Urban Forestry Assistant: Tree Procurement

About City of Trees

We are City of Trees, the Community Forest for Greater Manchester and registered charity. We plant trees, we look after trees, we promote a culture of trees. We plant trees for people; trees to create better, greener places; to boost health and wellbeing; to enhance green skills; and to tackle the climate and biodiversity emergency. We’re rooted here in Greater Manchester, the place we live and work. We are proud to call Greater Manchester home and are passionate about making our region even better, one tree at a time.

Role Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual who can help our team deliver high-quality woodlands across Greater Manchester.  This important role will be based at our new office in Trafford Park within a growing and busy team.  The postholder will be responsible for the ordering and organisation of trees for the team’s woodland planting schemes, making sure trees are ordered and organised, ready for planting. There will be a mix of indoor and outdoor work, supporting the Woodlands Officer and other team members on schemes. This is a great opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in the woodland sector.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

To run and oversee the ordering, collating and organising of all tree deliveries, their record keeping and the allocation of plants to projects. This will involve:

• Regular liaison with the City of Trees team, collating their tree scheme need and creating nursery orders
• Regularly ordering trees from reserved tree stocks from a variety of nurseries
• Assisting with the procurement of trees
• Maintaining a spares list of unused trees and factoring these into future tree deliveries and projects
• Taking delivery of trees– checking on species, quality and numbers and feeding back to nurseries on any issues
• Organise and keep tidy the tree storage areas within the warehouse –
• Liaising with the Nursery Manager at Barnfield Park to coordinate tree collections to match with planting dates
• Keep detailed records of holding stocks with the nurseries allowing traceability of trees from delivery to site
• Checking of nursery invoices, coding to different projects and passing onto the finance team for payment
• Assisting the Woodlands Officer and Forestry & Operations Team on site visits to new or previous woodland creation schemes
• Assisting the Woodlands Officer with writing up site visit notes, GIS mapping and recording of data
• Obtaining prices and quotes for woodland creation materials, ensuring compliance with City of Trees Trust procedures and policies
• To order woodland creation materials as requested
• Assist with regular stock taking of planting materials in the warehouse
• To assist with the preparation of appropriate regulatory information regarding planting schemes to the Forestry Commission (Public Register and EIA Enquiry Form)
• To work in a flexible manner and to undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the job.
• To undertake informal and formal training as agreed.
• To carry out duties with full regard to Equal Opportunities, Child and Vulnerable Adult and Health and Safety policies.
• To travel around Greater Manchester as required.
  

The Perks

• Flexi-time
• 25 days paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays (pro- rata)
• Training and development opportunities
• Employer match 8% contribution pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comprehensive health & wellbeing package

How to Apply

If you are interested in the role, head to City of Trees, download the application form and then submit your completed application form to our HR Team at hr@cityoftrees.org.uk .

The closing date for applications is Thursday 11^th Decemember 2025 at12pm.
Interviews will be held at City of Trees office in Trafford Park on Wednesday 17^th December 2025.