Finance and Partner Support Officer
| Posting date: | 07 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,089 to £32,724 per year |
| Additional salary information: | As this role is part-time the salary will be pro-rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 March 2025 |
| Location: | NE48 2HP |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 390133/1 |
Summary
Hours – 22.2
What you’ll do…
As Finance and Partner Support Officer (FPSO) you will support the Project Manager in the administrative running of the project development period, and in the development of the Blended Finance and Business Plan, and the Project Management and Governance Plan.
You will work with other team members throughout the development process to ensure that the conditions and requirements of the funding sources are acceptable to landowners, and to develop legal agreements which will underpin the future receipt of funds.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
North England Forest District is the largest in England, covering 86,000ha, made up of 61,000 ha of forest and 25,000ha of open land in Cumbria, Durham, Gateshead, Lancashire and Northumberland. The District is managed by a team of more than 140 staff. The forest area is currently 90% conifer and 10% broadleaf. Annual timber production is in the region of 550,000m3. The District has 45 SSSIs covering over 10,000ha and is a major contributor to nationally significant biodiversity projects which help support red squirrels, water voles, ospreys and red kites. Our built and agricultural non-woodland estate is extensive and we are engaged in a programme of business development and conservation initiatives.
This role will work specifically in relation to the Upper Irthing PRISM Landscape Recovery Project area, a >10,000 Ha area of FE and partner land on the Northumberland / Cumbria border. The work base will be FE's district office at Bellingham, Northumberland with hybrid working options considered
• support the project manager and other FE or project partner staff as appropriate in the development of the blended finance model and business plan
• research opportunities for private sector investment, green finance and other grant income
• lead on the preparation and submission of funding applications as identified to be necessary by the developing plan
• support the procurement of financial and legal advice and support services and act as a key contact for external advisors and consultants alongside the project manager
• support project partners to access legal advice in support of project agreements • provide administrative support to the financial activities of the project (this will include supporting other project staff with procurement, raising purchase orders, processing invoices and financial record keeping)
• support the preparation and submission of project financial claims to DEFRA, including working with project partners to coordinate collection of supporting documentation and evidence
• support partnership working and communication by coordinating meetings, reporting on and distributing meeting minutes and outcomes
• provide administrative support to the project team, including contributing to project reporting and financial tracking
• support research, consideration and application of future sources of funding for the project implementation period
• support development of a blended finance plan and business model during the development phase
• support other team members in the development of other aspects of the project plan as required
• participate in stakeholder engagement and publicity efforts, with especial focus on potential for community fundraising or other income streams
The duties of this post require occasional travel including to remote areas, therefore holding a full UK driving licence would be advantageous. However, Forestry England is willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants that would allow them to do the job by other means.
And any other task reasonably requested by your line manager.
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