Environmental Projects Officer

This interesting and varied post involves working with internal and external stakeholders to develop initiaitives, funding streams and deliver and report on projects which may relate to fuel poverty, energy efficiency, decarbonisation and nature recovery. The scope of activity includes projects for the city of Norwich, council operations and the council's social housing stock.

Job Description

The post holder will build stakeholder relationships, collaboratively develop initiatives, bid for funding, deliver projects and report outcomes to help create a Climate Responsive, Fairer and Future-proof Norwich, as set out in the council’s We are Norwich, community led plan.

Responsibilities

• To act as the lead officer in the development and implementation of projects and initiatives relating to the council’s Sustainable Warmth Strategy and implementation plan. This process should be aided through the identification of appropriate best practice and by acquiring and analysing relevant data to identify opportunity to bid for external funding and manage internal and external relationships and projects.
• Identify funding sources, write bids, promote and manage projects in collaboration with internal and external partners, to deliver environmental and sustainable warmth strategy objectives, report outcomes to stakeholders including to funders and the Council’s Climate and Environmental Emergency Executive Panel (CEEEP) and other committees as necessary.
• Support a range of programmes aligned to council policy and strategy for tackling climate change, fuel poverty and promoting biodiversity improvement in the council estate and across the city, by developing and managing relationships with key stakeholders including funders, local government organisations, anchor institutions, local and regional NGOs and contractors.
• Develop and coordinate the council’s funding and support offering to tenants and residents to alleviate fuel poverty by developing and coordinating the delivery of processes to disburse funds from ECO4, HUG and Great British Insulation Scheme and other similar funding schemes, in association with partners.
• Acquire and analyse data from internal and external sources and work with partners to target homes in fuel poverty and/or are priority for retrofitting across the council’s social housing estate and in privately owned housing in the city.
• Assist the Service to establish and maintain effective communication and liaison with colleagues, Councillors, MPs, external organisations and key strategic partners and individuals. This includes managing the services requirement to respond to FOI’s, Cllr’s Questions and other democratic service requirements.
• Work with relevant internal and external organisations to increase the awareness of climate change, fuel poverty, retrofitting and adaptation.
• To carry out other activities that fall within the scope of this post that are of a similar level of responsibility. To promote and implement the Council’s corporate strategies, policies and practices in relation to environmental management.
  
  

Skills Required

Knowledge and experience

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

Skills And Abilities

• An enthusiasm and commitment for social and/or environmental improvement
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to analyse reports and data and explore and evaluate policy options
• Conscientious/ attention to detail to ensure accuracy of data and quality of customer contact
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work flexibly as a member of a small team, and to work in collaboration with others across the council
• Good IT skills including setting up and manipulating spreadsheets and databases, word processing, email, web searches
  
  

Educational Requirements

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

Why work for us

Our council is full of people who have chosen to work in local government because they want to help others and make a difference to their lives or the environment in which local people live.

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We offer our employees a competitive pay and benefits package. Whether you’re looking for a new career, promotion, flexible working opportunity to fit with your home life or a sideways move – we have a variety of challenging employment opportunities for everybody.

Norwich City Council offers the opportunity to work with great people who are passionate about promoting Norwich and the services the council provides. We also offer good career prospects with competitive rates of pay, generous holidays and working arrangements to suit all lifestyles.

Equal Opportunities Policy

The council is committed to a policy of equality opportunity in employment, in recruitment and the services we provide. Applications are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post regardless of sex, gender reassignment, race, ethnic origin, disability, age, marital status, domestic responsibilities, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. People with disabilities are guaranteed an interview provided they are suitably qualified and/or experienced.

Candidates will be considered for shortlisting on the factual information on their application form. Therefore it is important to give as much detail as possible including information about experience gained outside employment.

Benefits

We offer our employees a competitive pay and benefits package and are proud to have the Living Wage accreditation. Whether you’re looking for a new career, promotion, flexible working opportunity to fit with your home life or a sideways move – we have a variety of challenging employment opportunities for everybody.

• All employees are eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Paid holiday entitlement starts at 26 days per annum and increases with length of service to a maximum of 33 days per annum. This is pro rata for part-time employees
• In addition to the statutory public holidays, we grant an additional statutory day leave at Christmas
• Norwich City Council supports its employees through the provision of occupational health and employee assistance support