Energy Saving Trust has a fantastic opportunity to join the Transport team in Edinburgh as an Assistant Programme Manager, working on a combination of our business transport support, dealership engagement and taxi decarbonisation programmes. Reporting to the Programme Manager, this role will be responsible for the successful delivery of grant funding to businesses and local authorities for a new pilot project in the sustainable transport sector.

Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation working to address the climate emergency.

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.

As well as investing in our mission, we invest in our people and culture. We’re committed to creating an engaging, supportive, and inclusive workplace for all and providing opportunities for development, training, and growth. We also provide a range of benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, and a wellbeing allowance. Please see our careers page for more information on why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.

The role

• Manage relationship with key Transport Scotland contacts and partner organisations.
• Ensure coordination between internal Energy Saving Trust teams including the Technical Team, Marketing and Finance.
• Complete regular reporting to Transport Scotland on key metrics and provide ad hoc reporting in a timely fashion when required.
• Assist in tracking and forecasting demand to provide accurate budget management.
• Maintaining good relationships with industry, stakeholders and delivery partners and ensuring any problems are identified and dealt with quickly and professionally.
• Quality control over processes and documentation.

What you’ll do

You will assist with all elements of programme management, this will include engaging with a variety of external stakeholders, quality checking advice and business reports. Your ability to plan and prioritise multiple competing activities, be able to drive and negotiate and influence results through people is essential in this fast-paced environment.

Your work will be vital in supporting Energy Saving Trust’s role in reducing the country’s transport emissions by helping to transition Scotland’s public and private fleets to electric.

What you’ll bring

You will be a highly motivated self-starter, with a keen eye for detail and striving for excellence in all the work that you do. You will have a willingness to learn about low carbon transport technologies and the environmental impact of transport.

We are looking for someone with outstanding communication skills to effectively manage client relationships. You will also have excellent report writing, work prioritisation and presentation skills. Confidence in Excel and other IT programmes is essential.

This is a fixed term position until 31 March 2024. Our standard weekly hours are 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday.

This will need to be a full-time role.

We are open to flexible working locations (within Scotland) and as standard we offer all contracts on blended (home and office-based) working.

For more information, please see job description: JD- Assistant Programme Manager- RG 1055

St Andrews Environmental Network (StAndEN) is a community-led charity and development trust, working within St Andrews to educate and engage local residents about the environment and climate emergency, and to encourage actions to protect the planet and change to more environmentally-friendly behaviour.

We aim to bring together the community, businesses, and town stakeholders to work towards a more sustainable St Andrews.

Overall Job Purpose:

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the environment? Do you thrive in a dynamic and supportive work environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to contribute to our mission of creating a sustainable future. We seek a skilled and enthusiastic Projects Administrator to join our team on a 1-year fixed-term basis with the potential for extension.

Circular Communities Scotland (previously CRNS) is a membership network with a vision for a thriving circular economy in Scotland with local communities benefiting from the social, environmental, and economic outcomes. With a growing membership of over 250 charities and social enterprises we are always looking for new ways to support the circular community’s sector and see our vision become a reality.

In 2022 we began an exciting project funded by the Scottish Government and Zero Waste Scotland, which has the ambitious goals to grow fourfold the number of Sharing Libraries and Repair Cafés in Scotland over the next three years by establishing the Share and Repair Network. The project has made excellent progress during the first 15 months, but we are now seeking a strong candidate to provide maternity cover for our coordinator.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be responsible for running this network. Working with experts within the sector, you will prepare a wide variety of deliverables agreed with our funders including delivering training courses, networking events and an annual in person Gathering, and arranging research projects. This is a real opportunity to significantly increase the amount of sharing and repairing happening in Scotland thereby combatting climate change.

We are also determined to get the right person to join our strong team which is why we are open to exploring different options regarding place of work from office based to remote working.

We are looking for a strong self-starter with a proven track record of delivery so you can hit the ground running. You need to be a strong communicator, self-organised and able to manage a complex range of deliverables over a fairly short period of time. You need to be passionate about the circular economy and sustainability in general and some experience of our sector would be positive.

Paths for All has an exciting opportunity to join our Community Paths team to support the delivery of the Ian Findlay Path Fund

Paths for All’s vision is for Scotland to be a walking nation. We want everyone to have the opportunity to be active every day, creating a happier, healthier, and greener Scotland. A key element of this work involves significantly improving the accessibility and suitability of our walking environment to enable more people to choose to walk for both leisure and practical journeys in Scotland.

The Ian Findlay Path Fund (IFPF) first opened in August 2022 and allocated £1.3M towards path projects before the end of March 2023. It is about to enter the second round with a further £1.5M funding available to be allocated this year. It is named after our late Chief Officer.

The fund ensures that local path networks and routes are available and suitable for daily travel needs of the communities they serve. It helps to build-in climate resilience to local path management and funds path development and improvement to remove barriers and increase walking, wheeling and active travel within and between communities.

The Development Officer, Ian Findlay Path Fund has a key role in supporting the continued development of the fund and the delivery of its aims and objectives.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate strong organisational and communication skills alongside a commitment and passion for encouraging and developing community development and behaviour change linked to the sustainable transport sector.

This fund is a significant investment in active and sustainable travel. Therefore, the role has responsibility to demonstrate how our funding contributes to Scotland’s climate change and public health priorities whilst also supporting communities and organisations across Scotland to build back after the COVID pandemic.

We offer the opportunity to be part of an organisation that recognises staff as our most valued asset. Attractive employment conditions include a contributory pension scheme and flexi-time policy.