Senior Climate & Biodiversity Officer

I'm currently recruiting for an Interim Senior Climate & Biodiversity Officer for a Council in Oxfordshire. This is a 6-month initial contract covering MAT Leave with a strong focus on climate action, decarbonisation and climate resilience. The role has the flexibility to work part or full-time, and is very flexible on travel. The role will have a heavy focus on the climate side rather than biodiversity.

• Lead the development and implementation of climate strategies and action plans
• Drive climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience projects
• Work with services across the Council to embed climate action into policies and programmes
• Build relationships with key stakeholders, partners and climate networks
• Monitor progress against climate targets and provide reports to senior leaders and Members
• Identify funding opportunities and support bid submissions
• Provide climate policy and technical advice to internal teams

• Experience developing and delivering climate change strategies, policies or programmes
• Strong knowledge of decarbonisation, climate resilience and net zero delivery
• Experience working within local government, consultancy or a public sector environment
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience delivering environmental or sustainability projects
• Ability to work independently and drive programmes forward

• Experience with retrofit, energy efficiency or renewable energy projects
• Line management experience
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IEMA)