Innovation Programme Manager

Locohome; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization at the forefront of retrofit and clean heat innovation! As an Innovation Programme Manager, you will lead a variety of exciting projects that aim to make retrofitting more accessible. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with community energy initiatives and work alongside diverse stakeholders to secure funding for transformative projects. With a focus on sustainability and a commitment to innovation, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of energy efficiency in the UK. If you are passionate about making a difference and possess strong project management skills, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• Minimum two years managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong track record in securing project funding from diverse sources.

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovation and consultancy projects, securing funding and managing relationships.
• Lead the evaluation of sustainability initiatives and manage team members.

Skills

Project Management

Effective Communication

Team Leadership

Academic Research

Policy Research

Knowledge of Retrofit and Renewables

Funding Acquisition

Education

Project Management Qualification

Tools

Google Sheets

Excel

Slack

Customer Relationship Management Tools

Job description

• Salary: £33 to 40k FTE, depending on experience.
• Schedule: 0.6 to 1.0 FTE
• Location: Glasgow-based
• Contract: permanent
• Deadline: applications considered as they are received

BACKGROUND

We are committed to further innovation to make better retrofit more accessible, building on the following pilots. This is an opportunity to work at the leading edge of retrofit and clean heat innovation in the UK. Reporting to the CEO, the innovation programme manager will develop and deliver the cooperative’s portfolio of innovation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver a programme of innovation and consultancy projects.
• Secure funding by developing bids and managing relationships with funders, partners and diverse stakeholders.
• Manage our knowledge base.
• Carry out external benchmarking.
• Engage with research and public policy.
• Lead our internal process of evaluating and improving triple bottom line sustainability (social, environmental and economic).
• Depending on the skills of the leading candidate, take responsibility for the reliable operation of one or more internal IT systems.
• Manage team member(s).

Skills And Experience

Required

• At least two years experience successfully managing complex projects of more than 6 months duration and involving multiple parties.
• Track record in securing project funding from public, private or third sector sources.
• Project Management qualification or equivalent familiarity with PM principles.
• Effective team leader, coordinating complex interdisciplinary teams across organisations and locations.
• Effective written and spoken communicator. Effective presenter.
• Demonstrable skills in academic research and writing.
• Aware of domestic retrofit, renewables.
• Experience of policy research and engagement.
• Confident with Google Sheets or Excel which we use for project planning and budgeting.
• Comfortable with managing IT platforms such as customer relationship management, website, collaboration tools.
• Confident with collaboration tools such as Slack.

Preferred

• Experience with community energy projects.
• Experience working with the construction trades.
• Line management experience.

Location

• You should be based within a commutable distance of our office in central Glasgow.
• There will be a mixture of office working, events in the community and flexibility to work from home.
• We serve households and communities across Glasgow City Region.

Schedule

• 0.6 to 1.0 FTE.
• This role involves community engagement events in evenings and at weekends.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for team members who share our commitment to our aims, mission and values.

• Making a change of career or sector and bringing relevant transferable skills.
• Returning to work after an absence, such as for caring responsibilities.

Legal right to work

You must have a legal right to work in the UK. We are not currently in a position to act as a sponsor.

HOW TO APPLY

Don’t rule yourself out – let us decide! Or enquire for further information ([e-mail]). Talk to us if you bring some but not all of the skills listed. We aim to define roles around the right people.

• A cover letter explaining why you think you’d be a good fit with Loco Home Retrofit and with the role.

We would like to have our new colleague in place as soon as possible. We will review applications as we receive them. The first round interview will be by Zoom. The second round will be in person and we’ll pay reasonable travel expenses.

We want to encourage and enable applicants of diverse backgrounds and life situations. Please let us know if there is something we can do to give you an equitable opportunity to apply for this role.

FUNDER

Supported by Postcode Innovation Trust, thanks to Players of People’s Postcode Lottery.