Agroforestry Adviser - Forest, United Kingdom - Forestry Commission

Forestry Commission

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Forest, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £35,870 - £38,842

New entrants to the civil service will be expected to start on the minimum of the payband

Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
Pay Band 4
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
FC
Forest Services
The Forestry Commission are the Government's forestry experts, and our role is to protect, improve, expand and connect England's trees, woodlands and forestry sector

Type of role:

Environment and Sustainability
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Compressed Hours
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

National. The post holder can work from any Forest Services Office The post holder will be expected to travel within the UK to fulfil the job role with some overnight stays.

About the job

Job summary:

Although a longstanding practice, agroforestry had fallen out of favour over the course of the 20th century, due to intensification of farming.

Government has set out plans to revive agroforestry, encouraging farmers and landowners to contribute towards our climatological and environmental goals, whilst increasing woodland/tree cover, and increasing productivity from farmland.

This is especially important at the time of acute geopolitical crisis and global economic trends, with food security climbing the agenda.

The Forestry Commission are the government's forestry experts, and we work to protect, improve and expand England's woods and forests.

This is done by providing policy advice to government and leading delivery through regulation, incentives and protecting tree health.

Developing the FC's agroforestry policy is a key priority as we look to influence land management and usage across England.

Through agroforestry, we will help deliver on the Government's tree planting ambitions, the 25 Year Environment Plan, Net Zero and the England Tree Action Plan.

The Agroforestry Adviser role, as part of the Forestry Commission's National Grants and Regulation Team, will be responsible for developing FC's input to agroforestry design and implementation.

They will also play a key role in determining appropriate delivery mechanisms and ensuring that future agri-environment scheme design maximises positive environmental outcomes, along with identifying and championing sound business opportunities for the farming community.

This will involve working closely with Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Rural Payments Agency (RPA), Natural England, Environment Agency and Historic England.

Job description:

As Forestry Commission Agroforestry Adviser, you will proactively lead and support national expertise on agroforestry, including silvopastoral and silvoarable systems.

You will work closely with the wider National Grants and Regulations Team and interact with other parts of the Forestry Commission e.g., Policy and Advice Team, external stakeholders, and wider DEFRA group.

You will procure and interpret evidence and provide expert advice on agroforestry development, implementation, regulation, and environmental benefits, within the Forestry Commission, and across forest and farming industries

Key work Areas

Build up a better understanding of landowner aspirations and their thoughts on the economic and natural capital benefits that accrue from agroforestry systems through stakeholder and user engagement.
Ensure successful development and delivery of training programmes (internal and external).
Work with E.L.M. guidance team (FC and Natural England) to link training and guidance outputs.
Provide support for all engagement activities with stakeholders (internal and external) regarding E.L.M.
Liaise with key external stakeholders, namely landowners, future applicants, and land use consultants
Work with the forest industry to develop advice, guidance, and training to upskill the sector and alert them to the opportunities following the launch of agroforestry within ELM. Working with industry professional bodies to deliver this.
Working with the Soil Association to deliver a training package to Forestry Commission operational delivery staff to build delivery capacity for agroforestry within future agrienvironment schemes.
Provide robust, timely, evidencebased advice to support the Agroforestry Development Manager (PB3) in developing and delivering agroforestry policy.
Work closely with the Agroforestry Development Manager (PB3), DEFRA Forestry Policy, and DEFRA Future Farming Teams to ensure agroforestry is supported in future agrienvironment schemes.
Provide feedback to project leads relating to risks, issues, progress and use professional judgement to escalate issues accordingly.
Input on spatial prioritisation work to determine where agroforestry is, or is not welcome, dependant on competing constraints, utilising existing data and resources in Forest Services and