Green Streets Development Manager

It is an exciting time to work with the White Rose Forest (WRF). From protecting our natural
environment to improving the health and wellbeing of our local communities and adapting to
climate change, the role of England’s Community Forests and tree planting has never been more
important. The WRF is also helping to deliver the larger Northern Forest project between
Liverpool and the Yorkshire coast.

We have support and funding in place from across local and national Government and our
respective partnerships, and we have set ambitious targets to plant millions of trees across
our part of Yorkshire over the next few years.

To help us achieve these targets we are now recruiting a Green Streets® Development Manager to
build on our existing Green Streets® programme and ensure the principles of high-quality urban
tree design is embedded with partners across North and West Yorkshire. Green Streets® aims to
improve air quality, make urban spaces more attractive for business investment and to encourage
active travel.

You will work primarily with local authority partners to ensure our Green Streets® principles
best practice is understood and shared across the WRF including the establishment of a Green
Streets® Local Authority Partnership, providing essential data and evidence to help inform
decision makers and upskilling the WRF and partner delivery teams to raise the standards in
this area.

This role will require you to work closely with the wider WRF team to include Green Streets® as
a key part of the WRF Plan 2025-2030 (currently being written) and the WRF Delivery Pathway
(programme delivering new trees and woodlands). You will also provide varied and flexible
support to your colleagues, dependent on workload and priorities. At different points in time
this support could include: engaging with promotional activity / events; supporting engagement
and/or consultation activities.

To be successful within the role, you will require sound, previous experience within a similar
role, with demonstratable experience of effectively working as part of a multi-disciplinary
team across different technical areas.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are a must. You will also be required
to have high level analytical and numerical skills to evaluate and interpret data to produce
clear reporting.

A degree or professional level, relevant qualification, is also essential for the Green Streets
Development Manager Role.

The Green Streets Development Manager, as with all members of the central WRF team, will work
from home without an office base, however, there is the requirement to attend locations spread
across North and West Yorkshire as required by the needs of the organisation. You will
therefore require a driving licence, or the ability to travel to such locations.

In return, during your time with WRF, you will receive a competitive rate of pay, 33 days
annual leave each year (including bank holidays), enhanced sick pay provisions, enrolment into
the pension scheme plus other benefits, including working with an experienced and passionate
Team.

Please email [email protected] with your full CV and a
covering letter detailing why you are interested in the role or to request the full job
description of the role. The closing date for applications is 12th May 2024 with anticipated
interview dates from w/c 20th May 2024.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community.