Apply by: Monday, 6th July 2026. However, please submit your application as soon as possible, as we may close this role ahead of the advertised deadline if we find the right candidate.
Join our work to support our communities to thrive
We aim to involve more residents in sustained collective action for climate and nature. We want to help to improve skills and capacity within communities so that residents can be supported to take action on issues which matter to them. Our vision is a greener, fairer, and stronger future for residents and places in Southmead, and in our wider communities.
About you
- A demonstrable enthusiasm and desire to develop activities and inspire action to support combatting climate change
- Two years’ experience in project management or project coordination
- Experience of working with residents within community-led projects
- Experience in delivering climate, energy, and/or nature projects
- Ability to build and maintain networks and partnerships, and to engage with new and existing partners
About us
Southmead Development Trust is a Bristol-based charity made up of staff, volunteers, and residents working together to keep power in our community. We work alongside local people and partners to improve health, wellbeing, employment, and local pride – while tackling social isolation and bringing investment into the area.
Guided by residents, our vision is a thriving and healthy community. We provide the support, spaces, and services our community needs through our two well-loved sites, Greenway Centre and The Ranch Adventure Playground and Youth Space. These venues host a wide range of activities, including wellbeing services, youth and play sessions, fitness classes, community groups, and local celebrations.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from everyone. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace, just let us know – we will do our best to support you.
About the Role
- Working alongside our internal teams and external partners, our Climate & Energy Action Coordinator will grow and maintain our climate and energy projects and be a key advocate for climate work both internally and externally.
- A vital element of the role is to be able to engage and help to empower our residents to take action to support our climate, nature, and energy usage. Working alongside residents you will develop new projects and champion action for the Trust and across the community.
- You will represent and promote the Trust’s climate action and energy projects via networks and partnerships to share learning and to draw on best practice.
Details
- Location: Greenway Centre, Bristol, BS10 5PY
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary: £29,824 – £31,975 Pro Rata depending on experience
- Hours: 30 per week
- Reports to: Wellbeing and Communities Development Manager
- Holiday: 33 days annual leave pro-rata (inclusive of Bank Holidays), occupational pension, free membership to Greenway Gym and classes.
- Sick Pay: 4 weeks over rolling year, pro-rata
- Training and Development Opportunities: All mandatory training and job-specific training offered, e.g., First Aid, Safeguarding, Motivational Interviewing, Management and Leadership, and Trauma-Informed Practice
- Pension Contribution: Nest Pension Scheme, combined 7% (employer 3%, employee 4% as standard)
- Benefits: Free membership to Greenway Gym and classes, cycle to work scheme, cafe discount
- How to apply: Please send your CV, along with a cover letter describing how your experience is relevant to the responsibilities of the role and how you meet the essential criteria, to the email: [email protected]
- Interview process: If you are successful in the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to an in-person interview. This will consist of a series of questions, a short presentation on your vision for the role, and an admin task.
- Deadline: 9am, Monday 6th July
- Contact: To arrange a chat or visit our site in person, contact Polly Theedom, tel: 0117 950 3335 or email: [email protected]
Key Responsibilities:
- To oversee, quality assure, and develop our energy saving projects and partnerships
- To champion and coordinate delivery of Southmead’s Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP), working with colleagues and partners to engage residents, develop and support projects, secure funding, and ensure the plan influences the Trust’s work and future development to develop and maintain effective relationships with Trust teams and with existing partners, and to grow relationships with new stakeholders
- To take an approach to climate, energy, and nature action which is informed by Bristol’s Just Transition Declaration principles.
- To work closely with our Community Development and Wellbeing Teams to deliver climate, energy and nature work.
- To work closely with the Communications team to produce related, and regular, online and written communications both for community and professional audiences.
- To support team managers, senior leaders, and trustees, to embed environmental sustainability in our operations, services, and projects; to provide advice, support and mentoring where appropriate.
- To develop programme resources and tools working with programme leads, and to signpost to resources where available.
- To be an active member of local and national climate networks to identify and share best practice and emerging business development opportunities. To attend training where appropriate.
- To ensure that learning from our activities and best practice from elsewhere is shared across the Trust, and more widely when appropriate.
- To collate, report, and present key performance, impact, and financial evidence as required by the Trust, partners, and funders.
General Responsibilities – All staff at Southmead Development Trust are expected to:
- Follow all Trust policies, procedures, and safeguarding requirements.
- Model our values: Welcoming, Collaborative and Resourceful
- Work proactively, use initiative, and collaborate well with colleagues and the community.
- Maintain confidentiality, data protection standards, and a safe, inclusive environment.
- Take part in training, development, staff meetings, and occasional evening/weekend work when required.
- Carry out any other reasonable duties to support the organisation.
Essential Criteria
Essential
- At least two years of project management or senior project coordination
- Working with communities and within community led or volunteering projects
- Delivering climate action projects that engage and help to empower residents
- Building and maintaining networks and partnerships, engaging with new and existing partners
- Co-designing and facilitating peer learning activities
- Writing and developing engaging content for a range of audiences via a variety of communications tools
Essential Specific Skills/Knowledge
- Current sustainability issues of global, national, and local structures, and sources of information
- An understanding of climate justice
- Ability to motivate self and others, and to foster good working relationships both internally and externally
- Mentoring and motivational skills
- Ability to plan workload and deal with competing demands and time pressures.
- Excellent communication skills, including writing and presenting succinct summaries of complex data and information for diverse audiences
- An enthusiasm and commitment to further develop knowledge in the field of sustainability
- Project management skills
Essential Values and Ethos
- A genuine passion for the Trust’s mission and values
- Commitment to the delivery of high-quality services and learning from delivery
- Commitment to inclusion and teamwork
- A commitment to low-carbon ways of working
Essential Other
- Able to work outside of normal office hours within a flexi-time/time off in lieu system
- Sympathetic to the aims and ethos of the Trust and its partners
- Willingness to undertake any training and development deemed necessary for the progress of the role.
- Compliance with the Trust’s Policies and Procedures, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Data Protection, Health and Safety, and Environment
Desirable Criteria
- Successful fundraising/bid writing
- Researching, collating, and analysing data and information in this field to summarise it in an engaging way, and to produce resources
- Qualification/experience in energy advice
- Knowledge of Southmead, North Bristol or similar communities and the issues facing residents.
Pay: £29,824.00-£31,975.00 per year
Work Location: In person
