Community Tree Planting Projects - Senior Officer

The Tree Council is the national charity that brings everyone together for the love of trees. Now in our 50th year, we and our partners are helping tackle the climate and biodiversity emergencies and adding social value through planting and caring for trees, hedgerows and orchards with communities across the UK.

In August 2024, The Tree Council was appointed to deliver National Highways’ ambitious new programme to establish 3 million trees across England over the next five planting seasons, with the first phase to 31 March 2025. SP Energy Networks have also confirmed a four-year partnership to plant with communities in central and Southern Scotland. These two new programmes complement our ongoing, multi-award-winning programme with Network Rail, which has already established more than 350,000 trees in 180 communities since 2020.

We’re looking for a Community Planting Projects Senior Officer, with minimum three years’ experience managing tree planting programmes in the field. Someone who can support our Head of Major Planting Projects across all three programmes this coming season. You must be able to show a deep understanding of tree works, tree establishment and tree care, such as an arboricultural qualification, or a degree in a closely related discipline, or employment in a related topic or equivalent. You must also possess excellent people skills and be inspired by the idea of working in a small, ambitious team, in a fast-paced environment.

JOB PURPOSE:

• Support the Head of Major Planting Projects to deliver this exciting multi-partner programme in partnership with local authorities, community groups and volunteer Tree Council Tree Wardens.
• Build strong, positive relationships with successful grant applicants so that projects are delivered on time, with good aftercare and monitoring plans in place, together with detailed budget recording and reporting.

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