Head of Forestry Office and Direct Funding | Leitung der Geschäftsstelle Forst / Direkte Förderung (w/m/d) beim Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz Nordr
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Job Summary
This leadership role involves managing the Forestry Office and Direct Funding unit for the North Rhine-Westphalia State Forestry Enterprise (Wald und Holz NRW). Based in Münster, the successful candidate will oversee the approval process for forestry and timber industry funding programs, managing an annual budget exceeding €30 million. Day-to-day responsibilities include coordinating between the Ministry and regional forestry offices, handling complex legal and sanction cases, and ensuring quality assurance in funding procedures. The role also focuses on the digitalization of funding programs and the optimization of internal processes. This position is particularly attractive due to its high level of responsibility, the opportunity to shape state-wide environmental funding strategies, and the security of a permanent public service contract (A 15 / EG 15) with flexible working arrangements and comprehensive health management benefits.
Required Skills
Education
Completed law studies with First and Second State Examinations (minimum grade 'satisfactory'), or qualification for the higher general administrative service, or qualification for the higher forestry service.
Experience
- Professional experience in grant and budgetary law is highly advantageous
- Proven leadership experience in a professional environment
- Experience in public speaking and delivering professional presentations
- Experience in handling complex legal cases and sanction procedures
- Experience in the public sector at a level equivalent to A 14 or EG 14 pay grades
- Professional background in strategic and conceptual interdisciplinary thinking
Languages
Additional
- Must meet the requirements for public service pay grade A 15 or EG 15. The role is based in Münster. Applicants must be eligible for the higher civil service career path in Germany.