Climate Change Officer

At Coventry City Council, we are embarking on an incredible journey to create a brighter future. The Climate Change and Sustainability Team is at the heart of this, our vision is to make Coventry the UK’s leading sustainable city, improving the quality of life for all, as set out in our newly published Climate Change Strategy.

We pride ourselves on being bold and innovative, recently entering into a groundbreaking Strategic Energy Partnership with E.ON to decarbonise our city over the next 15 years. We have a reputation for pioneering low carbon technologies and solutions, from Coventry Very Light Rail to hosting the UK’s first Urban Airport. We are also striving to become a greener city, developing community growing initiatives and seeking ways to increase green and blue space across the city to support nature, improve well-being and become more climate resilient.

We have huge aspirations to develop Coventry to become an even better place to live and work – developing a thriving local green economy is key to this. You will be working in an inclusive team and engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders to help bring this vision to life.

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias. That’s why we are looking for people from a range of diverse backgrounds and who are passionate, dedicated people who, like us, are determined to make real, positive change to Coventry.

 

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

This is an exciting opportunity to join Coventry City Council as a Climate Change Officer, playing an important role in delivering our One Coventry Plan and Climate Change Strategy. You will contribute to the management of the day-to-day performance and delivery of key projects identified within the Climate Change Action Plan, including retrofit and innovation programmes such as helping to develop the city’s first Net Zero Neighbourhood.     

The role will also help the Council to deliver a sustainable future for the residents of Coventry by building relationships with partners, raising awareness of climate change amongst stakeholders, supporting the management, development and monitoring of funded programmes.

This post is an 12-month fixed term contract with potential option to extend

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an individual who wants to make a real impact on climate change and improve the quality of life for residents across the city. We are specifically seeking the following experience for the role:

• An enthusiasm for tackling climate change supporting the Council’s ambitions for net zero. 
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to work effectively with people from all backgrounds and with multi-sector partnerships.
• Knowledge and understanding of the processes and criteria for accessing external funding programmes i.e. government grants.
• Understanding of project management techniques, including performance management and evaluation.
• Experience of submitting grant claim information and compiling audit evidence of grant funded Programmes.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you. 

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date(s): 5th and 6th March, 2025

 

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies