The Energy Team at UWE is responsible to meeting the challenging carbon reduction targets set by the University at this time of climate emergency. Aware of the need to engage all stakeholders to contribute to achieving the targets, this post focuses bringing about the cultural change necessary to ensure that everyone takes responsibility for carbon emissions across the university. If you are interested in change, engagement, and have an eye to detail on managing the energy data to underpin this work, this is the role for you.
About you
This role is pivotal in bringing about the cultural change across UWE required to ensure that responsibility for carbon reduction is taken by all. Responsible for managing the UWE Carbon Action Programme, the Carbon Action Manager will work across the university, engaging with and inspiring stakeholders how to play their part in contributing to the biggest challenge of this time. You will be meticulous with data, which underpins this work, with an ability to work with large data sets to produce reports to identify carbon reduction solutions, benchmark energy performance and carry out project evaluations. The position is held within the Energy Team, a supportive and motivated team on a mission, working closely with the UWE Sustainability Team and other key stakeholders. This is an opportunity for you to bring together your technical energy management knowledge and your behaviour change experience in a large and complex organisation.
About UWE Bristol
We are a well-established university, with over 30,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 3,600 staff. UWE Bristol is one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West. We are globally connected and regionally embedded, with strong employer and partner connections. Students come to study with us from all over the UK, as well as from 140 different countries, making this a diverse and interesting place to study. We achieved 89% overall student satisfaction in the National Student Satisfaction survey in 2018, this excellent result puts us as the top university in the South West and in 7th place nationally. In 2019 we were placed in the Guardian's Top 30 Universities in the UK and we achieved TEF Gold status.
This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.
In addition to progressive pay rates, UWE Bristol offers a wide range of staff benefits including a generous holiday allowance of 25 Days pro rata, up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year in addition, flexible working, excellent defined benefit pension schemes and the option to participate in the cycle to work scheme.
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus.
Due to panel members availability, interviews will be held on Thursday 29th August only.
If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Kirsti Norris on 0117 328 7320 / 07815 516573 or email: kirsti.norris@uwe.ac.uk.
UWE is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity to create an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who share our ambition to be a university recognised for the success and impact of our practice-oriented programmes; our strong industry networks and our inclusive global outlook.
Closing date: Sunday 4th August at 11.59pm.
UWE is committed to equality and values diversity; to work for an employer that aspires to achieve excellence through inclusion, please visit: uwe.ac.uk/jobs using reference: R00339.
