Climate Change Manager
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We Are St Helens Borough Council.
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as A Climate Change Manager in the Operations Department.
This post represents an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in supporting the Council's response to the declaration of a climate emergency. Working under new leadership in the Place Operations Department the successful candidate will be working across the entire Council and with many external agencies to co-ordinate all activity linked to making St Helens a Net Zero borough by 2040. If you have the passion for helping to improve the environment and want to work in a fast paced team then this could be the ideal position for you.
Strong project management skills and the ability to communicate effectively is more important than having specific technical knowledge for this role. The successful candidate will need to be able to build and develop relationships and work across multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously. This post is a great opportunity for you to shape and influence how St Helens successfully responds to the climate emergency and to help build a new team to help deliver the Council's Climate Action Plan.
For more information visit: https://netzero.sthelens.gov.uk/
Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 NOLAN principles of conduct in public life. These include selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
Expected Interview date - 16th December 2024
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by contacting Rose Hames, Environment & Climate Team Manager at RoseHames@sthelens.gov.uk
Thank you for your interest in working for us. If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.