Budget Management Lead


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£42,665 - £42,665
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Aug 2026
Closing date:	28 Aug 2026

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Summary

The Trees and Forestry Division of the Biodiversity, Land-use and Investment Directorate is looking for a dynamic and committed Budget Management Lead. You will help deliver big ambitions to ramp up woodland creation and management in England, getting more of the right trees in the right places. We are wrestling with tricky issues, including analytically bringing together multiple sources of information to understand delivery positions and working with a broad range of stakeholders. The successful candidate will prioritise leading the financial forecasting aspect of the Programme’s deep dive exercise and support the delivery of the annual Business Planning exercise used to determine divisional budgets. We have a statutory target to reach, a new green finance mechanism to create and an ambitious Government agenda to support including the creation of new national forests.

Reporting to the Head of Budgets and Data this role will focus primarily on supporting the successful delivery of a major government programme, whilst also providing support to the wider Forestry division. The successful applicant will be part of a central, functional team and must be able to work collaboratively with analysts, policy professionals and delivery professionals. The Budget management role is critical to driving forecasts against budgets and reporting to senior stakeholders including the Programme Board on in year progress. This is a great opportunity for budget management professionals looking for a challenging role and those looking to gain project experience.

The role would suit a candidate who is keen to work on a high-profile area with significant political complexity and interest. The role will give you the chance to work at the heart of delivering a government priority and to use your analytical skills as part of a multidisciplinary team to directly shape environmental policy and delivery.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible in light of changing Ministerial priorities. In addition, the post holder may be asked to provide support on wider Departmental/Directorate priorities as needed.

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