Outdoor Learning Officer

About Us

The National Forest Company (NFC) is leading the creation of a restored forest landscape in the
heart of the Midlands, an area left scarred by years of coal mining and heavy industry.

Since 1995, we’ve been creating a forest on a scale not seen in England for 1,000 years and so
far we’ve planted over 9 million trees across 200 square miles across parts of Leicestershire,
Derbyshire and Staffordshire. And we aren’t finished yet…

This is a crucial moment in the development of both the National Forest and the National Forest
Company, with a new 25-year vision for the National Forest, a new corporate plan for the
company, and a renewed focus and purpose in light of the urgency of climate change.

200 square miles, three decades, 9 million trees planted, and forest cover having increased
from 6% to 22% – we have a track record of making things happen. The National Forest is one of
the boldest environmentally-led regeneration initiatives in the country, and we are now looking
to expand our team to achieve our vision of connecting children and young people with the
Forest and nature. We believe trees are the catalyst for change, enabling nature, society, and
the economy to thrive by working together. We believe a positive future is possible – and we
can show it’s happening, here and now.

We’re seeking an Outdoor Learning Officer to join our small team on a full-time, permanent
basis.

The Benefits

• Salary range of £31,681 – £34,279 per annum
• Annual bonus
• Option to join the Civil Service Pension scheme
• 30 days’ annual leave and 10.5 days public and privilege holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme – a free and confidential 24/7 telephone advice service
  available to staff
• Flexible working
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Gym membership discounts

If you are a qualified Level 3 Forest Leader with experience of working with schools and/or
young people in an outdoor learning setting, this is a fantastic opportunity to help our
environmentally-focused organisation increase the number of children and young people engaging
in and benefiting from regular, quality outdoor learning.

Your expertise will be integral in making our ambitious plans a reality, ensuring schools have
access to the outdoor learning resources and skills they need, enriched by access to our
National Forest.

The Role

As an Outdoor Learning Officer, you will lead, and support the development of, projects which
promote outdoor learning in the National Forest.

You will establish relationships with schools, education partners, funders, providers and the
wider education sector. Co-ordinating support to enable schools to become more independent in
their delivery of outdoor learning, you will seek to increase participation from urban schools
in deprived areas.

Additionally, you will:

• Identify training needs to co-ordinate a programme of high-quality and relevant training
• Establish, support and promote ‘Champion Schools’ as a demonstration of best practice
• Collate and disseminate stories and lessons learnt

About You

To be considered as an Outdoor Learning Officer, you will need:

• Experience in a relevant field or outdoor learning provision
• Experience of building strong cross-sector networks within the education and/or environment
  field
• Experience of project planning and management, including monitoring budgets and performance
• Proficiency in IT, including Office 365
• A degree, or equivalent
• A level three Forest Leader qualification

The closing date for this role is 2nd April 2024.

Experience working with different funding streams and/or grant programmes would be beneficial
to your application, as would knowledge of educational settings, environmental issues,
woodlands and natural habitats.

Other organisations may call this role Project Manager, Outdoor Learning Co-ordinator, Outdoor
Learning Project Officer, Education Project Manager, Forest Leader, or Project Co-ordinator.

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are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all
applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business
and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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