Environmental Projects Officer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Norwich; Híbrido; GBP 35.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working

Descripción de la vacante

Norwich City Council's Environmental Strategy Team is seeking an officer to develop initiatives and bids for funding on fuel poverty, energy efficiency, retrofit and nature recovery projects. You will build stakeholder relationships, write funding bids and report outcomes to funders and committees.

The role covers council housing, operations and the city, with hybrid working and a focus on data analysis, policy evaluation and delivering results against climate objectives.

Formación

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in environmental, social or business management.
• Experience in data analysis and evaluating policy options is required.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Develop initiatives, identify funding sources and write bids for fuel poverty, energy efficiency, retrofit and nature recovery projects.
• Lead development and delivery of Warm Homes retrofit and nature recovery projects.
• Manage internal and external projects and relationships with partners, funders, NGOs and contractors.
• Develop and coordinate funding and support for tenants and residents to alleviate fuel poverty.
• Acquire and analyse data to target fuel-poor and retrofit-priority homes in council housing and private housing.
• Report project outcomes to funders and committees.
• Manage the service's response to FOI requests and councillor questions.
• Liaise with colleagues, councillors, MPs and strategic partners.
• Raise awareness of climate change, fuel poverty, retrofitting and adaptation with organisations.
• Support programmes aligned to council policy on climate change, fuel poverty and biodiversity.
• Promote and implement council corporate strategies, policies and practices on environmental management.
• Carry out other activities of a similar level of responsibility.

Conocimientos

Data analysis

Policy evaluation

Stakeholder engagement

Written and verbal communication

IT skills

Educación

Undergraduate degree in environmental, social or business management

Descripción del empleo

This post sits in the Environmental Strategy Team at Norwich City Council, where the officer develops initiatives and bids for funding on environmental projects. The core work is building stakeholder relationships, writing funding bids and delivering projects on fuel poverty, energy efficiency, retrofit and nature recovery, and reporting outcomes to funders and council committees. Scope spans the city, council operations and the council's social housing stock, and hybrid working is offered. Candidates need data analysis and policy evaluation skills, and an undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.

What the job involves

• Develop initiatives, identify funding sources and write bids for fuel poverty, energy efficiency, retrofit and nature recovery projects
• Lead the development and delivery of Warm Homes funded retrofit and nature recovery projects
• Manage internal and external projects and relationships with partners, funders, NGOs and contractors
• Develop and coordinate funding and support for tenants and residents to alleviate fuel poverty, including Warm Homes and Great British Insulation schemes
• Acquire and analyse data to target fuel-poor and retrofit-priority homes in council housing and private housing
• Report project outcomes to funders, the Climate and Environmental Emergency Executive Panel and other committees
• Manage the service's response to FOI requests, councillor questions and other democratic service requirements
• Liaise with colleagues, councillors, MPs and strategic partners
• Raise awareness of climate change, fuel poverty, retrofitting and adaptation with organisations
• Support programmes aligned to council policy on climate change, fuel poverty and biodiversity
• Promote and implement council corporate strategies, policies and practices on environmental management
• Carry out other activities of a similar level of responsibility

What’s required

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in an environmental, social or business management topic, or equivalent experience or capability

Experience

• Experience of working on equality, social change and environmental issues
• Experience producing comprehensive formal documents
• Experience of information management, including GDPR and accurate record keeping
• Experience developing stakeholder relationships and collaborating with other organisations

Skills & knowledge

• Working under pressure to tight deadlines
• Analysing reports and data and evaluating policy options
• Attention to detail for accurate data and quality customer contact
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Working flexibly in a small team and collaboratively across the council
• Good IT skills, including spreadsheets, databases, word processing, email and web searches

Other

• Enthusiasm and commitment to social and/or environmental improvement