Climate Officer - Climate NI Team

Northern Ireland Environment Link - Climate Officer (Climate NI Team)

Salary: Equivalent to NICS, Grade SO (£34,524 - £35,712) pro-rata.
Contract Period: February 2025 - August 2025 (possibility of extension subject to funding)
Hours of Work: 30 hours/week (Hybrid 40-60% in office)
Leave: 25 days per annum plus 12 statutory holidays (pro-rata)

Overview:

We are looking for a Climate Officer who has passion and experience supporting people and places to prepare for our changing climate.

The Climate Officer role is a senior role at the heart of a vibrant team which is a leader in climate action in NI. The role is varied and challenging, dealing with emerging climate change concepts, while coordinating delivery of a multi-layered work programme. It requires a driven, curious, and collaborative approach.

In this role you will have the opportunity to develop skills in design and delivery of work programme actions, training and event organisation and gain valuable experience leading work in the secretariat for the Climate NI Steering Group at a time when Northern Ireland is seeking the best way forward to meet the challenges of climate change under the recent Climate Change Act (NI) 2022.

The candidate will also be involved in other NIEL climate change adaptation projects, including the UKRI-funded MACC Hub, which aims to shift the UK towards delivery of transformational adaptation.

NIEL supports the principles of equality of opportunity.

For a full Job Description and both Application and Monitoring forms, click the DOWNLOAD icon.

Please email your completed application and monitoring forms to recruitment@nienvironmentlink.org

Closing date: 12:00 noon on 10th January 2025.

Interviews will be held on 24th January 2025.