Peatland Action Programme Administrator Job Cumbernauld area,Scotland UK,Administrative/Clerical

Overview

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Context

Nature Scot’s Peatland programme delivers actions to care for Scotland’s peatlands. It is integral to the government’s determination for peatland protection, restoration and management to reduce carbon emissions and contribute wider benefits for biodiversity, water management and green growth. The Peatland Programme covers the requirements under the Scottish Government ring-fenced Peatland

ACTION support for restoration and the wider Nature Scot work on valuing, protecting and managing peatlands.

Nature Scot has dual role on Peatland

ACTION:

providing leadership on shared services/business solutions across all five Peatland

ACTION delivery partners (Nature Scot, the two Nat!onal Park Authorities, Forestry & Land Scotland and Scottish Water); and,
increasing the pace/scale of peatland restoration projects on the ground.

The Nature Scot Peatland

ACTION role is expanding in support of the government’s 10 year, £250m, commitment for restoration. It has an annual budget of ~£20m and comprises over 60 posts employed/supported by Nature Scot.

Job Purpose Summary

The main purpose of this post is to lead and manage administration tasks that support delivery of the Peatland

ACTION Programme. The post holder will support the Peatland ACTION programme with underpinning administrative tasks across the breadth of its functions.

The post sits within the Peatland ACTION Coordination & Governance Team. This team provide a central Peatland

ACTION support service on programme development, monitoring & governance; project & risk management; heath, safety & wellbeing; and financial probity, monitoring and audit/accountability. It requires working within a fast-paced environment with multiple lines of responsibility from supporting Peatland ACTION Project Officers requirements to wider Peatland ACTION Programme needs such as financial planning and reporting.

The post holder should be able to work independently and manage and prioritise their workload. They will also need to liaise in a professional manner with a very wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Contribute to, and facilitate, the development and delivery of Governance and Co-ordination requirements for the expanded Peatland ACTION Programme. This includes supporting the Peatland Programme Officer with process improvement - mapping/analysing Peatland

ACTION processes, designing process improvement and tracking/monitoring improvement undertaken.
Alongside the Peatland Programme Officer, support the review, and champion, the Programme Plan and coach staff is its successful use. This will include maintaining business planning platform data and ensuring alignment with the Peatland

ACTION Programme Plan;
Maintain financial housekeeping of the annual PA budget, ensuring it is coded and tracked monthly and reported appropriately. This will include close working with the Project Accountant and Peatland

ACTION Assistant Accountant.
Assist in issuing Memorandums of Agreements and contracts required to support delivery of Peatland

ACTION projects across all eight Peatland

ACTION teams.
Make sure invoices are paid and liaise with transaction services were appropriate/required.
Support coordination of Peatland

ACTION events logistics. Where appropriate, the post will support the Peatland ACTION managers by organising and noting action points at internal and external meetings.
Assist in the assessment, implementation and reporting on H&S requirements, e.g. managing quarterly conversations/task reports and arranging DSE assessments/training. Contribute to Health & Safety Committee where appropriate.
Keep Peatland

ACTION Programme Administrative requirements, and tasks, under review and, where deemed appropriate, secure/recruit and manage the B Grade posts in these tasks.
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