Are you commercially minded and passionate about making a real difference to Scotland’s environment? Do you want to help organisations across Scotland, from a range of sectors, to achieve their environmental ambitions? Are you excited by the thought of working for an organisation whose mission is to inspire changes in behaviour to improve our environment, the quality of people’s lives, their wellbeing and the places that they care for? If so we would love to hear from you…

Who we are

Keep Scotland Beautiful is your charity inspiring action for our environment.

Our vision is for a clean, green, sustainable Scotland. We are a practical organisation working with communities, schools, businesses, local and national government, public bodies and individuals to help combat climate change, tackle litter and waste, restore nature and biodiversity and improve the places we care for.

We support the ambitions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

We offer a fantastic benefits package in return for your talent. These include but are not limited to a generous pension scheme; hybrid working; development opportunities; a 35-hour work week along with an annual free volunteer day to take your skills or interests to support others. We operate a hybrid working policy, which allows a balance between home/remote working and coming to our wonderful, new office Hub in Stirling.

What the role is

Reporting to the Operations Manager, Environment and Place Services (OMEPS), the Environment and Place Services Coordinator (EPSC) will be responsible for coordinating and ensuring the effective and efficient development and delivery of environmental services and activities, including the line management of relevant staff and, where appropriate, the delivery of key training, award and accreditation services.

The EPSC will also work closely with the OMEPS and Development Manager to undertake business engagement and development activities in line with the Trading Plan.

A valid, full UK driving licence is required for this role.

This role is Full Time (35 hours per week) and permanent.

What you’ll need to have

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with:

• Line Management experience
• Experience of coordinating people and other resources
• Experience in the efficient provision of contracts within the public, voluntary and private sectors
• Experience of selling business services and contracts
• Experience of coordinating networks and business relationships within the public, voluntary and private sectors

Does this sound like you?

If you feel you have the elements to be our Environment and Place Services Coordinator, we would love to hear from you.

Are you looking for a new and fulfilling opportunity? Changeworks is looking for a Quality Assurance Inspector to monitor and audit the installation of energy efficiency measures including wall and loft insulation, solar panels, battery storage and air and ground source heat pumps. This role is based within the Retrofit Delivery Team and plays a key role in supporting the delivery of retrofit projects across Scotland. The team work with local authorities and housing associations to improve housing stock and reduce fuel poverty. This position will play a key role in ensuring that these projects are delivered to contract specification and in line with Scottish Government guidance.

You will be visiting properties where energy efficiency measures are being installed to ensure the work has been completed to industry standard and the service delivered is of a high level with focus on customer service, health & safety, and quality of work.

You will be a good communicator, used to working with both internal and external teams. You will be confident working individually and have strong organisational and time management skills. You will provide will provide a high level of customer service at all times and be comfortable engaging with householders on a daily basis.

About us

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Circular Communities Scotland is a network membership organisation, dedicated to supporting the establishment of a thriving circular economy in Scotland. We support and represent repair, reuse and recycling charities and social enterprises across the country. Our members prevent valuable products and materials from entering landfill, create local jobs, economic opportunities, and help promote and create social and environmental justice in their communities.

The Circular Communities Scotland Finance Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the finances of the organisation as well as supporting the smooth running of the office environment and ensuring compliance with legal and governance requirements.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a strong candidate who has an excellent track record supporting organisational finance operations and management. Financial Operations includes a wide range of tasks including processing payroll, account payable and receivable, aged debt management, bank reconciliations and HMRC reporting and VAT returns. Financial Management tasks include setting the annual budget, quarterly reporting to funders and provision of monthly management accounts. We use QuickBooks for accounting and payroll. We are in strong financial shape as an organisation with an annual turnover of just over £500k. Our previous Finance Coordinator was in post for 17 years and we have strong financial systems and processes in place.

For more information about this role please refer to the Finance Coordinator Job Description Oct 25. Please note, candidates must have an existing right to work in the UK.

An exciting opportunity for an individual who excels at customer service to work closely with SMEs to help identify energy saving opportunities that deliver carbon and cost savings.

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional leave earned through length of service
• Three extra days off over the Christmas period as a gesture of goodwill
• A competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Flexibility in our ways of working – work from home, in the office, or a mix of both, depending on your role
• Two paid volunteering days per year – a chance to give back to the causes that matter most to you

Please see our careers page for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.

The team

Business Energy Scotland is one of the key advice and support services at Energy Saving Trust and is funded by the Scottish Government to provide free and impartial support to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) save energy, carbon, and money.

As Scottish businesses try to overcome the twin challenges of high energy prices and playing their part in reducing carbon emissions, our work is more important than ever. We train, coach, challenge and guide our people within a welcoming and supportive team, and pride ourselves on pulling together to deliver excellent service for our customers.

You will be encouraged to share ideas and drive innovation within a team that values collaboration and individual input, and we draw on the experience and diverse skills of our team members to deliver impactful support for Scottish SMEs in response to the climate emergency.

The role

• You will provide support to help SMEs to overcome barriers to the installation of low carbon technologies (e.g heat pumps and heat pump enabling measures such a building fabric insulation).
• You will also provide advice and support on a wider range of technologies to SMEs, helping business to save energy and reduce the cost of their energy bills. This will be done through 1-2-1 conversations, in person events, online webinar training and desk top reviews of technical specifications.
• You will be a central part of helping the service deliver effective, high-quality advice and support to enable the installation energy efficiency, low carbon heat and renewables projects, making SMEs more competitive and helping them on their journey towards Net Zero.

What you’ll do

• Actively engage with SMEs to understand their specific energy related opportunities and challenges to establish the most appropriate level of support.
• Liaise with SMEs and contracted energy consultants to secure necessary technical information to enable an energy efficiency assessment to be completed.
• Help the SME with any queries they may have on their bespoke energy assessment report and the recommended measures it contains.
• Identify any barriers to the installation of measures and help to resolve these, including enabling access to the Scottish Government SME Loan Scheme.

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrable experience of energy efficiency, low-carbon heating, and renewable technologies in buildings.
• Proven experience of delivering a high standard of customer service, the ability to explain complex information in a straightforward accessible way.
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with internal and external customers.