We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to lead and develop a team that delivers across three key Scottish Government programmes. The Technical and Outreach Manager leads a team providing specialist advice in person covering domestic renewables, help for landlords and affordable warmth services which are critical to the current energy crisis. This role is at the heart of helping Scotland to achieve its net zero goals through supporting domestic householders and landlords to take action and install renewable technology and energy efficiency measures across South East Scotland.

Over the last year, the Technical and Outreach Manager supported the team to save householders 116,034 tons of lifetime CO2 and £791,378 in annual fuel bills for fuel poor householders.

The successful applicant will join a motivated, skilled team with a focus on delivering an exceptional customer journey which starts with our advice team right through to an in-home visit and will identify suitable measures and potential funding on a tailored basis. You will be required to complete the City and Guilds Domestic Energy Assessor training and lead on the roll out of the SQA Home Energy Scotland Renewables training to all advisory staff.

You will inspire, empower and coach specialist staff to achieve challenging targets that support customers to take action, while developing projects that reach new customers and manage the overall demand for the team.

In return, we will provide the successful candidate with City and Guilds Domestic Energy Assessor certification, Historic Environment Scotland solid wall training and PAS2035 Retrofit Assessor training.

Changeworks is Scotland’s leading environmental charity delivering solutions for low carbon living. A trusted expert with over 35 years’ experience. Funded by the Scottish Government, we deliver Home Energy Scotland advice centres in South East Scotland and Highlands and Islands on behalf of Energy Saving Trust.

Benefits

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.

Role

We are looking to recruit an energetic, well-organised and self-motivated individual to develop plans and capability for delivering local low carbon transport initiatives across the Network 76 project area. Technical training will be provided where required, alongside personal development opportunities and support from the wider Community Energy Scotland team. The work location for the post to be agreed with the successful candidate.

The purpose of the post is to provide technical, community and project management support to the six N76 project partner organisations, with the aim of developing plans and capability for delivering local low carbon transport initiatives across the N76 project area.

Network 76 in Motion (N76) is proposed as a long-term community led transport project, encompassing a partnership of community trusts within the Glenkens - New Cumnock – Keir, Penpont and Tynron triangle of the Southern Uplands.

It is based on a 5-year phased approach to developing a sustainable community transport network within Mid and Upper Nithsdale, The Glenkens, the southern locality of East Ayrshire and beyond. The first 3 years will focus on local action; with the aim of gathering granular baseline data, developing community ideas, objectives and raising wider awareness, then building on this understanding by initiating community led sustainable transport projects in each of the partner communities. The final 2 years will move the focus to wider transport connections spanning across and between partner communities; examining the potential for community leadership and collective action.

Job Description

Research and develop links to regional transport networks:

• Support N76 partner communities in building relationships with external stakeholders (including road, rail and bus operators, local and national governments and national transport agencies)

• Meet with external stakeholders to discuss partnership working

• Gather data to provide an insight into bottlenecks, identify drivers for investment and identify future travel policy/priorities

• Create a low carbon transport map of the N76 project area

Assist in local consultations and transport planning:

• Assist the six N76 partner community organisations in hosting consultation events and surveys to identify communities’ specific travel needs and wishes including barriers to wider travel

• Gather data on local service provision, common and important journeys and links, and barriers to sustainable transport across the N76 project area

• Co-produce six local transport plans (one with each of the N76 partner organisations)

• Compile a partnership report including baseline data and options for low carbon transport actions the N76 partner communities could take collectively

Build capacity for action among the N76 community partners:

• Organise and facilitate regular (bi-weekly) project partner meetings

• Organise 5 monthly educational and capacity building events

• Support N76 partner groups to follow up recommendations of their local transport plans by helping with planning, funding applications and delivery

• As a member of the CES development team, assist in developing plans and funding for years 2-5 of the N76 project

Work within and alongside the wider CES team:

• Play a full role in the evolution and operation of the team at Community Energy Scotland, and support the success of Community Energy Scotland as a whole

• Ensure work activity is well communicated to the wider CES team

• Represent Community Energy Scotland at public events when necessary

• Assist in the development of Community Energy Scotland’s wider Community Energy Economies agenda; a portfolio of innovative community energy projects, research activities and policy engagement intended to create new opportunities for community energy and help communities to directly address local energy needs

• Undertake other tasks as agreed from time to time with the line manager and CES senior management team

• Subject to Covid restrictions, some travel to meet clients and visit sites is anticipated.

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Attributes

• A relevant Engineering/Science degree or demonstrable equivalent experience

• Familiarity with the rapidly developing challenge of decarbonising and improving rural travel options, and with a range of emerging low carbon transport technologies and practices (eg. electric vehicles, car clubs, active travel promotion)

• Strong numeracy and literacy skills

• Awareness of the requirements for effective team-working and working effectively in high-performing teams

• Determination and perseverance in the face of obstacles and challenges

• A high level of self-motivation and strong commitment to the ethos and purpose of Community Energy Scotland

*Location

This post is based in the N76 Project area (Dumfries & Galloway & East Ayrshire).

We welcome candidates from the wider surrounding area (including Glasgow and central belt) but note that candidates will be required to attend some in-person meetings and events as part of this post, for which travel expenses will be covered.

When not attending meetings or events, there is potential for either home working or working from the premises of one of the N76 partner communities. Exact arrangements will be conformed to suit the needs of the successful candidate.

Adaptive and Collaborative Communities - Sutherland

These posts will work with the Sutherland Community Planning Partnership (SCP) to support its aims and priorities with a particular focus around addressing inequalities in specific communities and Sutherland wide.

The team will help to increase community resilience, enable and support community empowerment and participation, and ensure communities have a strong voice in local decision making.

• Hybrid working possible, with some travel across Sutherland to be expected.
• The ability to quickly connect and establish a good relationship with community groups and stakeholder organisations
• Have at least twelve months experience of working within community development or a relevant sector
• Strong IT skills, experience in compiling and writing reports, website maintenance and development, competent in the use of online meeting platforms and strong presentation skills
• Full, clean driving licence with access to own vehicle for business use

Scotland Counts is a long running partnership led by TCV and working with Scottish Government, NatureScot and Forest and Land Scotland. All partners come together to design a programme of work delivered by TCV which uses Citizen Science to engage communities, increase understanding of science and natural heritage and contribute valuable biodiversity data.

HogWatch Scotland is funded by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. The aim of this project is to strengthen links with councils, landowners, schools, and community groups in Scotland to work towards conservation targets for hedgehogs.

We are looking for someone to deliver our Scotland Counts Citizen Science and HogWatch Scotland project based in Glasgow to deliver Citizen Science and Hedgehog activities, sessions, and events around Central Scotland. This is a full-time role of 35 hours per week offered, fixed term contract until 31st March 2023 but there is scope to extend if annual funding is secured.

The Scotland Counts main requirements of the role will be to organise and deliver our existing Citizen Science programme which involves using Citizen Science surveys and materials as a tool to engage a wide range of communities and children in their local greenspaces.