Programme Administrator – Energy Redress

Energy Saving Trust; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental organization in the UK is seeking a Programme Administrator to manage grant funding efficiently. The role involves financial administration, checking grant claims, and supporting colleagues. Ideal candidates should have strong administration, numeracy skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Additionally, this position offers flexible working arrangements within various locations across the UK.

Qualifications

• Strong administration and numeracy skills.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to follow clear processes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out checks on grant claims to ensure they meet criteria.
• Support the application process by preparing panel packs.
• Help keep administrative systems and records accurate.
• Provide programme support including preparation for audits.
• Respond to enquiries and provide customer service.

Skills

Strong administration and numeracy skills

Excellent attention to detail

Good organisational skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Confidence in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Job description

Overview

Working for Energy Saving Trust

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers.

Our mission is to address the climate emergency, and being a part of this effort makes working for us meaningful and rewarding.

We’re a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting:

• energy efficiency
• low carbon transport
• sustainable energy use

We work with governments, businesses and individuals to deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as the UK transitions to net zero.

We’re committed to creating an engaging, supportive and inclusive workplace for everyone, and providing opportunities for development.

We’re always looking for committed people with a diverse set of skills and experiences to help us achieve our goal.

Our roles are either blended to one of our offices, or home-based. We’re happy to chat about flexible working and our blended working model with you at the interview stage. Our offices are located in:

• London
• Edinburgh
• Cardiff
• Belfast

Programme Administrator – Energy Redress

Issue Date: 22 September 2025
Closing Date: 3 October 2025
Position Ref: GA 1411
Location: Flexible within the UK. Home-based, blended or fully office based (from our offices in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh or London).

Hours: Full-time, fixed term until 31 March 2026
Salary : £24,570 per annum (depending on experience)

The team

You will be part of our Renewables team, working on the Energy Redress scheme. The team manages funding that helps charities and organisations support people in vulnerable situations, improve energy efficiency, and deliver projects that cut carbon and tackle fuel poverty.

We are a supportive and collaborative team with a strong focus on accuracy, fairness and impact. Working with us means you will directly contribute to ensuring that vital grant funding reaches the organisations and communities that need it most.

The role

As a Programme Administrator, you will play an important role in making sure that our grant funding is managed efficiently and fairly. Your work will focus on financial administration, carrying out checks on grant claims, and supporting colleagues with key processes that help charities and community groups deliver life-changing projects.

This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You’ll be helping to process claims, manage data, prepare documents for funding panels and ensure we meet the highest standards in administration and reporting.

What you’ll do

• Carry out checks on grant claims to make sure they meet our criteria, following up with applicants and colleagues as needed.
• Support the application process, including preparing panel packs, drafting grant offers, and gathering due diligence information.
• Help keep our administrative systems, databases and financial records accurate and up to date.
• Provide programme support including preparing for audits, collating information for funders, and monitoring project data.
• Respond to enquiries and provide excellent customer service to applicants and stakeholders.

What you’ll bring

• Strong administration and numeracy skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to follow clear processes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of providing excellent customer service.
• Confidence working with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• The ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

For more information, please see job description: JD – Programme Administrator- GA 1411

Applications close 23.59, 3 October 2025. Interviews are intended to be held mid October.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

We will ask for your personal details, work history and a supporting statement. Applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.

In your supporting statement please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job description. Applications submitted via email or without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Reasonable adjustments: If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch with or call reception on. We will do our very best to support you.

Flexible working: We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in whichever way helps them to perform at their best.

We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity and inclusion
Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

How do I apply for a vacancy?

Please use our recruitment portal to apply. The application form will ask you for:

• your personal details
• your employment history
• a supporting statement

In your supporting statement, clearly outline your suitability for the role and why you want to apply for the job. We’re unable to accept email applications.

You can check the progress of your application by logging into the recruitment portal at any time. We review every application we get and if you’re shortlisted for interview we’ll let you know as soon as we can.

Due to the volume of applications we get, we can’t reply to everyone. If your application is successful, you should hear from us within three weeks.

We will ask for your personal details, work history and a supporting statement. Applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.

In your supporting statement please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job description. Applications submitted via email or without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

People and policy Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best. We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

How to apply

Please use our recruitment portal to apply. The application form will ask you for your personal details, employment history and a supporting statement.