Assistant Project Officer

21 hours ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield City Council Full time

Job description

**Assistant Project Officer Sustainability and Climate Change
- Fixed term September 2025 to December 2026**

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a to join our friendly and committed Sustainability and Climate Change Team for a fixed term period between September 2025 and December 2026.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work largely on the new Built For Change programme, supporting educational settings to respond to the climate emergency. There will also be opportunities to support other projects and the overall functioning of the Climate and Sustainability Team, playing a valuable part in the council&©s response to the climate emergency.

Working as part of a small, supportive and open team you will have the unique opportunity to work with local schools and other education settings, councillors, council officers and partner organisations to see through all aspects of delivering the programme. This will include grant management, developing and maintaining clear and effective communication with stakeholders and organising project related special events, engagement activities and site visits.

For further information about the role responsibilities and the selection criteria, please refer to the job description and the detailed person specification attached with this advert.

More information about the council&©s work to address climate change can be found here: Climate emergency response | Sheffield City Council

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Victoria Penman, Sustainability Programme Officer

**The practicalities**

If you join our dedicated friendly team, you will enjoy a supportive and flexible work environment in Sheffield&©s award-winning outdoor city.

The role is full-time, and council employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

We recently adopted a hybrid model of working, with approximately 20% to 40% of your time based in the office. This role may include occasional work in evenings and weekends.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled, and LGBTQ+ people; so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. Sheffield City Council are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

**Job details**:
Job reference

REQ003353

Date posted

02/06/2025

Application closing date

22/06/2025

Location

Sheffield

Salary

Grade 6 £32,115 - £36,124

Package

1 X temporary September 2025 - December 2026

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Project Management


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