Full time (part time considered)
London or SE England - home-based or London office
We are excited to be recruiting for a new Project Manager to deliver our national sustainability engagement programme, Green Impact. Green Impact supports staff and students within organisations to learn about sustainability, and embed it into their day-to-day operations. Green Impact runs in many sectors, with programmes tailored to the sustainability impacts of different workplaces, including universities, healthcare and cultural heritage. The project manager will manage the successful delivery of the Green Impact programme at a set number of allocated organisations, tailoring delivery according to local needs. Due to the location of participating Green Impact organisations, this role will be based in London or South-East England, with regular travel throughout the region, as well as some UK-wide travel.
Please submit your application by
July 28, 2024 11:55 PM
Find out more & apply7 hours/week for 6 months
Homeworking in or near to our target region in the North West, specifically within the Liverpool, Manchester and Preston area.
In accordance with Department for Education’s Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy, from 2025 all schools in England should have a Climate Action Plan (CAP) in place. This role will support the development of a set of good practice examples and a bank of resources to help schools in the North West of England create and implement impactful CAPs through youth social action. To do this we are working with secondary schools to facilitate teams of pupils to lead the development of a CAP for their school. Climate Action Plan Coordinators will work with project managers to coordinate all aspects of the project. This includes editing and maintaining resources, independently delivering content in schools both in-person and online, supporting with the organisation and running of events, working with the research team at SOS-UK to monitor reach and impact, and supporting communications about the project on social media and mainstream news outlets. *This role is strongly recommended for students currently studying within the education system, and applicants currently studying at secondary and university level are highly encouraged to apply.*
Please submit your application by
July 28, 2024 11:55 PM
Find out more & applyAt SOS-UK we strive to make our community a welcoming, caring and enthusiastic one, fuelling ambition with opportunities and support to help us all achieve our personal and professional goals.
In return for your passion and experience we offer the flexibility for work-life balance, a competitive salary for the non-profit sector and excellent holiday allowance. We’re open to considering requests for job-share or part-time working.
We believe we have a fair and transparent pay framework. Our salary bands and pay gaps are public.
We have always paid at least the real living wage and we do not offer any unpaid/non-credit-bearing placement opportunities or work experience.
We offer up to 6% pension contributions, annual cost of living increases and annual spine-point salary increases until the top of your band.
Other benefits include:
Parents, carers and dependents: support and understanding for family emergencies and caring for dependents
Employee volunteering: up to three days paid leave per year which you are encouraged to take - pro rata for part-time staff
Medical appointments: reasonable time off during working hours including time for fertility treatment and gender reassignment
Religious or belief-related obligations
Study
Maternity and childcare pay:
We offer:
Diversity and equal opportunities
We’re totally committed to equality of opportunity for all. We are striving to be an organisation where all staff are able to thrive and be their whole-selves. As part of our action on inclusion, diversity and equality, we encourage applications from individuals from underrepresented backgrounds and groups, including but not limited to, age, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation.
At SOS-UK, our staff team is currently under-representative of people of colour, LGBTQIA+ people and disabled people. We are committed to ensuring we are representative and inclusive, so we particularly encourage you to apply if you represent these characteristics. We have an opt-in guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who declare a disability and/or are a person of colour and meet the essential criteria of the role profile.
We are always happy to speak to candidates informally about the role before applying and encourage you to do so.
We run liberation learning sessions for all staff and there are staff networks for individuals with shared protected characteristics.
On our job applications, we do not ask as standard whether applicants have any spot or unspent convictions (under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974). Applicants will still be requested to complete a DBS check if the role requires one.
Wellbeing and work-life balance
SOS-UK adopts an open and flexible approach to working arrangements, with many of the current team opting to be home-based, with those that prefer the location and environment of an office space able to work in one of NUS' offices around the UK.
To further support positive work-life balance, all staff are offered a generous holiday and leave allowance as described above. Additionally, whilst working overtime is not encouraged for staff wellbeing, in cases where this is necessary a time-off-in-lieu (TOIL) policy is in place.
SOS-UK has a mental health working group and designated mental health first aiders who act as the first point of contact for staff who need support with their mental health.
Should you have family/caring responsibilities, we have a whole package of family-friendly policies that provide for flexible working; additional paid maternity and paternity leave; childcare pay; and leave for family emergencies.
Commitment to sustainable practices
As an organisation devoted to furthering sustainable development, it's important we practice what we preach:
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