Wildlife Resources Manager
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,089 to £32,724 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | NE48 2HP |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 416872/1 |
Summary
This is an exciting time to join Forestry England's Wildlife Management team. We are changing how we approach wildlife management with more volunteers and contractors supporting our professional team of wildlife rangers. You will:
- Work with teams across the organisation to develop and implement Forestry England’s Vision for Wildlife Management with a focus on volunteer lead control of squirrel, deer, mink and other species, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of volunteers and supporting the development of opportunities in this specialist area of wildlife management.
- Respond to enquiries related to squirrel and deer control volunteering and provide advice and support to teams to enhance understanding of their roles and responsibilities when managing volunteers, leading control tasks, and establishing new volunteer opportunities.
- Audit and record volunteer-led squirrel and deer control activities to ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures, including Health and Safety, risk assessments, training, record keeping, and delivery of a high-quality volunteer experience.
- Support appropriate volunteer behaviour and assist with the resolution of any conflicts, encouraging respectful and timely communication between staff and volunteers involved in wildlife management.
- As your role develop we expect increased involvement in the management of a range of contracts including those for species control, survey work and larder systems
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
You will provide support across England so you should expect regular travel and some time away from home. Your reporting point will be Bellingham where a hot desk will be available. Other Forestry England locations can be considered. Home working will be available alongside regular office attendance.
- deliver District Wildlife management strategies through volunteer lead activities
- you will represent Forestry England professionally and positively, acquiring a working knowledge of all the operations it undertakes
- understand safe use of firearms in accordance with current legislation, best practice, and Forestry England policy, and procedures
- understand the requirements of the British Quality Wild Venison standard
- recognise mammal impacts
- support wildlife surveying/monitoring
- liaise with permission holders operating on Forestry England Land
- collaborate with internal teams to engage with external partners and stakeholders, facilitating partnership and third-party volunteer opportunities in squirrel and deer control
- manage the selection and recruitment process for volunteers, overseeing the programme and supporting teams through induction, training, and ongoing coordination
- support volunteers and colleagues to deliver engagement activities and educational events related to grey squirrel and deer management and broader woodland biodiversity issues
- promote and support the use of the Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) across relevant teams to effectively manage volunteer data, communications, and progress
- work with colleagues to ensure the CRM and other record-keeping tools are accurately maintained, with compliance to GDPR and relevant data protection standards
- liaise with teams across the organisation to share best practices, coordinate approaches, and address issues related to squirrel and deer control volunteering
And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
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