Climate Programme Manager
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £41,124 to £42,938 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | Nelson, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Pendle Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | V53 |
Summary
Pendle Council is committed to addressing the challenges of climate change through positive local action. We're passionate about supporting our local community, businesses, and the environment to achieve our ambitious carbon reduction targets.
To help us achieve this, we're seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable individual with existing experience to drive our efforts.
You'll possess a strong understanding of climate change, strategic funding programs, current energy generation technologies, and sustainable development, coupled with a determination to create positive change.
You'll have proven experience in securing resources, managing large-scale projects, strong technical analytical abilities, and excellent interpersonal skills. Collaborating with council service areas, key stakeholders, and the community, you'll inspire action and influence decision-making.
We're excited about the potential for this area of work to expand, and with the right candidate, this post will naturally evolve and grow. Working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team, you'll be pivotal in driving positive change across Pendle.
The Borough of Pendle lies in Lancashire’s beautiful Pennines and is within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District, and the city of Manchester.
Pendle Borough Council offers an excellent work-life balance including flexitime with no core hours, up to 2 days flexi leave a month, compressed working options and up to 31 days annual leave.
This role is likely to be on a Flexible Contract as defined by our Agile Working Policy. The minimum frequency for in-office attendance will be two or three times per week, however it could be more frequent based on the demands of the service. We therefore expect candidates to reside within a commutable distance from Number One Market Street in Nelson, Lancashire.
The Council’s benefits package includes an excellent Local Government Pension Scheme, generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional annual leave, a cycle to work scheme, home tech and car scheme salary sacrifice schemes. You will also be rewarded with access to our benefits programme, Viv up, which provides easy access to unbeatable discounts for retailers such as Argos, M&S, B&Q, Currys PC World, etc.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Pendle Borough Council does not discriminate on any basis of disability, sex, marriage or civil partnership, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, or maternity.
To help us achieve this, we're seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable individual with existing experience to drive our efforts.
You'll possess a strong understanding of climate change, strategic funding programs, current energy generation technologies, and sustainable development, coupled with a determination to create positive change.
You'll have proven experience in securing resources, managing large-scale projects, strong technical analytical abilities, and excellent interpersonal skills. Collaborating with council service areas, key stakeholders, and the community, you'll inspire action and influence decision-making.
We're excited about the potential for this area of work to expand, and with the right candidate, this post will naturally evolve and grow. Working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team, you'll be pivotal in driving positive change across Pendle.
The Borough of Pendle lies in Lancashire’s beautiful Pennines and is within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District, and the city of Manchester.
Pendle Borough Council offers an excellent work-life balance including flexitime with no core hours, up to 2 days flexi leave a month, compressed working options and up to 31 days annual leave.
This role is likely to be on a Flexible Contract as defined by our Agile Working Policy. The minimum frequency for in-office attendance will be two or three times per week, however it could be more frequent based on the demands of the service. We therefore expect candidates to reside within a commutable distance from Number One Market Street in Nelson, Lancashire.
The Council’s benefits package includes an excellent Local Government Pension Scheme, generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional annual leave, a cycle to work scheme, home tech and car scheme salary sacrifice schemes. You will also be rewarded with access to our benefits programme, Viv up, which provides easy access to unbeatable discounts for retailers such as Argos, M&S, B&Q, Currys PC World, etc.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Pendle Borough Council does not discriminate on any basis of disability, sex, marriage or civil partnership, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, or maternity.
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