Monitoring & Evaluation; M&E and GIS Officer, TREE COUNCIL

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and GIS Officer

Location: The Tree Council HQ in Canada Water, London SE16 with flexible working from home. You will need to be able to connect to the whole of England (the majority of the team is remote working across the UK). To include regular days out on sites across the UK with occasional overnight stays.

Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 per annum. PENSION 7% contribution by The Tree Council.

Terms: Full‑time, fixed‑term role to March 2028, starting immediately / asap, with 25 days annual leave, plus Public Holidays and the period between Christmas and the New Year.

Reporting To: Operations Lead (to be confirmed).

Internal Liaison: Wider S&R Team, Community Grants Team, National Schools Programme Team, Development Team.

External Liaison: Research Partners Defra, Forest Research, Fera Science, Network Rail, tree grant recipients and other landholders, university partners.

It is a vital moment for the environment as we face the dual nature and climate crises and the world has become increasingly aware of the important role trees play in helping tackle climate change. Longer‑term tree establishment is just as important as tree planting and to maximise this, The Tree Council’s Science & Research (S&R) team is exploring how many of the trees we plant with our partners are thriving into maturity and the different factors that impact on this.

Our tree survival research spans a number of Tree Council science and community grant programmes. To help deliver the research, meet different contractual obligations and sustain the future of UK trees, we are recruiting a new, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and GIS Officer.

We are looking for someone who is used to being hands‑on in a small team, with high standards, in a fast‑paced environment. Communication, a warm and enthusiastic attitude and attention to detail are key. Above all, you should be keen to use your strong analytical skills to support The Tree Council’s S&R and Community Grants Teams to deliver their objectives. The role will include regular travel across the UK, with occasional overnight stays.

• Coordinate field visits by others across several projects, including scheduling and managing contractors visiting tree‑planting sites for monitoring activities. This will include managing surveys, handling personal and other data appropriately and liaising with partner organisations.
• Conduct field visits yourself (especially during the summer) to assess and record tree health and survival metrics and relevant contextual factors, liaising with tree recipients where necessary.
• Provide guidance to help improve the current field data gathering processes to create new standard methods and practices within the organisation.
• Ensure accurate, consistent data collection following established protocols.

• Analyse and visualise monitoring data using statistical software such as RStudio or Python.
• Produce descriptive statistics, regression models, spatial analyses, and clear data‑driven reports.
• Support wider S&R projects with analytical tasks ranging from basic summaries to advanced statistical techniques (e.g., regression modelling, power analysis, parametric and non‑parametric tests).
• Familiarity with Bayesian methods is beneficial but not required.

• Map field sites, manage spatial datasets, and conduct spatial analyses using ArcGIS or similar GIS platforms.
• Support the development of spatial data collection tools (e.g., ArcGIS Survey
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• Contribute to broader Science & Research team activities as needed, including reviewing grant applications in September/October with the community grants team.
• Support the community grants team to develop their data gathering processes.
• Support wider organisational events such as corporate volunteer days, research workshops, and public engagement activities.

• Educated to degree level or relevant experience (E).

• Strong knowledge and experience of tree identification and tree health and tree…