A unique opportunity to play a crucial role in planning Cumbria’s pathway to net zero carbon emissions.

Cumbria’s groundbreaking Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership initiative brings together many diverse organisations together to plan the county’s pathway to net zero carbon emissions. We’re looking for an experienced project manager to manage and support four sub-groups of the partnership to ensure they have the resources they need to develop wide ranging emission reduction action plans for Cumbria. You’ll use your excellent communication, relationship management and planning skills to work closely with the groups and other stakeholders to ensure they make progress in identifying the actions that need to be taken, by who and how. Your understanding of the causes and impacts of climate change will help underpin this vital contribution to Cumbria’s ambition to decarbonise.

You’ll also ensure that any needs are met for training or events to help the groups and the wider partnership progress action on climate change.

To apply, please email your completed application form to us by 9am Wednesday 24 May.

Candidates selected for interview will be contacted by Friday 26 May. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 6 June.

About the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership

The ZCCP is made up of more than 80 organisations from the public, private and third sectors, with the shared ambition of a net zero carbon Cumbria by 2037 for our emissions from energy, travel, land-use, food and the other goods we buy, and waste.

On behalf of the ZCCP, in 2020 CAfS secured £2.5 million from the National Lottery’s Climate Action Fund for a five-year Zero Carbon Cumbria (ZCC) project, which is funding this post along with several others.

Four emission sector groups have recently been created, each with a clearly defined scope and terms of reference. The groups comprise of  representatives from relevant partner organisations, and have been tasked to produce Emissions Reduction Action Plans (ERAPs) by the end of November 2023.

As part of the Lottery-funded project there is also a programme of climate and emission-reduction events and training which is coordinated by CAfS on behalf of ZCCP and delivered jointly by a range of partners.

The programme helps partners, organisations, communities and individuals overcome barriers to reducing emissions such as lack of knowledge, understanding, skills and confidence. It provides a supportive framework for community engagement, enabling groups to share campaigns, messaging, action and successes.

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The important stuff

  • SALARY RANGE: £24,000 – £32,000 (FTE)

  • LOCATION: Flexibility between our office in Penrith, and from home, plus occasional meetings.

  • HOURS: 22.5 – 37.5 hours a week, to be worked across 3, 4 or 5 days.

  • START DATE AND DURATION: Fixed term from June 2023 – June 2024 with potential for extension

You’ll love working at CAfS

Working at CAfS comes with great benefits. You’ll be joining a friendly and supportive organisation, and your wellbeing and work:life balance are hugely important to us. As well as flexibility around your working hours and location, you’ll have 22 days of paid annual leave pro rata, plus bank/public holidays. We pay an employer pension contribution of 6% from day one of employment.

What a job at CAfS offers you…

  • The opportunity to be on the frontline driving action on climate change as part of a respected organisation that is making a difference.

  • Collaboration with dedicated colleagues, communities, local authorities and other organisations who are striving towards the same goal.

  • A dynamic working environment in which we continually innovate to achieve the best outcomes for employees, communities and planet.

  • A consultative working culture where staff are encouraged to contribute to new developments.

Our work culture and benefits…

  • We are a friendly and supportive team of colleagues and board of trustees

  • We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do.

  • We will provide the equipment you need to do your job.

  • Employee wellbeing is very important to us. We do what we can to help colleagues achieve a great work/life balance.

  • We have a flexible working policy and we use it. Most staff work part time so we are accustomed to managing different work patterns. Staff can also work at home where possible.

  • We invest in learning and development and encourage people to develop their skills and commit time and resources to development.

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