Climate Project Officer

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and
communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important
conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody
gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.

How You’ll Be Involved

We are looking for a highly motivated Climate Project Officer to join our team and play a key
role in delivering Camden’s Climate Action Plan. As a Climate Project Officer, you will project
manage environmental sustainability projects ensuring successful delivery through cross working
within the Council, with partners and the community.

You will be responsible for supporting the operational management of the Somers Town Energy
heat network, as well as analysing and presenting technical information to different audiences.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects,
including low carbon energy initiatives, community engagement, and business-focused
initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to join Camden at a pivotal point in our climate
journey, as we set the course for the next five years of climate action in the borough.

All About You

As a Climate Project Officer, you will bring a strong background in environmental
sustainability, in particular from a technical perspective, with a good understanding of the
opportunities for greenhouse gas emission reduction including through low carbon heating
technology. You will have a proven track record of managing and delivering projects with
environmental benefits, as well as experience working in multi-agency partnerships and with
local communities. Your excellent data analysis and communication skills will enable you to
manipulate and present technical information to a wide range of audiences, from non-technical
stakeholders to technical experts. You will also have experience in project and budget
management, and hold a relevant degree or professional qualification. If you are a motivated
and experienced professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this
exciting opportunity to join Camden’s Climate team and contribute to the delivery of our
Climate Action Plan.

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories.

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+
bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important, so we also offer
family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an
incredible pensions scheme.

Visit www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are
represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive
organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We
particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+,
disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that
equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding,
please visit www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity. 

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to
this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

Closing date: 14th August 2024