Climate and Energy Officer

The Role We’re seeking a dedicated and passionate Climate Change and Environmental professional to spearhead our council’s commitment to a sustainable future. This key role will drive our efforts to reduce carbon emissions, mitigate climate change, and enhance our local environment. Key Responsibilities: Develop and implement strategies to reduce the council’s carbon footprint and achieve climate emergency targets. Identify and secure external funding for innovative environmental projects, such as energy efficiency upgrades, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and heat network development. Manage and optimise the council’s utility consumption and billing processes. Coordinate the development and implementation of environmental policies and initiatives. Represent the council at regional and national forums, collaborating with other local authorities and stakeholders. Oversee the Climate & Energy Technical Support Officer and ensure compliance with environmental regulations. Analyse data, produce reports, and present findings to key stakeholders. Promote environmental awareness through public outreach and educational campaigns. About You The Ideal Candidate: Qualified to degree level. A strong understanding of climate change issues and environmental best practices. Proven experience in project management, funding applications, and policy development. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. A collaborative approach and ability to work effectively with diverse teams. A passion for sustainability and a commitment to making a positive impact on our planet. About Us At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities. We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do. This position is subject to Basic Disclosure Procedures Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be. ** This post is classified as being in a professional job category. As such the grade for the job has a professional grade development bar which employees can progress through subject to meeting the following criteria: Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above, AND Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role, AND Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable, AND  Professional standards practised to the highest expected level. Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship. We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria. For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager Neil Charlesworth on 0161 342 3784 or  neil.charlesworth@tameside.gov.uk Reference Number: DPT494 Closing date: 5 January 2025.