Job Description

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Reference number

423776
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Salary

28,255
GBP
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Job grade

Other###

Contract type

Fixed term###

Length of employment

Until 30 June 2026###

Business area

SF - Operational Delivery###

Type of role

Other###

Working pattern

Full-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Dingwall

About the job

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Job summary

Highland and Islands Conservancy has a team of 26 staff based at the Conservancy office in Dingwall. The Conservancy covers 41% of Scotland's land area and includes the Highland, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland local authorities and leads on the Cairngorms National Park. There is 418,000 hectares of woodland in the Conservancy.



The Conservancy has a large case workload with many sensitive cases, administering 2-2500 ha of Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) woodland creation applications each year. Timber production is still rising with many private woodlands coming into production for the first time. There are 248 approved private forest plans covering 152,000ha of forest. There are 2 Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) Regions within the Conservancy. There is considerable potential to increase woodland creation.



The Conservancy contains the largest areas of peatland in the UK, including the flow country and many designated sites, making much of our casework sensitive and close working with NatureScot essential. Much of Scotland's native woodland lies within the Conservancy and improving the management and condition of these is a priority for the team. The Conservancy also contains most of the Crofting Counties and is helping to unlock the woodland potential on croft land and the many community managed woodlands across the Conservancy. The Conservancy also works closely with the UHI Scottish School of Forestry.

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Job description

The Case Support Team plays a key part in providing support to the Conservancy across a range of tasks. You will provide administrative support for the Conservancy's Grants and Regulations function and also an information and enquiry service to agents and the general public. You will also assist with general administration and/or finance to provide support to the Operations Team and the Office Manager to enable business needs are met.###

Person specification

Experience

Essential:

Experience of team working, preferably in an office environment; Experience of handling multiple tasks; Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages such as Outlook, Word and Excel.


Desirable:

Previous experience of grants and regulations administration; Strong numerical skills.

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Selection process details

Please see our recruitment portal for further details.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.###

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.###

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.###

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Simon Mayson Email : simon.mayson@forestry.gov.scot
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Recruitment team

* Email : Resourcing@forestryandland.gov.scot