Net Zero Engagement Officer

Job Description

The role involves working to inspire, equip, and mobilise churches, groups, and individuals to take practical steps towards sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with colleagues across the Connexion to inspire, equip, and mobilise churches, groups, and individuals to take practical steps towards sustainability
• Develop and share guidance, advice and training with Methodists throughout Great Britain to encourage national engagement
• Build a movement of local action, lived faith, and collective environmental responsibility
• Support churches and individuals nationally as a home-based role with occasional travel to offices and locations around the country

This role helps deliver the Methodist Church's Action for Hope plan to become a net zero Church by 2030, building a movement of local action and collective environmental responsibility that creates meaningful climate action through community engagement.

Required skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience in the environmental, carbon reduction, or sustainability sectors
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience of delivery of training to internal and external audiences
• Ability to build and form good relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders
• Ability to think through, problem solve, develop and resolve issues
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, and others throughout the Methodist Church

Benefits and culture highlights:

• Inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing
• Positive work-life balance with generous annual leave plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year
• TOIL (Time Off In Lieu), flexi-leave, and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service
• Generous occupational pension scheme where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution
• Disability Confident employer actively committed to encouraging applications from all backgrounds