Environment Jobs in South West
Full-time (see 'Flexible working')
Location: Flexible within the UK. Home-based, blended or fully office based (from our offices in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh or London).
Closing Date: 11 April 2024
Ref: SB 1200
As our Training and Induction Development Officer, you will empower Home Energy Scotland advisors to become experts, confidently deliver world class customer experiences, and continue their development through ongoing knowledge and skills development.
Who we are
Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.
At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.
Here are some of the benefits we offer:
• We offer an outstanding pension scheme including employer contributions of up to 9%, 11% or 13% (age-linked).
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Private BUPA insurance.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with service-linked increases as well as three goodwill days over the Christmas period.
• Staff wellbeing allowance of up to £25 per month / £300 per year.
Please see our careers page for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.
The team
Our team in Energy Saving Trust manages the national Home Energy Scotland service on behalf of the Scottish Government. Joining our team means joining an award-winning advice service that supports hundreds of thousands of households across Scotland every year to make their homes warmer, more affordable, and sustainable.
The climate emergency and the current fuel price crisis means the work of Home Energy Scotland has never been more important. Our team is making a real difference to people’s lives, and we are also growing rapidly. We need to recruit more skilled and dedicated people to join our team now.
Our team collaborate widely with colleagues in Energy Saving Trust, staff across the Home Energy Scotland network and many other partners across Scotland. You will be working with people and organisations to help tackle fuel poverty and the climate emergency, both directly, and through a network of regional advice centres covering all of Scotland.
The role
The role will lead the development, design and management of training programmes for Home Energy Scotland (HES) advisors, including our advisor induction programme which is certified by the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA).
What you’ll do
Working with the HES content and training developer, customer experience team and knowledge team, you will continuously improve advisor training methods and materials.
You will develop and oversee processes to maintain and improve the skills and knowledge for HES advisors. As well as this, you will integrate accessibility and inclusivity into all training and induction programmes to ensure that diverse learning needs are supported.
What you’ll bring
• Experience in training design and development, with an exceptional portfolio showcasing your work through traditional, digital, multimedia and eLearning channels.
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality, engaging, impactful learning content.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Influential feedback, negotiation and coaching skills.
• A willingness to learn about HES, fuel poverty support, and/or domestic energy efficiency advice.
To apply
Please click 'apply online' to apply via our recruitment portal. We will ask for your personal details, work history and a supporting statement. Applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Applications submitted via email will not be considered. In your supporting statement please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job description.
Applications close 23.59, 11 April 2024. Interviews are intended to be held 17-19 April 2024.
Reasonable adjustments: We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone.
If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch. We will do our very best to support you.
Flexible working: We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in whichever way helps them to perform at their best.
We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.
Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
Diversity and inclusion
Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.
We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and offer guaranteed interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a role.
Nature’s Recovery Officer (Pollinators)
B-Lines are an imaginative and beautiful solution to the problem of the loss of flowers and pollinators. The B-Lines are a series of ‘insect pathways’ running through our countryside and towns, along which we are restoring and creating a series of wildflower-rich habitat stepping stones. They link existing wildlife areas together, creating a network, like a railway, that will weave across the UK.
Avon Wildlife Trust has been working with Buglife (the insect conservation charity) on the B-Lines approach since 2014, enabling us to target work to create continuous swathes of wildlife-rich habitat.
Over the past ten years we have been worked with a wide variety of private landowners and have delivered significant ecological enhancements across the region. This includes the restoration of over 170ha of wildflower-rich grassland and several nature-friendly orchards.
The next phase of B-Lines will focus on the West Mendips, between AWT’s reserves of Folly Farm and Browne’s Folly, with ambitions to scale up and expand this work. As the Nature’s Recovery Officer, you will work with farmers, landowners and communities to grow the network of habitats between these reserves. To ensure climate resilience, you will work on a variety of priority habitats including grasslands, hedgerows, planting in-filed trees and carrying out improvements to woodland edges, all of which are key to the survival of pollinating species.
As the Nature’s Recovery Officer you will:
· Support habitat improvement works on our reserves within the project area.
· Proactively identify sites, providing advice to farmers, landowners and communities, so that they can take action for nature by creating or improving nectar-rich habitats.
· Develop and lead volunteer opportunities, guided by the needs of the landowners and communities you are working with.
· Be supported by the experts at Buglife, who will provide technical advice and training, and ensure that the project is linked to the wider national B-Lines initiative and targeted species recovery where appropriate.
Responsible for
Providing habitat creation & enhancement advice to farmers/landowners and community groups.
Supervision of volunteers & placements.
Supporting habitat improvements on Nature Reserves within the project area.
