To provide free and impartial energy advice service to tenants and homeowners across the Scottish Borders.

The post will allow 20 days per annum annual leave plus public holidays. Additional leave may be granted to facilitate low carbon holiday travel.

Our Energy Advisors help people save energy, stay warm while spending less on fuel and develop skills and confidence to take more control of their energy use and bills. Our work plays a vital role in supporting people in, or at risk of, fuel poverty and makes an important contribution to tackling carbon emissions and climate change.

Location: Sustainable Selkirk office, 5 Tower Street, Selkirk, TD7 4LR (or hybrid of home and office), community locations and people’s homes throughout the Scottish Borders. Some local travel will be required to fulfil the needs of the project, using low-carbon sustainable travel where possible.

Sustainable Selkirk is a project initiated and managed by Selkirk Regeneration SCIO, a community-based charitable organisation in the Scottish Borders. This post is funded by The National Lottery Community Led Fund to tackle one of Selkirk Regeneration’s prime objectives, bringing benefit to the people of Selkirk and surroundings through sustainable development towards a low-carbon future.

Sustainable Selkirk supports the community in Selkirk and surrounding area to make sustainable lifestyle changes through home energy savings, sustainable travel, climate awareness, climate action and recycling.

Since it began in June 2020, Sustainable Selkirk has delivered:

• the Selkirk Community Energy Advice Centre
• home energy assessments, advice and visits
• e-bike trials
• talks and workshops on various aspects of practical sustainability
• led walks in and around Selkirk
• fuel-efficient driving training
• bike maintenance classes

The project is funded until March 2024 by The National Lottery’s Community Led Fund and Together For Our Planet Fund, and subject to additional funding, will grow further and continue beyond this point.

THE PROJECT MANAGER:

The Project Manager will assist Selkirk Regeneration in leading and managing Sustainable Selkirk, to raise awareness of energy, transport and other climate-related issues. The Project Manager will have responsibility for developing, implementing and managing actions in response to these issues, including managing the Selkirk Community Energy Advice Centre and its staff and volunteers.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

The Project Manger, on behalf of Selkirk Regeneration, will be responsible for developing and implementing detailed action plans within the local community, including the following specific tasks:

• engage with local community groups, including young people, on energy- and climate-related issues
• plan and implement a programme of meetings / information events to raise awareness of energy and climate issues, how to achieve home energy savings and to promote low-carbon and active travel
• encourage and co-ordinate local community participation in measures to reduce Selkirk’s carbon footprint
• evaluate and keep records of all events, visits, meetings and the resultant carbon reduction outcomes
• assist in recruiting and managing staff and volunteers to implement a range of project tasks
• day-to-day management of the Project budget
• provide regular Project progress reports to the Selkirk Regeneration Board of Trustees
• engage with the media to raise the profile of the project
• advise on possible funding to secure sustainable continuation of the project
• support and promote Selkirk Regeneration’s aims and activities within the community

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