Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Hexham, North East England, NE48 2HP About the job Job summary What youll do As an Administration Support Officer (Procurement), you will provide day to day administrative support for the acquisition, records management, and disposal of VME. You will play a key role in supporting and helping to develop the high quality of service delivery required to support business units across Forestry England and wider agencies.By Joining Forestry England, you will work for the largest provider of outdoor recreation in England and a world leader in sustainable forestry and conservation.This post will report to the Mechanical Engineering Fleet Support Manager (Procurement). Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you. Where youll work The role will be based in our office at Bellingham, Northumberland. You will be expected to work flexibly as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will provide a wide range of specific administrative duties and work with colleagues who are based at different sites. To support this, some infrequent travel may be required. Job description The successful candidate will become part of an evolving asset management team and report directly to the Fleet Support Manager (Procurement). The role requires: working closely with our stakeholders and customers alongside wider finance and commercial teams to ensure that all acquisition and financial transactions are concluded on a timely basis using appropriate public sector frameworks accurately manage data to enable accurate forecasting ensuring that the department meets all required assurance and regulatory compliance ensuring that data is handled within Forestry Englands financial guidelines flexibility regarding reasonable adhoc tasks requested by your line manager The post holder will be given the opportunity to progress their career through identified training plans and ongoing professional development. Person specification Essential professional and technical experience demonstrable experience of working in a customer focused environment good organisational ability and administrative skills a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages in particular Word, Excel and Outlook a collaborative approach to working with others and strong interpersonal skills experience of handling administrative and financial data to a high level of accuracy and efficiency demonstrate determination, resilience, and ability to work well under pressure and at pace to meet tight challenging deadlines Desirable professional and technical experience knowledge and use of fleet management software, including asset records and invoice payment working experience of procurement, engineering or fleet industries experience in working as part of a wider team across geographical areas highly proficient in Microsoft Excel / Microsoft SharePoint experience of operating in a fast-paced delivery environment Benefits Alongside your salary of £26,123, Forestry Commission contributes £7,567 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme. 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every years service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays. STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app. free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury. a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies. Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website. Things you need to know Selection process details You will be asked to upload your CV and 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. The Behaviours being assessed at interview are Working Together Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteamforestryengland.uk. 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. Security 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) 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 Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. 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). Apply and further information 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). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : FC Recruitment Team Email : fcrecruitmentteamforestryengland.uk Recruitment team Email : fcrecruitmentteamforestryengland.uk Further information 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.servicesforestryengland.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment. Apply at advertiser's site Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail