Senior Engagement Officer, King's Climate & Sustainability

at  Kings College London

Job id: 088653. Salary: £43,205 – £50,585 including London Weighting Allowance.
Posted: 29 April 2024. Closing date: 15 May 2024.
Business unit: King’s Climate & Sustainability. Department: KCS Action.
Contact details: Rosie Smith. rosie.smith@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Strand Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.
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About Us
King’s Climate & Sustainability (KCS) is a university-wide initiative established in 2023 to step up our response to the challenge of climate emergency and global sustainability, and to accelerate and connect research, education and operations across King’s. With an ambition to become a net zero institution, King’s has already made progress to embed sustainability into our operations. We are uniquely positioned to amplify, connect and scale impactful research, education and action, build new connections between fields of study – including technological, socio-economic, legal, geopolitical – and create meaningful external partnerships to deliver strong, distinctive and visible contributions to the challenge of achieving just and fair transitions to sustainability.
About the Role
The Senior Sustainability Engagement Officer will be responsible for leading and managing the engagement aspects of this strategic priority for King’s. Key responsibilities include the development of an engagement plan and associated activities, managing projects in support of the King’s Climate & Sustainability Action Plan, leading the King’s Climate Action Network (CAN) and engaging with students, staff and external partners to champion sustainability.
This post requires a motivated and highly collaborative individual who is passionate about making a difference to climate and sustainability. The successful candidate will have experience of engagement activities, developing plans, leading projects and managing events, together with experience of a similar practical role within a complex organisation. This role allows the post-holder to develop their skills and gain experience as a sustainability professional, while contributing to a vibrant and inclusive sustainability culture at King’s.
This is a hybrid role, with at least 2 days a week in the office. Unfortunately we are not able to accommodate requests for fully remote working.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• A significant understanding of sustainability and climate issues, and experience of managing a range of engagement activities and events within a large, complex organisation.
• Experience of managing multiple projects concurrently and developing plans and strategies to deliver impact.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex information and policies into accessible information.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with evidence of building good working relationships with a range of stakeholders, and the ability to present to a wide range of audiences in an enthusiastic and engaging way.
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality reports, papers and communication materials.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills, with a proactive approach and the ability to work independently, flexibly and as part of a team.
• Good IT literacy (i.e. Microsoft Office), including the ability to manipulate spreadsheets or databases to support presentation and report writing and data management.

Desirable criteria

• A first degree or equivalent in any subject.
• Experience of working within Higher Education.

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