Grant Funding Support Officer - Tree Planting
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,697 to £31,848 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2025 |
| Location: | Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7BQ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Surrey County Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | SCC/TP/288447/3056_1748609813 |
Summary
The starting salary for this position is £29,697 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
This is a 24-month fixed-term contract or secondment opportunity.
We're on the lookout for an exceptional individual to fill our important role of Grant Funding Support Officer - Tree Planting, within the Tree Planting & Establishment Team. This is an opportunity to both support and contribute to meeting our ambitious 1.2 million tree initiative, as part of the Council's Climate Change Strategy.
The role works flexibly, blending office, site and home-based working, with a requirement to be on-site at either Merrow (Guildford), Dakota (Weybridge) or Woodhatch Place (Reigate) as and when required. You may also be required to undertake site visits throughout the County, supporting the liaison of residents, community groups, volunteers and council members.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Role
The Tree Planting & Establishment Team are delivering, championing, and facilitating the creation of tree planting projects within and beyond Surrey County Council's estate. We work with partners, volunteers and engage the community to meet our large-scale planting targets. The Grant Funding Support Officer will provide specific and fundamental support for our essential, ongoing external grant funding programme. Working with the wider team, you will contribute to the overarching goal of our tree planting objectives, and Surrey's Greener future.
The programme has been successful in over 10 different grants and funding submissions totalling over £1.3million. Your support will be vital to the continued success of the work to meet our Tree Planting targets by maintaining the administrative processes to meet mandatory reporting deadlines associated with our multiple grants, and support our business as usual, including some administrative support for volunteering days and tree planting events.
Working in the heart of our climate change agenda, increasing the canopy cover for Surrey with biodiversity at the forefront, will be a chance to make a difference and play a role in meeting our target. Without our external grant funding we may not be able to deliver our strategy aims. With your organisation, support and data management we can continue to contribute to our residents and our greener future.
This is a dynamic environment, where every day is a learning experience. You'll have the chance to grow professionally, acquiring new skills and knowledge to support your professional development. Through cross team working you will collaborate with experienced colleagues, subject matter experts, and receive peer to peer support.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position your CV and answers to the questions below will clearly evidence:
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to interpret guidance and be a team player
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders
- High level administrative, analytical and IT skills
- Experience of collating accurate data and working with spreadsheets
- An interest in the environment would be welcomed too
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and as part of this role you will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to upload your CV and answer the following questions:
- Tell us about your involvement with data management when working on a previous project or programme
- Describe a time when you had to juggle multiple tasks with tight deadlines. How did you prioritise and manage your time to ensure success?
- Describe the qualities that you possess that makes your application for this role stand out above other applicants.
Answers to these questions will be scored and used for shortlisting purposes. Please use the information contained in the advert and attached job description to help inform your answers.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 19th June 2025. Interview date to be confirmed.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Local Government Reorganisation
Surrey County Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation which will allow us to implement the Government led policy of devolution, which is all about giving more powers to local areas.
Currently, Surrey has a two-tier council system, with 11 district and borough councils and a county council, all responsible for different services. All these councils will be reorganised into a smaller number of new unitary councils which will come into effect in April 2027. At this point, this role will be transferred, with all existing terms and conditions intact into one of the new unitary councils.