Highland Energy Community Partnership Coordination and Engagement Officer

Remote based in Highland or Hybrid Inverness Office (must be able to travel throughout partnership area)

We’re looking for a pro-active, methodical and well organised co-ordinator with excellent communication skills. We need someone who is passionate about supporting Highland communities to improve energy efficiency and tackle fuel poverty to be our Highland Energy Community Partnership Co-ordinator and Engagement Officer.

The Highland Energy Community Partnership (HECP) an exciting new programme funding by The National Lottery Community Fund and coordinated by Changeworks, in partnership with six community partners across Highland. We’re looking for someone who can co-ordinate activities across all of our public sector and community partners while also ensuring activities meet the requirements of the National Lottery.

A key component of this role is engagement with the local installer network working to establish and communicate their needs through focused research and engagement activities. The partnership is ambitious in its aim to establish a local supply chain for retrofit activities and this role is key to identifying local solutions across the partnership.

The project will build collaboration across implementing partners and beyond, aiming to improve community knowledge of energy efficiency, provide advice to individual households and intensive support to those most in need while supporting the establishment of a local supply chain for domestic retrofit. Sharing learning across the partnership and beyond you will support the partnership board in delivering this transformative five year project.

We are looking for an individual who can combine their project experience, collaborative working style and innovative thinking to deliver the ambitions of the Highland Energy Community Partnership.

Interviews:  Thursday 30 January 2025 and Friday 31 January 2025

For further information about this post please contact Vicky Walker on 07747 215995 or email [email protected]

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

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.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.