“National Forestry Office’s Management of Public Forests in France: Overview of Center Ouest-Aquitaine DT’s Territorial HR Department”

A major player in the forest-wood sector, the National Forestry Office (ONF) brings together more than 8,200 professionals. In Metropolitan France and overseas, the ONF manages nearly 11 million hectares of public forests belonging to the State and local authorities.

The DT Center Ouest Aquitaine includes, in addition to the functional services of the DT (SG, Financial Service, HR Service, PSI, MCBS and ACS), 8 territorial agencies and a Studies and Works agency.
The scope of the Center Ouest-Aquitaine DT covers 4 new regions: New Aquitaine, Brittany, Pays de Loire and Centre-Val de Loire. With the particular case of the forests of the department of Allier which is administratively attached to the DT Auvergne Rhône-Alpes but whose massifs will be managed by the Berry-Bourbonnais Territorial Agency integrated into the DT Center Ouest-Aquitaine.

850 people are in charge of managing 535,000 ha of public forests. The Center Ouest-Aquitaine DT shares four biogeographic contexts: the oak grove, the coast (it covers the entire Atlantic seaboard), the Landes plateau and the mountains.

The territorial HR department is structured into 3 areas of activity: 1 public law and private law management area, a vocational training and skills area and a prevention and quality of life at work area.

The HR Department ensures the territorial application and implementation of the HR policy adopted by the national HRD and the territorial director in all its components (management, expertise, advice, animation) with a working community of around 900 people. . It provides advice and decision-making support in the areas of HR management, training and skills, and occupational health and safety. It facilitates social dialogue. It supports change management. The department manages workforce planning and payroll. He participates in all consultations / negotiations with the social partners (CSA, specialized training SSCT, CSE and CSSCT). The service includes 22 people spread over several sites requiring a great deal of autonomy.

The Prevention and Quality of Life at Work division is made up of a division manager, 4 health and safety technicians and 2 safety coordinators