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The City of Doncaster Council puts in improving the life of its residents at the centre of everything we do. We are looking for a confident and ambitious individual to help transform/improve/deliver Trees and Woodland Projects. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Environmental Sustainability unit, working within the Natural Environment team based at the Civic Office. The ES-NE is responsible for co-ordinating and driving activities to support carbon reduction and nature recovery across the city, in line with Doncaster’s Environment and Sustainability strategy. The role will focus on delivering this objective through tree planting and woodland creation, to support the delivery of Doncaster’s “One Million Trees” challenge. The successful candidate will work closely with the Trees and Woodland Development Officer to increase the amount of tree cover in Doncaster by co-ordinating planting projects on public and privately owned land. You will facilitate woodland creation schemes and tree projects of various types and sizes, applying appropriate technical and regulatory requirements to deliver works across all project management stages of planting. You will contribute to the development of a Trees, Woodland and Hedgerow Strategy for Doncaster. You will work with internal and external stakeholders, providing advice, support and positive engagement through multiple avenues to ensure projects are successfully delivered efficiently, effectively and to specifications set. You will need to be resourceful, reliable, thorough, enthusiastic, flexible, and resilient. You will need to be able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team and be able to engage and motivate others. In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefits schemes. More information on the benefits available to you as a City of Doncaster Council employee can be found in the attached benefits book. Please ensure you view the job summary and job profile as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria. Shortlisting will take place week commencing 18th August and it is anticipated that interviews will be held week commencing 25th August 2025. For further details please contactJulia Foster . To apply please click the Apply Now link below.#J-18808-Ljbffr