide administrative support to field based Woodland Officers in processing England Woodland Grants, (EWGS), Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS), and Felling Licence Applications (FLA) from landowners and agents throughout the application process.

The duties listed include:

• Administer grant payments associated with Forestry Commission grant schemes and Contribute to the team’s requirement for data capture and information management.


• Assist Woodland Officers manage existing business through the closed grant schemes. Also support them by occasionally attending site visits in cases of alleged illegal felling and assist in the information gathering and report preparation of the same.


• Occasionally, carry out GIS |(Geographic Information Services) mapping work as required. (Training will be given)


• Undertake general administrative duties to the wider team including IT support, answering telephones, filing and dealing with visitors to the office, also helping other members of staff respond to Freedom of Information requests.


• Take part in the annual Outreach Programme to inform our customers through regional seminars, events and workshops.

I've emailed them for an application pack.