Location
Chelmsford, Essex | United Kingdom
Job description
Climate Action Manager
Fixed Term, Full Time
Up to £52,762 per annum
Location: Chelmsford
Working Style: Anywhere worker
Closing Date: 26th March 2024
Please note this role will be offered on a 9 month fixed-term contract or secondment basis.
About us
At Essex County Council (ECC), we’re committed to taking robust action on climate change and significantly reducing carbon emissions. The Essex Climate Action Commission is an independent group with over 30 members including local councillors, academics, business people and young people which was set up to advise on these issues. The Commission published its plan for Essex in July last year. In response, ECC published its first climate action plan in November 2021 detailing a £200m investment over 4 years. Together we’re working with other local councils and public sector organisations, as well as with individuals, businesses and schools, to identify ways to mitigate the effects of climate change, improve air quality, reduce waste across Essex and increase the amount of green infrastructure and biodiversity. When it comes to tackling the climate emergency, Essex is full of ambition, and we’ll encourage you to be the same.
About the role
You will support the Climate Action Commission and work closely with with Councillors, senior leaders and expert teams across the council, to contribute to the development and delivery of ECC’s climate action plan. You’ll also foster partnership working with local and national government partners. We’ll look to you to provide support on climate issues to teams across the council, supporting them to develop their own in-service climate action plans and turn them into a pipeline of deliverable projects. This will include embedding climate targets into every kind of service delivery across ECC, and tracking progress on our £200m climate action plan. You will also lead on nurturing and growing ECC’s internl staff climate network, enabling them to develop new climate initiatives.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Experience of environmental project delivery or policy development in the public sector is essential. An exceptional communicator, you’ll be confident working with political leadership and senior leaders. A good grounding in national climate policy and legislation is essential. You’ll also bring broad understanding of low carbon buildings, energy, transport, waste, green infrastructure, water conservation, and climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as wider sustainability measures. Experience of partnership working to achieve environmental objectives is essential, and you’ll know how to source and develop funding applications.
To read more about us please visit: Climate, Environment and Customer Services
Why Essex?
Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.
Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.
We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.
What you should do next
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.
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