Sustainability Engagement and Communications Officer

At the University of Bath, we have an engaged and active community of staff and students keen to take action on climate change and sustainability. This new role will provide vital support and resources to enable and empower our community to accelerate and increase action. This will support carbon reduction, drive institutional efficiencies, and increase collegiality around a vibrant sustainability community culture.

You will take the lead role in developing and delivering a University-wide climate and sustainability engagement programme for staff and students. Your role sits in the Sustainability and Climate Action team and you’ll report to the Climate Action Engagement & Training Manager. The team are dynamic and fun, committed to delivering on our Sustainability and Climate Action commitments as a ‘whole institution’ approach, and making University of Bath a sustainable university. We have an open and collaborative team culture, welcoming new ideas and ways of working.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact either:

• Alice Lowe, Climate Action Engagement & Training Manager, ael52@bath.ac.uk
• Peter Phelps, Climate Action Project Lead, pp228@bath.ac.uk

We are open to part time and flexible working arrangements. Please confirm your preferences within your application form.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have experience of working in an engagement and/or communications role. You will have developed and delivered training and engagement programmes across different levels within an organisation, including one-off events, reward and recognition campaigns and behaviour change interventions. 

You will have excellent communication, facilitation and presentational skills – including both verbal and written communication and the ability to adapt communication style to suit the audience. In addition, you’ll have confident networking skills; experienced in influencing and motivating others to action.

Further information

Fifty years of achievement have seen the University of Bath grow into a globally recognised institution with over 20,000 students from 153 countries. The focus is on offering our students a well-rounded education; delivering impactful research; and creating engaging and supportive local, national and global partnerships. The result: we were named the ‘University of the Year’ in 2023 and ranked 8th best university in the UK by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.

In 2020, the Institution established a ground-breaking Climate Action Framework with the focus on addressing the climate crisis through our operations; our education: our research; and our partnerships. A core part of the Framework is to create the culture and environment to engage our staff and students and enable individuals to take action. 

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