The Church of England has an ambition to become Net-Zero carbon by 2030 and has developed a roadmap with clear milestones for pursuing this goal. As a result of funding already secured from the national Church of England, we are looking for a part time Project Officer to work with our Church schools to lead the Diocese of Chichester closer to its Net Zero Carbon ambitions.
This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with Schools, the diocesan Education Team and Net Zero Carbon Programme Manager and we are looking for a candidate with a strong background in project management, managing large budgets who ideally has knowledge and experience of working with buildings.
The main responsibilities of the role are to:
* Develop a Net Zero Carbon strategy for Voluntary Aided (VA) schools
* Project manage Net Zero Carbon activities and Public Sector Decarbonisation schemes with VA schools
Our ideal candidate will have:
* Good project management skills with experience of planning and monitoring large projects and budgets
* Experience of developing and implementing strategy
* Knowledge and expertise in carbon emission reduction
* The ability to give sound advice and work with a broad range of stakeholders
* The ability and drive to promote our decarbonisation mission and goals with Voluntary Aided schools
This role is offered at for 21 hours per week with the option to work these flexibly through the week.
The job is fixed term until 31st December 2025 with a salary of £22,740 per annum (pro rata of £37,900 pa FTE). The position is based at Church House, Hove with the opportunity to apply to use the DBF’s remote working policy to work from home for part of the week.
We offer a pro-rata entitlement of 28 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and 2 privilege days per year, flexi-time, free parking, the ride to work scheme, and the Diocesan Pension Scheme with employer contribution.
Chichester DBF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment and to comply with the relevant safeguarding policy. Our full safeguarding policy can be found
Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.