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Forestry Commission Hiring for Administrative Officer Job at Coleford, England Full Time

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Details

Reference number

215018

Salary

£22,248 – £22,646

Grade

Administrative Officer


Contract type

Permanent


Business area

FC – Forestry England


Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support


Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time


Number of posts

1

Contents

    Location

    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

Coleford, South West England, GL16 8BA

About the job


Summary

This is a great opportunity to join Forestry England’s administrative and business support team at Bank House, Coleford in the heart of the Forest of Dean. The team provides an essential and efficient administrative support service to the 15 front-line delivery teams across the west and south-west of England. Those teams care for over 37,000ha of woods and forests, and receive over 3 million visitors each year as we work together to address the twin biodiversity and climate crises, as well as connect people to nature to support the nation’s health and well-being.

The Districts administration centre is Bank House, Coleford in the heart of the Forest of Dean, with a secondary office at Haldon Forest Park near Exeter. Operational delivery is through 12 local forest beats and 3 recreation hub teams, with local offices as far afield as Bodmin and Ludlow in Shropshire.


Job description

This administrative role is based at Bank House, Coleford, you will work as part of a team to provide an administrative service to Forestry England’s Forest District, undertaking a range of duties .

You will be able to accurately undertake financial processing for invoicing, cash account, ordering and related financial transactions.

You will be tasked with communicating and working closely with the relevant beat foresters and Recreation hub managers, delivering work to a high standard, accurately and timely.

Forestry England provides full training within a friendly and supportive team.


Responsibilities

The successful applicant will have a GCSE in Maths and English, or a finance / accounting qualification to demonstrate aptitude with numbers, data entry and financial processing.

Responsible for inputting and checking all cash income and expenditure for the West England District accurately

Process Invoices, Purchase orders and other financial transactions.

Support timely, accurate issue of operational contracts, maintenance of contracts.in close liaison with the relevant beat forester or recreation hub manager.

Work closely with Direct Production Harvesting to provide administration support using FC software to accurately input, process and manage timber sales contract information and raise invoices.

Maintain contract files and archive on completion.

Other administrative duties, including reception and telephone duties, general office duties to include some cover of reception and telephone duties

The work is fast paced and varied, it requires good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work under your own initiative.

Experience of financial transactions and collection and collation of data is desirable.


Qualifications

English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) to at least grade 4 (new system) or C (old system).


Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Working Together

Benefits

. 25 days Annual Leave

  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension

Further benefits can be found at https://www.forestryengland.uk/forestry-england-benefits

Things you need to know


Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.


Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and a personal statement as follows:

1. A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided any reasons for any gaps in the last two years.

2.A personal statement of suitability ( max 750 words) explaining how you consider your personal experience is relevant to this role.

Final selection will be via a standard interview and will be held at Bank House Coleford. The interview will assess the listed Behaviours.

The sift will take place week commencing 04th July 2022

Interviews to take place week commencing 11th July 2022

These dates are subject to change.

Further Information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to Forestry Commission from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

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


Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.

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.

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
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 :

Recruitment team :


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: [email protected]. 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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  • Job Title: Forestry Commission Hiring for Administrative Officer Job at Coleford, England