Community Engagement Administrator

We are looking for someone to provide key administrative and practical support for a range of projects. The post holder will have excellent administration and interpersonal skills, helping to ensure our projects run smoothly by carrying out tasks effectively and on time, using their own initiative to problem solve and seeking clarity where needed. They will build good working relationships within Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) and with external stakeholders.

Pay and conditions

• The role is permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week).
• The starting salary for the role will be £26,450 per year.
• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).

CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.

We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.

Specific responsibilities

An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:

• To provide administrative support for the timely delivery of project activities, accurate record keeping and robust reporting across a range of CSE projects and initiatives.
• To provide support for the planning, promotion and delivery of training sessions, external workshops and events (both online and in person).
• To play a key role in co-ordinating our support (including grant giving) for community-based organisations, including acting as a key point of contact, recording support, tracking payments, monitoring delivery, and maintaining records.
• To liaise with a range of stakeholders, potentially including community groups, local authorities, town and parish councils, and partners in our youth work initiatives.
• To represent CSE on a range of projects, in external in-person and online meetings and events.
• To support promotion of CSE projects, activities, reports and publications to ensure effective engagement with the target audience.

To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents on our website.

Essential attributes for this role include:

• 5 GCSEs (including English) at grade A-C (or 4 or above), or equivalent
• Use of MS office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience with Teams and Zoom for online calls / meetings
• Providing administrative support in an organisation or for a specific activity
• Working on more than one project or set of tasks at once, and being accountable for your time
• Experience of liaising with colleagues and external customer/partners
• Highly organised and able to manage time and a busy workload
• Excellent written communication skills (e.g. emails, newsletters, reports)
• Excellent verbal communication skills (e.g. online calls, telephone calls, speaking in meetings)
• Able to build strong working relationships with people (e.g. within the organisation, and in community organisations we support)
• Excellent attention to detail – even when you’re working on repetitive administrative tasks or working under pressure
• Strong teamwork is essential for this role.

Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the job description on our website.

The closing date for applications is 17:00 on Friday 1 May 2026.

Interviews will take place in-person at our offices in Bristol on Thursday 21 May 2026.

If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.