Project Officer / Assistant Project Officer x3

Community Energy Scotland is recruiting for three Assistant Project Officers or Project Officers (post assigned dependent on skills and experience, with responsibilities allocated accordingly to the successful candidates).

As part of a team of Project Officers, you’ll build the capacity of community groups within your allocated geographical region to develop community energy projects. The Project Officers will be able to share learnings with each other, and draw on the support of expert teams within Community Energy Scotland and its partners.

We are offering either part-time or full-time hours (0.8FTE – 1FTE). We are happy to consider secondments.

We are looking for three to four candidates, most likely based in the following areas:

1. North East Scotland, most likely based at the Climate Action Hub in Aberdeen and/or Moray and Angus.
2. South East and centra Scotland, most likely based in one or more of the climate action hubs in Edinburgh, the Lothians or Fife.
3. Strathclyde, working out of one or more of the climate action hubs in Glasgow or neighbouring local authorities (West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Inverclyde)

Candidates will be expected to work at least two days per week within agreed climate action hubs. On the days when they are not working at those hubs or visiting community groups the work is suitable for home working or alternative office space or co-working space can be secured if required.

Priority will be given to applicants who can start as soon as possible.

Deadline – 5pm on Monday 15th September 2025 

£31,237 per annum (pro rata) for a Project Officer
£27, 401 per annum (pro rata) for an Assistant Project Officer
Fixed-Term appointment until 31st March 2026, with 1 year extension subject to confirmation of further project funding
Full Time/Part Time Post (we are open to discuss part-time hours from a minimum of 28 hours to full-time at 35 hours per week)

• Regular travel to visit communities within your area will be required. Some travel to other areas in Scotland is likely to be required, while keeping our carbon footprint down following Community Energy Scotland’s environmental policy.

MAIN TASKS

Your role will be to deliver the following tasks within the allocated region:

• Proactively mapping and reaching out to community groups that may be interested in taking forward sustainable energy projects.
• To proactively and reactively provide support and advice to community groups across the region
• Develop and deliver workshops to raise awareness of community energy
• Attend local and national events, set up and attend to information stalls and delivering short presentations about support on offer.
• Provide one to one support to community groups to identify opportunities for community energy projects and undertake community engagement
• Assist community groups in hosting consultation events and surveys to identify local aspirations and priorities
• Carry out early stage options appraisals to help groups narrow down their options
• Coordinate knowledge transfer, enabling peer support from other organisations and practitioners across Scotland, and building the understanding and capacity of groups to enable them to take their own projects forward.
• Support local communities in creating development plans for community energy projects
• Support community organisations to identify suitable sources of funding to take forward community energy projects and support them to gather relevant information and data and develop funding applications.
• Refer community groups to other sources of support and information.
• Identify skills gaps in the community and support the community to upskill or find people within the community who can fill the role
• Undertake desktop research to identify local priorities and needs related to energy
• Meet with and build good relationships with external stakeholders in the local community, such as climate action hubs, public bodies or Third Sector Interfaces, to discuss partnership working to support community groups

ADMINISTRATION TASKS

• Keep detailed records of all engagement with community groups
• Support the Project Manager with collating data, tracking progress towards key project milestones and compiling project reports.
• Update the Community Energy Scotland database and project specific spreadsheets on a regular basis.
• Liaise with the membership officer to encourage all new community groups engaged with to join Community Energy Scotland as members.
• To keep all personal work records up to date such as annual leave requests, My Hours and Monday.com

OTHER TASKS

• To prepare, deliver and facilitate presentations/open meetings/workshops and discussions when required.
• To play a full role in the evolution and operation of the team at Community Energy Scotland, and support the success of Community Energy Scotland as a whole
• Ongoing requirement to ensure work activity is well communicated to the wider Community Energy Scotland team
• Providing photographs and updates to the Communications Officer for use on social media and the website.
• Maintain a safe working environment ensuring your own personal safety and the safety of others.
• Act as an ambassador for Community Energy Scotland, promoting Community Energy Scotland in a positive manner.
• Ensure relevant consistent branding across all CES and funder communications.
• Undertake other duties as may be required from time to time by the CEO