Nature Networks Project Officer

# Nature Networks Project Officer## Job Introduction
** We are Forestry England.
**** We live and breathe forests.
**** Job title – Nature Networks Project Officer
**** Salary - £33,854 per annum
**** Contract type – Fixed Term Appointment, until 31.03.2029, with the possibility of extension or permanency
**** Hours – 37 hours per week
****** Final date to receive applications - Monday 5th October 2026, 23:58
**** Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.

Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber**.
**** What you’ll do...
** We’re looking for a Nature Networks Project Officer to lead the development and delivery of Yorkshire District’s Nature Networks project, a key part of Forestry England’s ambitious Biodiversity Programme. You’ll plan and deliver large-scale habitat creation and restoration projects, transforming roadsides, rides, watercourses and other open spaces into connected wildlife corridors across Yorkshire’s forests.

Working from initial concept through to on-the-ground delivery, you’ll develop project plans, commission ecological assessments, manage budgets and contracts, and work closely with ecologists, foresters and operational teams. A significant part of the role will involve turning plans into reality by coordinating practical habitat management work, grazing, overseeing contractors and developing long-term management approaches that secure lasting benefits for biodiversity.

Working within Yorkshire’s Nature Recovery Team and alongside colleagues across England, you’ll provide project leadership, contribute to innovative approaches for biodiversity recovery, support funding and reporting requirements, and help showcase the impact of nature recovery across the nation’s forests. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in delivering one of Forestry England’s most significant landscape-scale biodiversity initiatives.

Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
** Where you’ll work...
** The post will initially be based at Forestry England’s Yorkshire Office in Pickering. It will move to the Dalby Forest Office in autumn/winter 2027. Regular travel around Forestry England’s estate in Yorkshire will be required. There will be occasional trips outside of Yorkshire for Forestry England-wide meetings, which may require an overnight stay.
** Benefits...
** Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
* 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
* STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
* free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
* a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and…