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Senior Partnership Officer

  • Full time
  • £32,025 – £34,884
  • Edinburgh (hybrid of home and office working)
  • Closing 21st November 2022


  • Advertised from 11th November 2022
  • (35 hours per week) - 9 months fixed term maternity cover (with the possibility of an extension) pro rata
  • + 8% employer pension contribution

Role

Are you looking for a new and fulfilling opportunity? We are looking for a Senior Partnership Officer to take a lead role on the frontline against fuel poverty in South East Scotland.

If you are adept at building and nurturing effective partnerships with external organisations, raising awareness of services, and delivering innovative and strategic projects, then we need you.

Home Energy Scotland is a free and impartial energy advise service that provides key support to Scottish householders on energy efficiency, renewables, transport and water advice. We also help people to access funding support to feel warmer in their homes, save money and live more sustainably; reducing their carbon impact.

This role will see you collaborate with a range of partners, including local authorities, the NHS, registered social landlords, and other third sector organisations, to ensure that Home Energy Scotland is able to reach as many households as possible, particularly those at risk of fuel of fuel poverty. An externally facing position, you will have excellent relationship-building skills and be confident in identifying opportunities that fulfil the objectives of Home Energy Scotland and partner organisations. You will act as a representative for our team at a range of meetings, conferences and events to promote our services.

You will have experience working in a partnership setting, working with local government and third sector organisations. You will have excellent communication and networking skills and an eye for a great opportunity for collaboration and be accustomed to reporting and analysing the impact of all activities.

Our team delivers advice in a range of settings including phone, face to face and via home visit and training events. We also receive third party referrals via a digital solution, and key to this role is the promotion of these services.

Benefits

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Application notes

To apply: please visit our website to complete an online applicationWorking at Changeworks | Changeworks

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 21 November 2022

Interviews: Monday 28 November 2022

For further information about this post please contact Jamie Gray on 07584 739361

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