Energy Advisor

Main purpose of the job

We are looking for a motivated individual to deliver and develop our energy project across the
City over the next twelve months. This will include: 

• Providing domestic energy advice to individuals
• Managing our energy projects 

Success will look like increasing the number of individuals experiencing warmer and more
comfortable homes, reduced costs and carbon emissions, and better health. Also building our
organisational capacity to deliver energy advice in the future. 

Key responsibilities 

Providing domestic energy advice to individuals 

• Providing in depth energy advice to individuals and households. 
• Developing and running energy cafes across the city for drop in advice and light touch
  intervention. 
• Delivering themed online energy workshop sessions offering advice and guidance. 
• Supporting communities with energy saving advice for homes online, via telephone or face to
  face.

Managing our energy projects 

• Working as part of a consortium and attending regular consortium meetings.
• Assisting with administrative functions, monitoring, documenting, and telling the story of
  the impact of our energy projects, such as Brum Energy or Footsteps Energy Audits for Places of
  Worship. 
• Identifying other funding and impact opportunities to develop our energy advice activities 

In addition, there will be opportunities to support the existing team in their delivery of
other sustainability advice services and incorporating energy advice within them. 

The following responsibilities are expected of all staff: 

• Committed to people centred solutions – recognise barriers and understand that one approach
  will not fit all. Working with communities, to build solutions that help each individual on the
  first steps of their sustainability journey.
• Ready to listen and learn – transparent and empathetic when sharing our experiences and
  create a welcoming space for others to share theirs. Always aim to apply our learning to
  improve how we work. This includes a commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion
  in our operations and delivery.
• Professional in our approach – use evidence, tools, and training, to develop our knowledge
  needed to maximise our organisation’s environmental, social, and economic impact. This includes
  a commitment to understanding how to use our organisational systems that are required for your
  role, such as electronic communication and storage, data handling, project and budget
  management, HR system, Office and Garden systems, Health and Safety and Safeguarding. 

Any special conditions

• This role is flexible. It is based at our office in Northfield; however, we do allow some
  home-working to meet operational needs. The expectation of this role would be at least 1-2 days
  in the office, and the rest at external meetings or working from home.
• This role will require travel across the Birmingham area, often carrying material for
  events, therefore access to your own transport is required. (Travel costs will be reimbursed) 
• This post may occasionally require flexibility to work unsociable hours on weekends and
  evenings. (Estimated at 10 evenings and 5 days on a weekend over the year) 
• This role will occasionally involve helping the team with events involving children and
  vulnerable adults we work with; therefore, we will require a successful DBS (Disclosure and
  Barring Service) check.
• Along with the main duties you will also be expected to carry out any other duties
  reasonably asked of you. 
• This job description is for the stated hours. It is normal practice to review periodically
  job descriptions to ensure that they are relevant to the job currently being performed, and to
  incorporate any changes which have occurred or are being proposed. Manager and employee carry
  out the review process jointly and you are therefore expected to participate fully in such
  discussions. In all cases, it is our aim to reach agreement to reasonable changes, but where it
  is not possible to reach agreement, we reserve the right to make reasonable changes to your job
  description after consultation with you. 

Person Specification

• Methodical planning and organisational skills for managing own, and multiple priorities
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the evolving needs of the project and organisation. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
• Able to collaborate as a team as well as motivated to work on your own 
• IT literate with working knowledge of MS software packages, and use of online platforms to run
  events and provide advice
• Speaks community languages, Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic or other  (desirable)
• Ability to identify new opportunities for funding and impact 

Experience and Knowledge (Related to Role)

• Experience of giving advice and guidance in energy, fuel poverty, welfare, or money/debt advice.
• Understanding of the issues involved in supporting and interviewing vulnerable clients in
  relation to fuel poverty and associated issues. 
• Experience of engaging with diverse communities.
• Experience of working to meet deadlines and achieving project outcomes, including impact
  recording and reporting.
• Knowledge of the following: the charitable sector, Birmingham, or Sustainability 
• Experience of working in a small (10 part-time staff or less), team or not-for profit or
  voluntary sector organization 

Other requirements 

Ability to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to our organisational values of
being:

• Committed to people centred solutions
• Ready to listen and learn – commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion in
  our operations and delivery.
• Professional – use of organisational systems 

If you would like a conversation about the role, please email Kam Bola (Head of Programmes)
[email protected]

Please complete and return the application form to [email protected] (preferred) or by post to Anne
Dasgupta, ecobirmingham, 53 Church Rd, Northfield, Birmingham. B31 2LB