Overall Purpose of Job
To support nature’s recovery through the conservation and restoration of habitats in the B-Lines project area, on the Trust’s nature reserves and the wider landscape.
Engage local communities and landowners in nature recovery projects.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
For Charity Job
Are you passionate about tackling injustice and oppression?
Are you a great campaigner wanting to develop your skills?
Do you want to be at the forefront of Migrant or Climate Justice campaigning?
Apply for one of our Internships today!
People & Planet is the largest student network in Britain campaigning to end world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment.
We have one of the most respected internship programmes in the sector, where you’ll gain all the experience you need to thrive in the not-for-profit sector. You’ll receive intensive, ongoing training, fantastic support and build up the skills so that, by the time you finish, you’ll be single-handedly managing your own projects and campaigns.
We encourage applications from people with lived experience of climate change, migration or racism, people from BAME communities, LGBQTI communities, people with disabilities,people with caring responsibilities and other groups typically under-represented in campaigning organisations. We are committed to make reasonable adjustments to enable any candidate to show their suitability for a role within People & Planet.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of the hostile environment, applicants must be able to prove they have the right to live and work in the UK.
Apply via our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re on the lookout for a creative Marketing Assistant! Join our Marketing team at a pivotal moment in our digital journey and use your skills to make a difference!
As a key player on our team, you’ll be bursting with ideas for engaging content - and excited to work with your colleagues to realise theirs. You’ll be proud to shout about the work we do and act as a brand ambassador for Life Cycle and our award-winning services.
You’ll be at the heart of our organisation, collaborating across diverse projects that connect disadvantaged communities with affordable refurbished bikes, offer free cycle training sessions for all ages, and promote sustainability by stopping bikes from going into landfill. Your efforts will directly impact the environment and local communities.
The ideal candidate will have some basic camera, graphics and/or copywriting skills – and be eager to learn more. You’ll identify new ways to engage audiences and amplify our charity’s message.
You’ll have the opportunity to take on more responsibilities over time – including managing your own campaigns. We’re committed to staff development: as we grow, we want you to grow too. If this sounds like you, we’d be delighted to have you on our team!
Benefits
- Salary of £21,255 – £22,318. This is pending cost of living increase.
- Pension scheme (5% of salary).
- 31 days holiday per annum (pro-rata).
- Company sick pay.
- Staff discounts on refurbished bikes.
- Cycle to work scheme and Techscheme.
- Free cycle training and an annual bike check-up.
- Discounted Endura cycle clothing.
How to Apply:
Please fill out the anonymous application form available on our website.
To apply for this position please fill out the anonymous application form under the yellow ‘Apply now’ button.
Deadline: 9 am on Monday 8 April 2024
Interviews: Thursday 11 April 2024
We will hold interviews at: Life Cycle Head Office, Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN
Start date: We are looking to have a candidate in post as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us to make Bristol’s parks even better! Our parks are essential for community health and they have huge potential to support urban nature and to cool our cities.
To make parks the best they can be we rely on volunteers. Our network of thousands of park volunteers go the extra mile to bring their park to life and the potential for volunteering across Bristol is huge.
We need a part-time Volunteer Support Officer to assist volunteers and help coordinate their activities. You will work closely with us and Bristol City Council to help make volunteering easy and enjoyable for everyone.
You will make sure volunteers feel valued and help them make a difference to their park by being the first point of contact. You will monitor our inbox, respond to volunteer’s questions, help organise activities and promote volunteering opportunities. You will keep volunteers up to date by sending emails and you will support them to use the volunteer database.
- Location: Primarily home based, with the opportunity to work from shared working spaces in Bristol and regular travel to visit volunteers in parks.
- Contract: Part time (15 hours per week, ideally worked over 3 days) until 31st March 2026.
- Salary: £23,400 FTE (£9,360 for 15 hours)
Flexible working is fully supported. This role would suit someone wanting to fit their hours in around existing commitments.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is a natural people person, able to build relationships easily.
- Is highly IT literate.
- Has experience of using a customer relationship or enquiry management systems.
- Has knowledge of and a passion for Bristol’s parks.
- Sees how IT can improve processes and efficiency.
- Enjoys problem solving and finding solutions.
- Is enthusiastic, positive and can work independently;
- Has a methodical approach to process and an aptitude for accuracy and attention to detail.
- Has experience working with volunteers or as a volunteer.
- Is willing to take an Advanced DBS Check.
Diversity and inclusion
Our beneficiaries come from all walks of life and we want to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. If you share our values and enthusiasm for access to Bristol and Bath’s parks, you will find a home here.
All applicants will be treated equally but we want to build our level of lived experience. We are particularly encourage applications from people who are from ethnically diverse backgrounds, Disabled people, caregivers, or people from low-income households.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.