Climate17 is delighted to be partnering with The Greater South East Net Zero Hub (GSENZH); a high-profile and high-impact government-backed group, designed to develop and support the delivery of projects to accelerate the UK’s transition to Net Zero.Set up by the UK government in 2018 and funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), there are five Local Net Zero Hubs across England. All Hubs work together to help the UK reach Net Zero.To date, the Net Zero Hubs have supported 200+ major Net Zero projects valued at over £4Bn including large-scale solar, Heat Networks, Smart Grids, domestic retrofit, hydrogen development, public estate-wide energy opportunity assessments, fleet and depot decarbonisation, network constraint, building decarbonisation & research & development.
The opportunity
GSENZH is assembling a team to launch and manage a net-zero pilot programme across Manchester, West Midlands & York & North East Yorkshire Combined Authorities.As part of that team, we are seeking a Finance Project Officer - Green Finance & Net-Zero to sit within the Local Net-Zero Accelerator (LNZA) Programme, which aims to develop place-based investment opportunities for projects across multiple Net Zero sectors, and to test the scalability of this approach with the investment community.This is an exciting opportunity for professional growth in the field of green finance and sustainable investment....