Environmental Resilience Officer
| Posting date: | 28 April 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2026 |
| Location: | City of London, EC4V 3AL |
| Company: | City of London Corporation |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 1246-44142908 |
Summary
City of London Corporation
About us:
The City of London Corporation is the governing body for the Square Mile – the historic and commercial core of the Capital and a world-leading financial centre. The environmental resilience team focuses on developing adaptation measures and strategies to address relevant climate change risks to the City and its services. These range from overheating, impact to food trade & infrastructure, flood risk, water stress, loss of biodiversity and, emerging pests and diseases. This programme requires our team to think about climate change adaptation in several ways, and the links to health, social and economic impacts, degradation of nature and ecosystem services, and operational risks.
We are looking for an Environmental Resilience officer who can bring a range of useful knowledge and skills to our team that will strengthen our approach to climate change adaptation and support the team in delivering the programmes. In particular we are seeking individuals who could/can; project manage public realm projects, analyse data to monitor trends and drive research efforts, develop digital content and media to promote and share the impact and importance of this work.
Can you support us by mapping and analysing data, or creating and develop innovative digital content, or do you have a specialism related to climate change impacts in urban environments? If so then we want you to join our team.
In the role you will be responsible for:
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Supporting programme and project management
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Upskilling and educating teams and stakeholders
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Delivering on the ground projects working with teams across the City’s Environment Department
We are looking for someone with:
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Knowledge of climate issues through a relevant degree (or equivalent) and experience in a similar role.
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Project management skills/ experience supporting project management
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Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with senior managers, councillors and external stakeholders
Some of the skills and knowledge we are looking for:
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GIS mapping
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Data analysis
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Communication and public relations
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Digital content creation
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Climate change in relation to health and social wellbeing
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Equalities and Inclusion
If this role is advertised as a secondment, secondments are subject to the agreement of your department releasing you, therefore, you need to discuss this with your line manager prior to applying. The purpose of this will be to discuss what, if any, impact your secondment might have on the service and service delivery should your application be successful, and how this might be addressed.
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
Closing date: 23:59 on 12 May 2026
About us:
The City of London Corporation is the governing body for the Square Mile – the historic and commercial core of the Capital and a world-leading financial centre. The environmental resilience team focuses on developing adaptation measures and strategies to address relevant climate change risks to the City and its services. These range from overheating, impact to food trade & infrastructure, flood risk, water stress, loss of biodiversity and, emerging pests and diseases. This programme requires our team to think about climate change adaptation in several ways, and the links to health, social and economic impacts, degradation of nature and ecosystem services, and operational risks.
We are looking for an Environmental Resilience officer who can bring a range of useful knowledge and skills to our team that will strengthen our approach to climate change adaptation and support the team in delivering the programmes. In particular we are seeking individuals who could/can; project manage public realm projects, analyse data to monitor trends and drive research efforts, develop digital content and media to promote and share the impact and importance of this work.
Can you support us by mapping and analysing data, or creating and develop innovative digital content, or do you have a specialism related to climate change impacts in urban environments? If so then we want you to join our team.
In the role you will be responsible for:
-
Supporting programme and project management
-
Upskilling and educating teams and stakeholders
-
Delivering on the ground projects working with teams across the City’s Environment Department
We are looking for someone with:
-
Knowledge of climate issues through a relevant degree (or equivalent) and experience in a similar role.
-
Project management skills/ experience supporting project management
-
Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with senior managers, councillors and external stakeholders
Some of the skills and knowledge we are looking for:
-
GIS mapping
-
Data analysis
-
Communication and public relations
-
Digital content creation
-
Climate change in relation to health and social wellbeing
-
Equalities and Inclusion
If this role is advertised as a secondment, secondments are subject to the agreement of your department releasing you, therefore, you need to discuss this with your line manager prior to applying. The purpose of this will be to discuss what, if any, impact your secondment might have on the service and service delivery should your application be successful, and how this might be addressed.
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
Closing date: 23:59 on 12 May 2026
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