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Community Energy Development Officer, CB23 6HL

Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambourne

Hybrid

GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Community Energy Development Officer to join a dedicated team focused on sustainable economic growth. This role involves collaborating with community groups to implement energy projects that promote low carbon lifestyles and reduce fuel poverty. The ideal candidate will possess strong financial and technical skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community while working in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about renewable energy and community engagement, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellbeing package
Flexible bank holidays
Paid volunteering hours
Employee Recognition Awards
Access to development opportunities
Discounts through Cambs Rewards
Salary sacrifice scheme for additional leave

Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of renewable energy and energy-saving projects.
  • Ability to communicate complex topics to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Work with community groups to develop energy projects.
  • Support initiatives aimed at reducing fuel poverty and promoting net zero.

Skills

Financial Skills
Technical Skills in Renewable Energy
Communication Skills
Project Management
Workshop Facilitation

Education

Degree in Environmental Science or Related Field

Tools

Software Tools for Project Management

Job description

Community Energy Development Officer, CB23 6HL

Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage. A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family. Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme. Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances. Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings. Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth. Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day. Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network. Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards. An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes. Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About the role

The Economy and Climate Change team plays a key role in supporting sustainable and inclusive economic growth across Cambridgeshire and one important aspect of this is working with communities to reduce energy consumption and develop a variety of energy projects, in line with their vision and aspirations. We are looking to appoint a Community Energy Development Officer to help deliver our work with schools and the wider community to help deliver net zero and reduce fuel poverty and inequalities. You will work with a wide range of community groups and other stakeholders to bring forward a range of energy projects to support low carbon lifestyles for our communities. This is a great opportunity to join a supportive and friendly team working across a number of the Council's functions. If you are someone with strong financial and technical skills combined with an ability to communicate with a variety of audiences and a desire to make a difference across Cambridgeshire, this could be a great role for you. Our office base is Sackville House, Cambourne, with flexibility to work in alternative Council office locations, as well as homeworking. The post is fixed term for 2 years with the possibility of being extended / made permanent. For further information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Eithne George, Head of Economy and Climate Change at eithne.george@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Interviews will be held in person at on Wednesday 9 April at Sunley House, Papworth Everard.

About you

You will have a good understanding of the technical and financial aspects of renewable energy and other energy saving projects and a keenness to develop your knowledge in this area. You will be able to constructively work with groups and stakeholders on projects of a variety of sizes and types to understand viability challenges and manage their resources efficiently, to deliver successful projects. Being competent with software tools is essential. Enabling constraints mapping for projects and being able to support groups in a workshop setting to learn to use these skills too will be required. You will enjoy working with communities and have a clear and constructive communication style, when explaining technical and financial issues to a non-technical audience. You will have an excellent written style and be able to develop copy for websites and other resources and guides for communities. You will also be proactive in seeking out best practice from other authorities and public sector partners regularly.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Job Overview

ID: 1410296
Date Posted: Posted 2 days ago
Expiration Date: 02/05/2025
Location: Cambourne
Competitive

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