Sustainability & Climate Change Officer (Local Heat and Energy Eficiency)

Job Summary

Help Shape a More Sustainable East Dunbartonshire

Are you passionate about climate action, sustainability and creating lasting change in communities?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join East Dunbartonshire Council as a Sustainability and Local Heat & Energy Efficiency Officer, playing a key role in delivering some of the area’s most important climate and energy initiatives.

Working within the Sustainability Team, you will help drive forward:

• Delivery of the Council’s Local Heat & Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES)
• Implementation of the Circular Economy Strategy
• Implementation and ongoing development of the Council’s Climate Action Plan
• Development and review of plans, policies and programmes that support net zero, climate adaptation and wider sustainability objectives

This is a varied and rewarding role that combines strategic policy development, partnership working, stakeholder engagement, project delivery and innovation. You will work closely with colleagues, communities, public sector partners and external organisations to help turn ambitious climate goals into practical action.

You will have a good knowledge of climate change, sustainability and environmental issues, a degree or equivalent in a relevant subject, excellent research, analytical and the ability to think in strategic and policy terms. You will also be an innovative thinker, capable of building effective partnerships and identifying creative opportunities to attract funding and investment that support the Council’s net zero and adaptation ambitions.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Robbie Seale, Team Leader – Sustainability: robert.seale@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Charter of Commitment

CHARTER OF COMMITMENT

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Websites

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk