About the job

Location: Remote-based with regular UK travel

Number of Positions: 1

Salary: £26k-£28k per annum FTE

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: 12 months*, full-time or part-time will be considered.

*Potential for extension or permanent contract, subject to funding and performance.

Application Deadline: Midnight on the 12th January 2025

Interview Date: Monday 27th or Wednesday 29th January 2025

Anticipated Start Date: Early to Mid-February 2025

The Opportunity:

Do you have a strong understanding of sustainability, proven communication and presentation skills and a desire to educate, engage and inspire others? Read on!

We’re looking for a Sustainability Education & Engagement Officer to work within our fantastic education team, supporting and delivering our many and varied programmes, including the Sustainability Leadership Skills Programme, Green Careers workshops, Carbon Literacy and Green Skills Bootcamps.

If you’re a highly articulate, enthusiastic and organised team player with a sound background in sustainability and strong communication and presentation skills, we want to hear from you!

We are based in a quirky office in Oakham, Rutland – a beautiful town with lots to offer. As an education charity, we are firmly committed to personal and professional development and the role will provide learning and professional development opportunities. We offer flexibility within this remote role, 25 days’ holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the opportunity to be part of something exciting, rewarding and forward-looking.

About the Role:

This is a people-focused sustainability role that will enable you to support real, practical, and positive progress on sustainability and climate change through education and engagement. We’re an established and growing charity and a friendly team with big ideas. This role is remote with national in-person delivery throughout the year.

We are looking for a new team member to deliver the following:

Working within our Education team, deliver our Sustainability Leadership Skills Programme, Green Careers, Carbon Literacy, Sustainable Futures and other impactful programmes.
Develop and deliver relatable and engaging outreach programmes, targeting support at those in less privileged circumstances, ensuring fairness and equality of access to learning for a green and secure future.
Work with partners in academic institutions and other organisations to develop partnerships and co-delivered programmes.
Attend events, conferences and panel discussions as a representative of Change Agents UK.
Research new developments in ESD, green skills, sustainability trends as well as gaps in learning and skills for the future to inform education content and optimise learning outcomes.
Support funding applications to help deliver accessible training opportunities.
Conduct monitoring & evaluation (M&E) and impact assessments for our education programmes.

Person Specification

Essential:

Passionate about using education to combat climate change and supporting people of all ages in working towards a sustainable, equitable and net-zero future, with the ability to communicate and present confidently and creatively.
Educated to degree-level (or with equivalent experience) in sustainability, environmental science, or a related subject/discipline, preferably an accredited Carbon Literacy Facilitator or Trainer
Experienced in training, education or workshop facilitation and education content development, able to respond and adapt to audience needs and/or challenges during education delivery
An excellent relationship manager, able to build and maintain strong and successful links with our partners for current and future projects.
A highly collaborative, self-motivated team player with the ability to understand and adapt flexibly to the needs and priorities of a small team.
Able to conduct research projects and confident in undertaking monitoring and evaluation and report-writing.
Committed to professional development to maintain a solid understanding of sustainability trends and effective practice in education and training.
Strongly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Competent administrator, including using technology including the Microsoft Office suite (especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and video conferencing programs (e.g. Zoom, Teams, Google Meet).

Desirable:

Qualified in teaching or professional facilitation, with industry experience delivering sustainability and/or net zero projects within an organisation.
Experience in designing engaging and attractive learning materials that cater for a variety of audiences and needs.
Facilitator of other workshops such as Climate Fresk and Biodiversity Collage.
Confident supporting learners with feelings of climate anxiety within a professional context.
Willing to undergo an Enhanced DBS check and safeguarding training (as we work with schools and colleges).

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this role, please submit a CV and short Covering Letter explaining your motivation for applying and briefly addressing the essential criteria for the role (up to 500 words) via at www.changeagents.org.uk/jobs.

You are welcome to get in touch with us with any questions before applying – please email us at applications@changeagents.org.uk or call us on 01572 723419.

Job offers will be subject to suitable right-to-work and reference checks and the successful applicant will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Change Agents UK is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where there is under-representation. If you need additional support to enable you to complete the application process, please contact us.