Advertised from 1 September 2025

Role

Community Energy Scotland is recruiting for three Assistant Project Officers or Project Officers (post assigned dependent on skills and experience, with responsibilities allocated accordingly to the successful candidates).

We are offering either part-time or full-time hours (0.8FTE – 1FTE). We are happy to consider secondments.

We are looking for three to four candidates, most likely based in the following areas:

• North East Scotland, most likely based at the Climate Action Hub in Aberdeen and/or Moray and Angus.
• South East and central Scotland, most likely based in one or more of the climate action hubs in Edinburgh, the Lothians or Fife.
• Strathclyde, working out of one or more of the climate action hubs in Glasgow or neighbouring local authorities (West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Inverclyde)

Candidates will be expected to work at least two days per week within agreed climate action hubs. On the days when they are not working at those hubs or visiting community groups the work is suitable for home working or alternative office space or co-working space can be secured if required.

Priority will be given to applicants who can start as soon as possible.

£31,237 per annum (pro rata) for a Project Officer

£27, 401 per annum (pro rata) for an Assistant Project Officer

Fixed-Term appointment until 31st March 2026, with 1 year extension subject to confirmation of further project funding

Full Time/Part Time Post (we are open to discuss part-time hours from a minimum of 28 hours to full-time at 35 hours per week)

Application notes

To apply, and to find out more, please visit our website

Deadline – 5pm on Monday 15th September 2025

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