Woodland Carbon Code Coordinator

Job summary

About the team

The Woodland Carbon Code team in Scottish Forestry is responsible for the management and development of the Woodland Carbon Code (WCC), a carbon standard whose use is rapidly expanding. We work with project developers, buyers and intermediaries on the development of new projects, as well as with validators and verifiers who third-party check all projects.

The Woodland Carbon Code team is part of the Policy and Practice team at Scottish Forestry. Scottish Forestry is an agency of Scottish Government. Our purpose is the sustainable management and expansion of forest and woodlands to deliver more for Scotland.

Job description

What you will do

This is an exciting time in the development of the Woodland Carbon Code, one of the world’s leading domestic carbon standards.

The Woodland Carbon Code Co-ordinator will support the WCC team and regional teams in vital work to ensure that the Code continues to operate effectively. You will have opportunities to help shape the future of the Code as it enters the next phase in the development of the woodland carbon market.

You will support project developers as they take projects through the Woodland Carbon Code registration, validation and verification process, provide administrative and technical support to the Woodland Carbon Code team, help to create and refine new administrative systems and build strong working relationships with project developers delivering carbon projects.

This is an opportunity to help shape a rapidly evolving work area to scale up our response to the climate emergency.

Main Duties

Manage operational functions for the Woodland Carbon Code, working closely with project developers and forest agency teams across the UK and assisting with promotions and marketing.

Operations and development

• Work with other team members in managing the running of the Woodland Carbon Code and the UK Land Carbon Registry – ensuring the following actions are completed efficiently: account applications, registrations, validations, verifications and carbon unit issuances and transfers
• Work with project developers to achieve key milestones within permitted timescales
• Provide support as needed for the running of the WCC’s governance
• Provide information and advice to teams across Scottish Forestry, the Forestry Commission the Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Forest Service.
• Manage information and records on the UK Land Carbon Registry and other platforms (including MS Excel and MS Teams)
• Participate in systems management and updates, identifying efficiencies and improved ways of managing carbon projects
• Contribute to initiatives to develop the Woodland Carbon Code to enable it to be at the forefront of best practice in the voluntary carbon market
• Contribute to the wider activities of the WCC team as required

Promotion and marketing:

• Contribute to WCC marketing initiatives and WCC communication channels. This includes webinars, blogs and social media to update market participants
• Support the team with website maintenance and updating market participants
• Liaise with project developers across the UK to help them engage efficiently with the Woodland Carbon Code

Person specification

Success Profile

The Success Profile below set outs the essential and desirable elements that make up the vacant position - you’ll be expected to demonstrate these elements in your application and/or during your interview and/or assessment.

Experience

Essential:

• Experience in information management demonstrating attention to detail in managing, organising and analysing data
• Flexibility and enthusiasm for learning new skills and acquiring technical knowledge in a quickly evolving new work area
• Ability to form effective working relationships across different teams or stakeholders across the UK
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and ability to show initiative

Desirable:

• Understanding of the UK Woodland Carbon Code, Peatland Code and/or experience of applying voluntary standards and certification schemes to projects
• Understanding of forestry, environment and/or land management, particularly key issues and constraints in the context of afforestation projects
• Knowledge and interest in environmental issues and desire to contribute to combatting the climate emergency

Technical

Essential:

• Demonstrable ability to work with data and write concise, accurate reports
• IT proficiency (especially strong Excel skills as well as the rest of the MS Office suite) and ability to work with new software and platforms
• Demonstrable written and verbal communication skills

Desirable:

• Ability to extract useful evidence and compelling communications from multiple sources and complex information
• Project management qualification or equivalent experience
• Experience working with GIS (or willingness to learn)
• A degree level qualification or equivalent experience that demonstrates an understanding of the environment, carbon accounting or data management

Behaviours

On the application form you’ll find four free text boxes to provide your behaviour responses. Please note, you’re only required to provide evidence against the below behaviours on your application. This means that if less than four behaviours are noted, you can leave the relevant free text(s) box blank on your application:

Behaviour 1 and Lead Criteria: Managing a Quality Service

Behaviour 2: Working Together

Behaviour 3: Changing and Improving

Behaviour 4: Delivering at Pace

What we offer you

If successful, you will be entitled to a wide range of benefits, the detail of which can be found here.

Additional information

We believe it’s important to create an inclusive and supportive work culture, and we welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background.

It’s important you complete the entire application form (where relevant) in sufficient detail – this will give you the best chance of being invited for interview and/or assessment. Where a vacancy attracts a higher number of applications, only ‘Behaviour 1 - lead criteria’ will be assessed at sift stage. However, it is still important that you complete the entire application form in sufficient detail, as there is no way of knowing that a vacancy will have a high number of applications.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,987, Scottish Forestry contributes £10,715 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• 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%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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

To apply, please click the link to apply and complete our online application form.

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

Security

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

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

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)
• 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 (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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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.

Diversity and Inclusion

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

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : sfrecruitment@forestry.gov.scot
• Email : sfrecruitment@forestry.gov.scot

Recruitment team

• Email : sfrecruitment@forestry.gov.scot

Further information

If you believe the Civil Service Recruitment Principles have been breached, you can submit a complaint to the Head of People and Organisational Development - they will assess compliance with the Principles, but will not review the decision(s) of the recruitment panel.

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