Members Support and Events Lead

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) Full time

Contract Duration: Fixed term contract until March 2025, with possible extension based on continued funding
Hours of Work: 28 hours a week flexible with some evening / weekend work (for which time off in lieu is provided). Potential for job share or compressed hours.
Annual Leave: 20 days paid leave plus 8 public holidays
Pension: 5% Contributory Pension Scheme.
Additional Requirements: The post holder will be subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.
Location: You will be based in member premises in the heart of the city, working closely with other agencies and colleagues across Edinburgh. Flexible hot desking is possible in various community locations as well as home working.
Responsible to: ECCAN Network Lead

Role

The role of ECCAN’s Members Support and Events Lead is dynamic and multifaceted, serving as an important bridge between the members and the organisation. Operating within Edinburgh's four localities, this person will frequently travel and be the primary point of contact for the network’s members, offering project development support and enabling groups to take forward their ideas.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about community engagement to support the development of community climate action plans, climate resilience plans, or local place planning for groups, organisations, and neighbourhoods in Edinburgh.

You will be a hands-on, adaptable and approachable coordinator who can diligently curate and distribute resources, ensuring their relevance and accessibility for ECCAN’s membership while also designing and administering feedback mechanisms to sustain member participation.

This will include planning and delivering in ECCAN’s in person and virtual events of different scales throughout the year and building capacity of member organisations to deliver compelling climate and social justice activities of their own.

This will involve conducting outreach talks and workshops for groups, managing and collaborating effectively with volunteers, liaising with speakers and trainers, and delivering sessions on carbon literacy and other pertinent topics across Edinburgh's localities.

Application notes:

Please submit:

  • CV and covering letter (max 2 pages total) outlining how you meet the job requirements to jobs@eccan.scot by 12 midnight on Sunday 28th April . Please name the document: SURNAME – Members Support and Events Lead. Use that filename as the Subject Line of the email to help us keep track of applicants. Please include any access or accessibility requirements as part of your cover letter.
  • Please also complete an Equality & Diversity Form with no personal identifier and email it to jobs@eccan.scot This will be separated from application on receipt & filed separately for E&D monitoring purposes.

We are actively seeking to recruit individuals whose background or lived experiences will bring extra depth and / or a diversity of perspectives into the ECCAN team. ECCAN is an equal opportunity organisation which aims to be family friendly. We encourage applications from under-represented sections of society, including but not limited to: people with disabilities, people of colour, trans and non-binary people, other members of the LGBTQI+ community, and women.

Interviews will be held provisionally on the week beginning w/b 29th April 2024 in central Edinburgh or online, to suit.

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Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) is a registered Scottish Charity (SC052989) regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)

For any queries, please contact Mark@eccan.scot

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