Senior Climate Resilience Officer in England

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Climate Resilience team to play a leading role in delivering the Council's commitments and strategic outcomes on climate change and the environment.

About the Role

• You will lead on and support the identification, development and delivery of projects and initiatives that support the achievement of the Council's environmental commitments.
• You will support the development and delivery of environmental policies and strategies.
• You will be responsible for line managing a small dedicated team.
• You will work in partnership with both internal and external partners and stakeholders, while building and maintaining effective working relationships.
• You will produce technical and non-technical reports, that require the analyses and interpretation of data and information and will be required on occasions to present reports to a range of audiences, including elected members.

About You

• Relevant environmental qualification(s) or equivalent work experience in an environmental area.
• Experience of developing and delivering environmental policies and strategies.
• Experience of successfully developing and managing projects and initiatives.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data and information to produce technical and non-technical reports.
• Ability and confidence to develop and present reports and presentations to a diverse range of audiences.
• Ability to work with a range of partners and stakeholders, and of building and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Experience of managing staff.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage complex processes and have excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work within tight timescales whilst working under pressure.
• You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council.

If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

How to Apply

Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words.

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities.

We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve.

Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the "About You" section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the "About You" section above.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.