Employer: Scottish Forestry
Location: Remote working (anywhere in the UK)
Working hours: Full-time
Salary: £36,987 - £39,459
Closing date: 10:40 am on Sunday 15th November 2026
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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
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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 the Civil 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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