Community Climate Coordinator

Contract duration: Fixed until March 2025 in the first instance, subject to ongoing funding confirmation by the Scottish Government.

Hours of Work: Full time, 35 hours a week flexible with some evening / weekend work (for which time off in lieu is provided).

Potential for compressed hours.

Annual Leave: 25 days paid leave plus ten public holidays

Pension: 5% Contributory Pension Scheme.

Additional Requirements: The post holder will be subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.

Location: Hybrid home and office working. Minimum 2 days per week in the office.

ECCAN’s offices are at 14 Forth Street, Edinburgh EH1 3LH, approximately 10mins walk from Waverley rail station.

Responsible to: ECCAN Network Lead

Job Purpose

The role of Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) Community Climate Co-ordinator will be to contribute towards the delivery of ECCAN’s key outcomes and outputs as listed below (Main Objectives of the Hub 2024-25). The post-holder will support community groups throughout Edinburgh to collaborate, network, and assist community groups in the design, development, and delivery of community-led climate action projects.

ECCAN is in the process of launching themed sub-networks in Edinburgh and the role of the CCC will be to establish, enhance, and manage these networks in Year 1 of the post.

ECCAN will deliver the Climate Ready South-East Scotland climate risk assessment for SNIFFER in 2024 -25 with the CCC role delivering the community-facing element of this delivery until January 2025.

In line with ECCAN's objectives and values, we are interested in hearing from candidates from under-represented backgrounds and identities and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

The post is fixed term until March 2025 with ambition to continue in year 2025-2026, subject to funding confirmation.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Support communities and community-based organisations in Edinburgh to deliver sustainable community-led climate action projects.
• Support the development of the sub-networks through attendance at events, hosting networking events both online and in person, and working within existing climate action network structures.
• Connect with a range of stakeholders and community-based networks on the benefits of community climate action, in conjunction with the Members & Events Lead.
• Assist groups throughout Edinburgh on the design, development, and delivery of projects by offering advice and support including funding applications to project planning.
• Support organisations to build their knowledge, skills, and capacity to address the climate emergency.
• Support the Members & Events Lead on a range of community climate action events.
• Support groups and communities to access a range of funding for climate action projects.

Main Objectives of the Hub 2024-25

Local communities have the confidence and capacity to respond to the climate emergency.

Local communities have the knowledge to respond to the climate emergency.

Local communities have the skills to respond to the climate emergency.

Local communities are making use of relevant climate emergency information and data.

Broad collaboration and networking, ensuring the engagement is representative of the local community.

Additional/strengthened partnerships, networks and collaborations are facilitated.

Diverse and representative local communities are engaged in climate action, facilitated by the Hub including the targeting of previously unengaged communities.

Increased community-level mitigation or adaptation/climate resilient actions.

Local communities are supported by the Hub to implement climate mitigation, adaptation, or biodiversity actions.

Additional funding is brought in for climate mitigation or adaptation purposes.

Local communities are empowered to be involved in and influence policy and decision-making.

Climate emergency is mainstreamed in local and regional plans and policies.

Driving innovations or opportunities that have potential to benefit the wider community at a local or national level.

Potential innovative climate actions or policies identified.

Support for scoping or testing of innovative climate action or policy opportunities

Skills and Qualifications

Essential

• Knowledge of climate change and the challenges that this poses to communities throughout Scotland.
• Experience in a community development role.
• Experience and knowledge of the structures that exist at community level across the third sector and the local authority.
• Extensive experience working with third sector and community groups.
• Strong digital communication skills including Office 365, Canva, WordPress, etc.

Qualities

• A strong team player with a pro-active attitude.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good attention to detail and accurate record keeping.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills .
• Passionate about climate change, biodiversity, climate justice and the empowerment and the power of communities.

Qualifications

A degree in a related subject relevant to climate would be desirable however evidence of work experience in the community sector will be given equal weighting.