Suffolk County Council, Ipswich IP1 2BX

Climate Emergency Communications and Engagement Officer

£38,223 - £44,305 per annum (pro rata if part time)

Fixed Term/secondment - 2 years (funding)

Permanent

Closing date: 22 January 2024

Reference: 13308

We are committed to flexible working, so please read the Job and Person Profile (docx) to find out about the types of flexible working available for this role.

We're passionate about improving the future for our customers, our communities and the environment. If you are too, join us as a Climate Emergency Communications and Engagement Officer and make a huge and meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving.

Our opportunities and support will enable you to make a difference and leave a positive, lasting legacy.

Job details

As Climate Emergency Communications and Engagement Officer, you will work for the Suffolk Climate Change, Environment, and Energy Board, the Senior Officer group that oversees the delivery of the Suffolk Climate Emergency Plan (SCEP) on behalf of Suffolk's Public Sector Leaders.

Do you have recent experience in delivering effective communications and engagement campaigns focused on climate change and/or environmental action?

Would you like to work in an incredibly varied, challenging, and rewarding role utilising your knowledge of effective behaviour change approaches?

Are you passionate about supporting our aspiration to work towards a net zero county by 2030?

Your role and responsibilities

Liaise with teams from across Suffolk's public sector to devise, commission, deliver, and evaluate the impact of a range of high-profile communication and engagement campaigns to support the delivery of the SCEP. The SCEP is the public sector leaders' response to the declaration of a Climate Emergency and accompanying aspiration to work toward a net zero county by 2030.

Effective support for the SCEP, aspiration of a net zero county by 2030, championing behaviour change, and leading on communication, engagement, and event organisation. You will raise the profile of the SCEP and its associated co-benefits, engaging Suffolk society in its delivery.

Work on the development and distribution of content to support the communication of SCEP activities, including to both internal and external audiences.

Engage and maintain a strong network of stakeholders and local media to support the dissemination of communications materials.

Work in an exciting role in a passionate team, focusing on the behaviour change aspects of climate change and wider environmental action, with particular emphasis on effective communication and engagement with local media, events, and across online platforms.

You will be supported by a network of specialists from across Suffolk's public sector, highly committed to working with businesses and communities across the county to address the climate emergency.

You will need

A passion to achieve environmental improvements and collaborate with others to deliver on challenging targets.

An ability to creatively and continually seek to find new ways to influence people through communications activities and campaigns

To be comfortable to work autonomously, planning and managing your workload in the context of strategic objectives.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don't meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team:

We are part of Suffolk County Council's Environment Strategy Team, a dynamic group of professionals committed to delivering projects to support carbon reduction within individual homes, communities, and businesses and enabling Suffolk's transition to a Low-Carbon economy.

We work flexibly to support a healthy work-life balance and embrace remote working where this improves efficiency in the delivery of our shared objectives.

Shaping Careers and Learning

We want to champion talent and seek to continuously develop everyone's professional knowledge, potential and job satisfaction. Through accessible learning opportunities and clear career pathways we aim to identify individual strengths, diversify skill sets and enable people, from all walks of life, to build influential and impactful careers.

Empowering Everyone

We're big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We're always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from everyone, particularly those from minority ethnic and minority sexual orientation groups because they are under-represented in this Directorate.

Travel and workplace requirements

We positively encourage the use of technology to communicate, but in this role you will need to travel to locations away from your contractual base, so you must either hold a full and current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.

Hybrid - This role supports hybrid working, a broadly even balance between working from home and working from an office base. Please speak with the contact detailed if you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements. #LI-Hybrid

For more information

For an informal discussion, please contact David Walton by calling (01473) 264842.

If you are considering applying for a secondment, please read the secondment policy and ensure you have sought permission to apply before completing your application.

How to apply:

To apply, please visit our website via the button below.

Closing date: 22 January 2024.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. We are also committed to flexible working.

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