Programme Support Assistant

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy
efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate
emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part
of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and
rewarding.

Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• We offer an outstanding pension scheme including employer contributions of up to 9%, 11% or
  13% (age-linked).
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Private BUPA insurance.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with service-linked increases as well as three
  goodwill days over the Christmas period.
• Staff wellbeing allowance of up to £25 per month / £300 per year.

Please see our careers page
for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to
work.

The team

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Welsh Government Energy Service delivery team in
Wales, rated world class by the organisations we support.

We work with the public sector and community energy enterprises in Wales to develop energy
projects, with the aim of reducing carbon emissions and creating local benefits,

We are a team of collaborative and supportive dedicated energy professionals with a passion for
sustainability, community energy and wider decarbonisation.

The role 

This is a vital role in helping link together the various parts of our work, meaning you will
be involved in lots of different areas and continuing to deliver an excellent service to Welsh
Government and our customers.

Success in this role means providing high quality administration and other support to the team
so that our processes run smoothly, our communications are coordinated, and funding is
delivered to support the excellent work of the community energy sector in Wales.

What you’ll do 

• Administration of grant funds for community and public sector energy projects in Wales.
• Coordinating of staffing and project reporting information from Energy Saving Trust, Carbon
  Trust and other consortium partners.
• Monitoring and managing progress with purchase orders and invoices.
• Providing ad-hoc support to the team on community energy projects in Wales.
• Providing administrative support to the team on internal quality management systems.  

What you’ll bring 

• Experience working in a team support role,
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work to deadlines across a range of
  tasks,
• A good understanding of IT systems and standard Microsoft programmes,
• An interest in sustainability and renewable energy.

For more information, please see job description.

Applications close 23.59, 5 September 2024. Interviews are intended to be held
week commencing 16 September 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient
applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as
early as possible.

Please click ‘apply online’ via our recruitment portal. We will ask for your personal details,
work history and a supporting statement. Applications submitted without a supporting statement
will not be considered.

In your supporting statement please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job
description. Applications submitted via email or without a supporting statement will not be
considered.

Reasonable adjustments: We are a Disability Confident Committed
employer. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible
for, everyone.

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the
recruitment process, please get in touch with [email protected] or call reception on
+44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you. 

Flexible working: We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including
working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is
no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in
whichever way helps them to perform at their best.

We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this
post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity and inclusion

Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where
everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities
and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview
slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the minimum
criteria for a role. Find out
more here.

You can find out more about
our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.