Senior Climate Adaptation Officer

Leicestershire County Council; Leicester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is seeking a Climate Resilience professional to lead climate adaptation work at County Hall, Leicester, delivering policy development and stakeholder engagement. You will work with partners and communities to analyse data, produce reports and run workshops.

The post requires an environmental degree, policy experience, strong communication and leadership, and a commitment to accessible services. Flexible working options may be discussed.

Qualifications

• To apply for this post, you must have an environmental degree or equivalent qualification with knowledge of environmental management and climate adaptation.
• Experience in developing and managing environmental policies, strategies, projects and initiatives including climate adaptation.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data to produce reports for diverse audiences.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to negotiate and influence to achieve outcomes.
• Experience in leading or managing staff and delivering high performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead on development and delivery of climate adaptation work in the Climate Resilience Delivery Plan.
• Support development and delivery of environmental policies and strategies with internal and external partners.
• Produce technical and non-technical reports and deliver workshops requiring data interpretation for broad audiences.
• Present data and information to elected members, communities and stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Data interpretation

Education

Environmental degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £45,309- £49,407 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed term until 31/03/2029

Closing Date: 1st November 2026

Interview Date(s): W/C 16th November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Climate Resilience team to play a leading role in delivering the Council’s commitments and strategic outcomes on climate adaptation and the environment.

About the Role

You will lead on and support the development and delivery of our climate adaptation work as set out in the Climate Resilience Delivery Plan (https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/environmental-policies-and-reports)

You will support the development and delivery of environmental policies and strategies. You will work in partnership with both internal and external partners and stakeholders as well as local communities, while building and maintaining effective working relationships.

You will produce technical and non-technical reports and deliver workshops, that require analysis and interpretation of data and information. You will be required to present data and information to a broad range of audiences, including elected members and local communities.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• A relevant environmental degree, other equivalent qualification(s) or equivalent work experience in an environmental area. You should specifically have thorough knowledge of environmental management and climate change adaptation and associated legislation and statutory duties.
• Experience of developing, delivering and managing environmental policies, strategies, projects and initiatives, including those relating to climate adaptation.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data and information to produce technical and non-technical reports for a broad range of stakeholders.
• The ability to work with a range of partners and stakeholders, including in workshop settings, and of building and maintaining effective working relationships across sectors and levels of seniority. This should be supported by excellent communication and presentation skills as well as the ability to negotiate, shape and influence to achieve successful outcomes.
• Competency in connecting with communities and localities through listening, dialogue and understanding community needs to bring about collaborative and inclusive solutions to complex problems.
• Experience of managing staff, including demonstrable evidence of delivering high performance through leadership.
• The ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, to agreed targets and sometimes to tight timescales.

In addition, we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.We are a Disability Confident Employer.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion,please contact:

Nathan Adams :Team Manager – Environment

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]