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Title  

Visitor Services Manager

Reference     (Please mention Stopdodo/Environment Jobs in your application)
Sectors   Sustainability, Climate, CSR, EMS
Location   Scotland (South) - UK
Salary   £42,668 - £46,480 plus benefits
Type   Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status   Full Time
Level   Mid Level
Deadline   21/06/2020
Company Name   Forestry and Land Scotland
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Website   Further Details / Applications
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Description  

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is an agency of the Scottish Government, and manages Scotland’s national forests.

Nationally, we are a major provider of outdoor recreation opportunities across Scotland. We manage a wide-ranging portfolio of visitor destinations including six Forest Parks. The work we do makes a significant contribution to the local and national visitor economy as well as ensuring our national forests deliver a wide range of social benefits.

Our South Region is diverse and comprises Tweed Valley & Galloway Forest Parks, Galloway Dark Sky Park, all of the 7stanes Mountain Bike centres, the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire Biosphere and a land reclamation programme in the East Ayrshire coal area. It is an extremely busy and dynamic Region to live and work in.

The Visitor Services (VS) Team, which this role leads, is responsible for providing a high quality visitor experience through managing the recreational facilities and engagement with visitors, on-site business and event organisers and participants. Projects and partnerships often require working at pace with a clear vision of best outcomes for FLS and Scottish Government.

The key responsibilities for the role will include:

You will lead a team of professionals, planning and managing a quality visitor experience.

You will work with a wide range of stakeholders, such as visitors and communities, partner businesses, national VS teams and other regional staff colleagues. You will report directly to the Regional Manager to ensure integrated working with Land Management activities for the region and operate as part of the Leadership team for the South Region.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website:

www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk

hr@forestryandland.gov.scot

Please quote ref 50560

Closing date: 21st June 2020, 23:55

No recruitment agencies please.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all sectors of our diverse community.

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