Forest Centre Manager
CompanyForestry Commission
Location
Fineshade, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/9/2026
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Occupation Type
Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
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£33,400
(£17.13 per hour)
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Description
Fineshade
Job Summary
What you’ll do…
As a Forest Centre Manager you will be responsible for the recreation operations. You will be managing the recreation team, overseeing health and safety compliance, managing the budget with a focus on increasing income generation, contract management and overseeing asset management. Working with internal and external stakeholders you will be enhancing and delivering an excellent visitor experience.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
For the Fineshade role this will be across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. You will be based from our office at Fineshade, NN17 3BB.
The duties of this post require the applicant to have a full current driving licence that enables them to drive in the UK. However, the Forestry Commission is willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants that would allow them to do the job by any other means. This role will require occasional weekend and public holiday working.
Job Description
Key responsibilities & accountabilities
Job Summary
What you’ll do…
As a Forest Centre Manager you will be responsible for the recreation operations. You will be managing the recreation team, overseeing health and safety compliance, managing the budget with a focus on increasing income generation, contract management and overseeing asset management. Working with internal and external stakeholders you will be enhancing and delivering an excellent visitor experience.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
For the Fineshade role this will be across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. You will be based from our office at Fineshade, NN17 3BB.
The duties of this post require the applicant to have a full current driving licence that enables them to drive in the UK. However, the Forestry Commission is willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants that would allow them to do the job by any other means. This role will require occasional weekend and public holiday working.
Job Description
Key responsibilities & accountabilities
- lead and manage the recreation team through coaching, support and promoting a positive and inclusive culture
- ensure compliance with health and safety guidance, and communicate the importance of working safely, to manage risks across operations for staff, volunteers, the general public, and contractors.
- manage income and expenditure against budgets and report on variances, identifying areas for commercial growth
- undertake contract management for recreation-based contracts such as cleaning, vegetation management and gate locking
- lead on building and asset management, including facility inspection audits and civils programmes
- work closely with other departments such as Sustainable Land Management, Civils, Ecology, Estates and Marketing
- lead and manage the recreation team through coaching, support and promoting a positive and inclusive culture
- ensure compliance with health and safety guidance, and communicate the importance of working safely, to manage risks across operations for staff, volunteers, the general public, and contractors.
- manage income and expenditure against budgets and report on variances, identifying areas for commercial growth
- undertake contract management for recreation-based contracts such as cleaning, vegetation management and gate locking
- lead on building and asset management, including facility inspection audits and civils programmes
- work closely with other departments such as Sustainable Land Management, Civils, Ecology, Estates and Marketing
- build and maintain good working relationships with external partners, tenants, and concession operators
- participate in relevant internal meetings providing updates and site information
- represent Forestry England at external meetings when required
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential professional and technical experience
- evidence of working within a busy recreation / public facing role in a similar environment
- managing or supervising staff, volunteers, contracts, and contractors
- experience of managing health, safety and wellbeing including accident investigation and reporting
- understanding of budget management
- competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications and ForesterWeb
Desirable Professional And Technical Experience
Essential
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
How To Apply…
- understanding of Forestry England recreation management practices
- knowledge of managing volunteers
- experience of managing internal and external events
- managing tenant and/or partnerships
Essential
- a GCSE in Mathematics and English or functional skills equivalent
- a degree or equivalent in relevant discipline
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Changing and Improving
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
How To Apply…
You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.
You will be assessed on experience, and strength based questions during your interview.
The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –
Leadership
Making Effective Decisions
Changing and Improving
Seeing the Big Picture
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.
If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first.
Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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.
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
You will be assessed on experience, and strength based questions during your interview.
The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –
Leadership
Making Effective Decisions
Changing and Improving
Seeing the Big Picture
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.
If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first.
Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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.
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) (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).
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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).
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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
- Name : FC Recruitment Team
- Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk
- Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.