Your new organisationSouthend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the localmunity. We employ around 1,800 staff who work alongside our partners and localmunities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend. This is an exciting time to join the council as it takes strides to move away from linear waste management to a circular resources and recycling approach which prioritises minimising waste consumption and delivers a circular approach to resource management and recycling.Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in localernment within a collaborative and innovative environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work-life balance. As a unitary authority, we are responsible for all localernment functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks to planning, trading standards,munity safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy andmunities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.Your new roleWe are looking for a dedicated and forward-thinking Climate Change Officer – Resilience to support our mission of preparingmunities, infrastructure, and services for the challenges of a changing climate. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful, long-term climate resilience across our organisation and region.As a Climate Change Officer – Resilience, you will lead, develop and deliver citywide climate engagement programmes and campaigns on carbon mitigation, climate adaptation and resilience, ensuring that Southend-on-Sea’smunities are equipped to prevent, respond to, and recover from the impact of climate change. You will lead on themunity engagement programme for the Catchment to Coast, advanced WINEP and other flooding and coastal resilience projects and programmes. You will build new and maintain existing partnerships to assist in the delivery of city-wide climate change initiatives to implement the Mayor's policies and programmes, including negotiating funding.You will liaise with internal and external stakeholders to increase public awareness and influence the consumer habits of residents and businesses through targeted engagement programmes. You will represent the council on local, regional and national boards and partnerships, promoting the council’s interests in climate change engagement. To meet the needs of the business, you will be required to attend occasional evening meetings.What you need to succeedTo be successful in this position, you must have previous experience within climate change, environmental sustainability (including fuel poverty) and climate adaptation programmes, as well as working with and influencing Councillors, Directors and Managers. You must be able to work within a diverse team as well as independently in developing work to meet objectives and see work through from conception to implementation. Excellent written and verbalmunication skills, with the ability to confidently present to different audiences, are highly essential for this role.Your application will not be considered if you do not have a full and valid driving licence.