Evidence and Data Officer

# Evidence and Data Officer## Job Introduction
** We are Forestry England.
**** We live and breathe forests.
**** Job title – Evidence and Data Officer
**** Salary - £33,854
**** Contract type – Fixed term appointment until
**** Hours – 37 hours per week
****** Final date to receive applications - March 8th 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…
** Forestry England manages more land and trees than any other organisation in the country. For over a century, we have shaped and cared for England’s forests for people, nature, and climate.

We’ve not always been known for our conservation work, but Forestry England have bold ambitions to be a leading force for nature recovery. Our progress is real and measurable: FSC certified since 1999, WWF’s 'Gift to the Earth' award in 2001, and commitments to restore all our ancient woodlands in 2007 and 11,000 hectares of open habitats in 2013. In 2022 we launched our first  with a clear goal to make the nation’s forests.

Explore our work to see how we’re putting nature recovery at the heart of England’s forests:

Forestry England is leading a bold and innovative approach to biodiversity recovery across the nation’s forests, guided by our . We are restoring ecological function at landscape scale — reviving Sites of Special Scientific Interest, restoring ancient woodlands, expanding dynamic open habitats, reintroducing keystone species, and embracing innovation in our wild areas. We’re also harnessing cutting-edge technologies like environmental DNA and bioacoustic monitoring to track and enhance biodiversity.

Our ambition is to make the nation’s forests the most valuable places for wildlife in England, using evidence-led solutions to reverse biodiversity loss and build resilient ecosystems.

You will lead the development and delivery of Forestry England’s evidence and data systems to support nature recovery and heritage conservation across the nation’s forests. This national role will be central to improving how we monitor biodiversity and ecological resilience, ensuring our decisions are informed by robust, accessible, and innovative data. You will design and implement new metrics and tools—such as biodiversity scorecards, eDNA sampling, bioacoustics, and remote sensing—to track ecosystem function and species recovery.

From biodiversity monitoring to heritage asset management, you will help shape how we collect, manage, and use environmental information to guide decision-making and drive strategic outcomes.

You will champion the use of evidence in conservation decision-making, helping to embed a culture of data-driven practice across the organisation. You will also take responsibility for cleaning, managing, and integrating large and complex datasets, including heritage records, ecological surveys, and spatial data. Working closely with district teams, you will identify and resolve data anomalies, promote consistency, and support the development of national reporting tools such as Power BI dashboards.

This role will be instrumental in shaping Forestry England’s approach to ecological monitoring, heritage data management, and evidence-led conservation, helping us become a leader in environmental data innovation.

Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
** Where you’ll work…
** This is a flexible national role.
** 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
* 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…