Climate Emergency Support Officer

Job Summary - A graduate is sought by Devon County Council to support the Devon Climate Emergency Project Manager, principally with partner and wider stakeholder engagement and communications requirements of the Devon Climate Emergency project. You will be employed by the University of Exeter and seconded to Devon County Council. The role will interact with the Marketing, Press & PR Teams at Devon County Council. Assistance will be provided by the role to similar teams of the partner organisations on the Devon Climate Emergency Response Group to ensure communications are consistent across the project partners. The role will also help ensure the partners feel involved in the project and will network with them and wider stakeholders to increase engagement and awareness of the partnership’s activities and to promote the activities to an extensive audience. This role is part of the Graduate Business Partnership (GBP) scheme and offers full time hours (36.5 p/w) from November 2024 until October 2025. This role offers hybrid work where you can work remote and from County Hall, Exeter. For more information on the GBP scheme, please visit www.exeter.ac.uk/internships.   

About You – You should be a graduate who has a degree in an environmental discipline and has excellent written and verbal communication skills, good organisational skills, and excellent IT skills. You should have a keen interest in climate change, be a team player, be self-motivated, have the ability to work unsupervised, have a good level of creativity and innovative ideas, and be a strategic thinker. Basic design knowledge, experience of editing websites and a broad appreciation of local authority democratic and political processes are desirable. Previous experience of organising events and webinars, partnership working, of communication (including writing newsletters, articles, website material, using social media and other comms channels), and of working in a communications related field are also desirable.

The Benefits to You - You will have access to a wide range of benefits, rewards and recognition from the University, including a generous pension, a holiday allowance of 39 days per year, Totum Card (student discount) and Salary Exchange Schemes (such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, and discounted membership to the university's sports facilities). The University offers extensive support to staff, including a structured Professional Development Review and Wellbeing Service plus 1:1 support from the Internships Team.   You will be offered a ‘How to Make the Most of Your Internship’ guide, bespoke mentoring, and career consultancy opportunities.

Application Closing Date: 18 November 2024

Interviews: To be confirmed

For the full job details and application process visit Handshake.  Non-Exeter Graduates can request the full job description and application form by emailing internships@exeter.ac.uk. We are not able to accept CVs, please use the Internship Application Form‌.

The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer which is 'Positive About Disabled People': if you have a disability, you should mention this in your application. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.

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