An opportunity to support your community on Shetland to drive climate action. The Highlands & Islands Climate Hub is fully funded by the Scottish Government and is one of a network of Climate Action Hubs established across Scotland. It's purpose is to support and empower communities to develop local solutions to make the transition to net zero and climate resilient living. The role of Development Officer will be to support communities throughout the region to collaborate, network and assist community groups in design, development and delivery of community led climate action projects. Signposting, networking and taking a proactive approach to join people and communities together.
To apply, please complete a Job Application Form , and submit with the Equality Monitoring Form to enquiries@hiclimatehub.co.uk by Friday 24th May at 5pm. Informal enquiries are welcome, and can be made to Hub Manager Joan at joan@hiclimatehub.co.uk.
Website Link: hiclimatehub.co.uk/vacancies
Community Development Officer for Shetland Islands
Postcode: ZE1 0LL
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Additional Requirements:The post holder will be subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.
Location:Hybrid home and office working. Minimum 2 days per week in the office. ECCAN’s offices are at 14 Forth Street, Edinburgh EH1 3LH, approximately 10mins walk from Waverley rail station.
Responsible to ECCAN Network Lead
JOB PURPOSE
The role of Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) Community Climate Co-ordinator will be to contribute towards the delivery of ECCAN’s key outcomes and outputs as listed below (Main Objectives of the Hub 2024-25). The post-holder will support community groups throughout Edinburgh to collaborate, network, and assist community groups in the design, development, and delivery of community-led climate action projects.
In line with ECCAN's objectives and values, we are interested in hearing from candidates from under-represented backgrounds and identities and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
The post is fixed term until March 2025 with ambition to continue in year 2025-2026, subject to funding confirmation.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network is Edinburgh’s Climate Hub, The Hub is fully funded by the Scottish Government and one of a network of twentytwo Climate Action Hubs established across Scotland to offer networking,
support, and encouragement of co-ordinated community-led climate action.
The Hub has been operating since March 2024 and is a membership organisation supporting diverse communities, community groups and individuals throughout Edinburgh.
The vision of the overall Hub Programme defined by Scottish Government is -
‘a network of climate action hubs providing a vehicle for communities to come together and engage in collective
climate action, supporting the just transition to net zero and climate resilient living, and driving wider change.’
Main Objectives of the Hub 2024-25
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
Qualities
Qualifications
A degree in a related subject relevant to climate would be desirable however evidence of work experience in the community sector will be given equal weighting.
Equal Opportunities
ECCAN values diversity and is committed to providing equal opportunities for all staff and applicants regardless of race, gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. ECCAN makes
hiring decisions based solely on experience, skills, and the needs of the charity at the time. Please tell us if you have access needs for the recruitment process.
Are you excited by the thought of working for an organisation whose mission is to inspire changes in behaviour to improve our environment, the quality of people’s lives, their wellbeing and the places that they care for? If you answered yes, please read on……
Who we are
Keep Scotland Beautiful is your charity for Scotland’s environment.
Our vision is for a clean, green, sustainable Scotland. We are a practical organisation working with communities, schools, businesses, local and national government, public bodies and individuals to help combat climate change, tackle litter and waste, restore nature and biodiversity and improve the places we care for.
We support the ambitions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
We offer a fantastic benefits package in return for your talent. These include but are not limited to a generous pension scheme; hybrid working; development opportunities; a 35-hour work week along with an annual free volunteer day to take your skills or interests to support others. We operate a hybrid working policy, which allows a balance between home/remote working and coming to our wonderful, new office Hub in Stirling.
What the role is
Reporting to the Campaigns and Social Innovation Manager, the Campaign Support Officer will support the development, administration, communications and delivery of a range of campaigns and projects with a specific focus on marine litter programmes and projects including our Upstream Battle Campaign.
Some travel may be required for this role.
What you’ll need to have
We are looking for enthusiastic and creative individuals with:
• Experience of campaign development and delivery;
Desirable skills include:
Does this sound like you?
If you feel you have the elements to be our Campaigns Support Officer, we would love to hear from you.
The Community Links Worker programme, funded by EVOC & Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership, is delivered in partnership with GP Practices and the 3rd sector to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care.
The Community Link Worker (Maternity Cover) will be employed by Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust and will work as part of three practice teams (Gracemount, Liberton and Inch Park) in the South East locality of Edinburgh to provide 1:1 person-centred and practical support to people in contact with the GP practice team.
Taking a person-centred approach, you will work with individuals to enable them to identify personal outcomes and priorities for their health and well-being and link them to local, city and national activities and support services.
The postholder must have experience of working with people who are facing complex social and emotional circumstances, a strong understanding of the challenges affecting people living in areas of disadvantage in relation to living well, extensive effective interpersonal skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis as well as experience in networking and relationship building with other professionals and organisations.
PVG: This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. Application will be processed for the successful candidate.
About Us:
The Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust is a successful and widely respected independent charity that undertakes community-based environmental projects, working with partners to improve the quality and accessibility of greenspaces in and around Scotland’s capital city. We believe that quality local greenspaces can have a positive impact on the health and well-being of individuals, particularly those living in disadvantaged areas.
We have a brilliant opportunity for a dynamic and experienced head of programme delivery to join our team.
As the head of programme delivery, you will play a pivotal role in leading and overseeing the successful execution and development of a portfolio of Scottish Government funded and related programmes. We are looking for a strategic leader who can drive excellence in programme management, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality outcomes.
Who we are
Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.
At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.
Here are some of the benefits we offer:
Please see our careers page for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.
The team
This role will lead delivery of all our work that is grant funded by the Scottish Government and other related work. Situated in the energy department, the Home and Business Energy Scotland team delivers a portfolio of programmes and projects.
Importantly, this includes our management of Home Energy Scotland (HES) and Business Energy Scotland (BES) as well as a range of other programmes including the Scottish Government’s Green Heat Installer Engagement Programme, management of the Scottish Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) register, provision of advice tools and reporting on low and zero emissions heating and other renewable energy, plus other projects.
Home Energy Scotland is an award-winning advice service that supports hundreds of thousands of households across Scotland every year to make their homes warmer and more affordable and to reduce carbon emissions. Business Energy Scotland provide free and impartial support to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) save energy, carbon and money. The Green Heat Installer Engagement Programme provides assistance and support for businesses in Scotland to help them to participate fully and effectively in the green heat supply chain encompassing low and zero-emissions heating, energy efficiency and microgeneration installations.
What you’ll do
You will provide strategic and operational leadership and manage and develop the work of the department to effectively contribute to Energy Saving Trust’s mission of addressing the climate emergency, including:
What you’ll bring
You will be a strong leader and people manager, with the ability to inspire and support dispersed teams to achieve objectives. You will have a track record of successfully delivering a variety of complex programmes concurrently, which is underpinned by your proven strategic planning, budget and contract management skills and your strong customer and client orientation. You will have excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder relationship management skills and an ability to work effectively with and present to senior stakeholders.
You will need to have ideas to solve problems and foresight to identify opportunities for us to have even more impact. You will be excellent at prioritising tasks and delivering effectively within a demanding environment, with the determination to ensure targets are met and high-quality services delivered.
The successful candidate will be good at analysing data and other information to mitigate risk and make informed decisions and must have excellent writing skills and fluency with Microsoft Office products. You will have an excellent understanding of Scottish heat in buildings, energy efficiency and fuel poverty policy and of the wider landscape across the UK or may have worked on other areas of important work across different Government contracts and have the ability to acquire this knowledge rapidly.