Climate Action Co-ordinator

De Montfort University; Leicester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A British university in Leicester is seeking a Climate Action Co-ordinator to lead a groundbreaking project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. This role involves coordinating community-led initiatives, engaging diverse stakeholders, and managing project deliverables. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a collaborative spirit, contributing to meaningful impact in the community. This position offers a competitive salary and the chance to work within a dynamic team focused on sustainable development.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating community-led projects.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong skills in communication and marketing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities from planning to delivery.
• Engage with community partners and stakeholders.
• Support financial administration and reporting.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Data gathering

Impact measurement

Report preparation

Communications and marketing

Job description

Job Description

Climate Action Co-ordinator

Requisition Id: 323

Job Location: Gateway House

Full-time/Part-time: Full-time

Employee Weekly Hours: 37.00

Maximum Salary: 31,236.00 GBP

Minimum Salary: 26,707.00 GBP

Market Supplement

Application Closing Date: 11/01/2026

Main duties and responsibilities

De Montfort University is working in partnership with five community organisations to deliver an exciting 3-year project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund (Climate Action Fund) in Leicester. Together, the partners have developed the new Leicester Environmental Action & Future (LEAF) partnership hub project to serve diverse and disadvantaged communities across Leicester to engage them in achievable and relevant climate action activities and learning. LEAF supports DMU’s United Nations Academic Impact Hub Chair status for Sustainable Development Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) by empowering grassroots organisations to lead climate action from the ground up, ensuring the agenda is inclusive, locally relevant, and co-created. The project is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund Climate Action Fund. Each partner has a programme of agreed activities, deliverables, outcomes and associated budget over the 3-years of the project.

To deliver the project, we are recruiting a Climate Action Co-ordinator to support training and development and administration of community-led climate action or sustainability projects.

Faculty/Directorate

The United Nations Academic Impact Hub Chair for Sustainable Development Goal 11 is a unit based in the directorate of Executive, Governance and Legal Services. The Climate Action Co-ordinator will be a key member of the Sustainable Development Goal 11 Hub Chair (SDG Hub) team at DMU. The hub is based in Heritage House at De Montfort University, Leicester, along with colleagues from across the University.

The Role

The Climate Action Co-ordinator will work closely with the Climate Action Officer, the hub associate director and DMU’s Education for Sustainable Development academic lead. As well as working with the LEAF partners and DMU staff team, the post-holder will work alongside 3 freelance consultants engaged to support the project with specialist knowledge in evaluation, organisation development and PR and communications. The postholder will be based within the DMU Sustainable Development Goal Hub in Heritage House on the university campus, but will have opportunities to meet, visit and work with the five community partners at their centres.

The ideal candidate

Working as part of a team, the post holder will coordinate activities from planning through to delivery, including stakeholder engagement, data gathering, measuring impact, and supporting reporting requirements for the National Lottery Community Fund. The role involves creating communications and marketing materials, supporting PR activity, and helping promote opportunities to diverse communities and across DMU’s faculties, including student volunteering. The post holder will assist the Associate Director, ESD academic lead, and UNAI SDG Hub by preparing reports, managing databases, ensuring accurate data collection, and contributing to project plans and regular progress updates.

They will liaise with community partners, DMU academics, students, and external stakeholders to maintain positive relationships and ensure broad participation. The role also includes monitoring activity to evidence impact, supporting financial administration such as processing invoices and expenses, and acting as a first point of contact for queries.

For more information about the role please click here to view the job description and person specification.

The salary for this role will be at the bottom of the salary grade/band.

Contact

If you would like a confidential conversation about the role or would like to use an alternative method to apply for this post, such as audio or video recording please contact the line manager Dr Mark Charlton, Associate Director of the United Nations Academic Impact Hub at DMU on [e-mail]