Climate Change Community Delivery Lead

Climate Change Community Delivery Lead
35,946 per annum pro rata  29.6 Hours per week
2 year fixed term contract
Coleford/Agile

Are you a passionate advocate for combating climate change? Do you want to make a lasting impact on the environment and engage our communities in sustainable practices and programmes? The Forest of Dean District Council is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our Community Wellbeing team as a Climate Change Community Delivery Lead.

Our district is already a special place. We are looking for candidates that will help us improve it, making it an even better place to live, learn, do business and enjoy. To do this successfully, we need to remember its rich cultural and economic heritage and to build on the area as an aspirational place with a reputation for nurturing amazing people.

Join us to celebrate this wonderful area; its towns, its communities, and help them thrive, by delivering good quality well paid jobs, enhancing our education provision, improving housing options and the social mobility of our young people. 

About the role…

As a Climate Change Community Delivery Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving our climate action initiatives and empowering local communities to take part in the collective effort using a strength-based approach.

You will be key for the implementation and delivery of the Council’s Climate Emergency and related Community Wellbeing objectives in the district, through a ‘Climate Change Community Engagement Programme’, with a focus on outreach and engagement at the community level

You will have the responsibility to lead on raising awareness, educating and enabling climate related actions, and its associated co-benefits with community groups and residents across the district, supporting communities with grants, initiatives and programmes that encourage community action. Having the ability to build relationships and positively influence stakeholders is an important part of this role.

For more information about this role please check the attached job description.

You will need…

• Experience working in a climate/ environment, citizen/ community engagement or similar role;
• A qualification in your area of expertise, equivalent to a degree or relevant experience of five years;
• Ability to deliver on commitments and take ownership of own caseload and reshaping of plans, to deliver required outcomes.
• Project management and/or project coordination experience.

Special Conditions…

• There may be a requirement to work at other Publica Group (Support) Ltd and/or client locations to meet the needs of the business
• You will be expected to work reasonable additional hours in line with the needs of the service
• Ability to travel/ access to a vehicle for work purposes and a Full UK Driving License
• DBS Check
• This post designated as politically restricted in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. Politically restricted post holders are restricted from canvassing on behalf of a political party or for a person who is, or seeks to be, a candidate for election to a local authority, the House of Commons, or the European Parliament.

You will be employed by Publica Group Ltd which was created by four partner Councils (Forest of Dean District Council,West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council, and Cheltenham Borough Council)  to deliver more efficient and improved services. 

What can we do for you…

• Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
• Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
• 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice
• Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
• Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 5% of your earnings
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with huge tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
• Access to digital financial advice (covering your pension scheme, mortgages and other finances)
• Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
• Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury
• Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary

To apply for this position please click on "apply now" within this page to complete an application form and supporting statement together with your CV. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It’s important that we’re a good fit for each other, so let us know what’s important to you and why you want to work for Publica Group Ltd.  Your CV will not be available to the hiring manager unless you are shortlisted for interview to assist with our non-biased screening process so please ensure you complete the application form in full.

It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities.

Accredited of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies - Please state this within your covering statement or in a separate email.

Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical questionnaire; provide references;  proof of identity; nationality and immigration status; three years’ employment or education history (if applicable) and, in some cases, verification of criminal record.