Energy Advisor

Energy Advisor 

Full time or part time (various roles available) 

Fixed term until end of March 2025 with potential to extend. 

£25,000-£30,000 pro rata depending on skills and experience 

Location: South-East, within easy travel distance of Lewes, East Sussex or within East Anglia 

Are you currently involved in delivering energy advice or looking to start a career in helping
people to save money and cut carbon emissions in their homes? 

Community Energy South is working with communities across the southeast and East Anglia,
offering energy and retrofit advice to households and working with community groups to help
them set up energy and retrofit advice services. As part of this we are looking to expand our
team of energy advisors. 

The job will involve coordinating energy events and providing in-person advice sessions. If you
are new to energy advice you will start with giving tips on energy efficiency and if you have
been working in this field for a while you will be providing advice on home retrofit solutions
such as loft insulation and the basics of technologies such as solar PV. 

This role is for someone who wants to take practical action on climate change and who enjoys
working with people. We provide full training at the level that is suited to you.

The role requires flexible working including some evenings and weekends as well as travel
within your region and is offered on a full or part-time basis. 

Job description 

• Providing energy efficiency and/or retrofit advice at the level of knowledge and experience
  appropriate to you.
• Formulating energy advice action plans using a software tool that is provided. 
• Signposting members of the public to sources of information on grants that they may be
  eligible for. 
• Preparing reports and gathering data on advice sessions that you provide. 
• Supporting with the planning, coordination and delivery of events. 
• Writing case studies on energy advice sessions and events. 
• Building knowledge and relationships with local suppliers of energy efficiency solutions,
  low and zero carbon technologies. 
• Potentially supporting other team members with advice provision if you are working at a
  more advanced level. 
• Other related tasks relevant to the role. 

Person Specification 

Essential 

• An outgoing, people person who is confident about providing advice to members of the
  public. 
• Excellent verbal and listening skills. 
• Keen interest in supporting people to cut carbon emissions in their home. 
• Organised and reliable with good time management. 
• Able to collate data and complete reports on energy advice provision. 
• Able to produce written articles on energy advice. 
• Good administration and IT skills. 
• Able to travel to and attend training courses. 
• Able to travel to events within Sussex or Suffolk and Essex. 
• Permission to work in the UK with no criminal record and willing to undertake DBS checks. 

Desirable 

• Previous experience in delivering energy and retrofit advice 
• Previous experience in event planning, promotion and/or delivery 
• Knowledge of low and zero carbon technologies. 
• Knowledge of grants for households on energy efficiency, low and zero carbon technologies. 

What we offer: 

• An opportunity to contribute to the impactful community energy sector. 
• Mentorship and professional development within a supportive team. 
• Training in energy and retrofit advice provision. 
• Exposure to a dynamic and growing sector. 
• A flexible working arrangement and a collaborative work environment. 

Application 

By CV and accompanying letter outlining how you meet the person specification to [email protected] by 23:55
on 1st September. Successful applicants may be invited to interview on a rolling basis so early
submission is encouraged.