Climate Change and Sustainability Project Officer

Adecco are currently recruiting for a Climate Change and Sustainability Project Officer for a Local Authority in the South West London area.

Climate Change and Sustainability Project Officer
Public Sector - Local Authority
Full-time position
Monday- Friday, 36 hours per week
Temporary role - 6 month assignment (possibility of extension)

£24 - £25 per hour PAYE or £32.64 - £33.95 Umbrella (Inside IR35)

*This will be a hybrid role, with the need to be in the office 1/2 days per week * 2 days a week in the office (Mon and Tue) alternating location between Wandsworth one week and Twickenham.

This role will support the delivery of Richmond and Wandsworth climate strategies and action plans, supporting and leading on specific climate change and sustainability projects. The role will include:

• Identifying projects from our climate action plans, developing plans for putting them in place and then delivering them, maximising the impact in terms of carbon savings and co-benefits.
• Staying up to date on the latest policy and innovation happening across the climate change and sustainability landscape and bringing that to the team.
• Identifying funding opportunities and developing bids to bring in the funding needed to deliver our ambitious climate action plans and the projects within them.
• Workng in partnership across the organisation with teams that are delivering climate change and sustainability projects, as well as working with our external partners who are taking action on climate change to support and deliver projects.

An in-depth understanding of the climate change and sustainability agenda, ideally with experience in local government

* Experience in the delivery of climate change or sustainability related projects

* Project planning and prioritisation skills.

* Experience of managing a complex workload and responding flexibly to changing needs and priorities

* The ability to build relationships quickly and work across an organisation with teams from different departments

Job Purpose:

Working alongside the Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, Policy and Programme Leads (Climate Change and Sustainability), the Partnership and Engagement Lead (Climate Change and Sustainability) and key contacts in service teams, the postholder will provide policy support, project development and management, partnership development, and support for the delivery of key actions within the climate action plans.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Undertake high-quality research on climate change and sustainability related issues and produce briefings for senior managers on those issues.
• Maintain an awareness of the latest national and regional climate emergency commitments and legislation and keep up to date with policy changes and approaches in other clients as they might apply to climate change and sustainability services in the SSA.
• Identify funding opportunities to deliver climate change and sustainability related projects and support on the development of funding bids.
• Support with implementing and delivering the client's climate change strategies and action plans.
• Manage the delivery of climate mitigation and adaptation projects.
• Work in close collaboration with a wide range of client departments, borough-wide partners, communities, and local organisations.
• Take responsibility for the detailed definition, documentation, delivery, and success of a range of climate change and sustainability projects.
• Liaise with the Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, the Policy and Programme Leads (Climate Change and Sustainability), the Partnership and Engagement Lead (Climate Change) and service leads on project start-up and initiation activities and the development / refinement of project brief and business case documents.
• Ensure projects are formally closed out and reported on so they can be handed over to 'business-as-usual' arrangements, monitoring and evaluation implemented, and that lessons learned are captured and actioned.
• Review if / how pilot projects should / can be scaled up across the boroughs and manage the delivery of these projects.
• Work with the Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, Policy and Programme Leads (Climate Change and Sustainability), and Partnerships and Engagement Lead in the delivery of partnership projects.
• Support in identifying links and opportunities for partnership working across projects.
• Build strategic, proactive relationships with colleagues, contractors, community organisations, institutions, and businesses to tackle climate change and sustainability issues.

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