Energy Advisor – Business and Community

Closing date: 05/10/2025

Salary: £29,797

The job is Hybrid based on:

Kirkcaldy

This position is part-time
Closing date: 05/10/2025

About this job:

You will deliver public campaigns and events to attract a wide and diverse range of businesses, groups and organisations. You will also collaborate with Greener Kirkcaldy’s Community Food Team to deliver food waste reduction advice and campaigns.
You will also support the wider Cosy Kingdom energy advice team with outreach, events and home visits as needed.
Full training will be provided, including City & Guilds Energy Advice, Carbon Literacy and an induction to the role.

Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities

• Provide advice to micro and small businesses, community groups and third sector
organisations on energy efficiency and waste reduction
• Signpost and refer to partner organisations for expert technical and funding advice
• Develop and deliver energy-efficiency and food waste reduction campaigns to attract a
wide and diverse range of businesses, working with our Communications Team and
Community Food Team
• Provide advice to the Climate Action Fife third sector partners
• Deliver, facilitate and attend webinars, events, talks and networking forums to promote
Greener Kirkcaldy, Cosy Kingdom and Climate Action Fife, and raise the profile of our
projects
• Develop and maintain relevant project materials
• Work with Fife Chamber of Commerce on the Fife Business Awards (Sustainability &
NetZero Award)
• Engage with the business and community sectors in a way that empowers them to
adopt sustainable behaviour changes.
• Lead on monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the Climate Friendly Business strand of
work for Climate Action Fife
• Provide support to the wider Cosy Kingdom team including delivering home visits,
events and talks as required

General responsibilities

• Work as part of the Greener Kirkcaldy team to promote and encourage understanding
of environmental issues and the climate emergency
• Promote the values of Greener Kirkcaldy when working in the local community
• Comply fully with the organisation ethos, policies and procedures and relevant
legislation
• Attend and contribute to team meetings and training courses.
• Undertake other duties in line with the job purpose

Competencies:

Qualifications, skills and experience

  • Excellent people and communication skills
  • Excellent literacy, numeracy and IT skills
  • Ability to engage and empower people with different skillsets and backgrounds
  • Organised, able to work under pressure and plan a diverse workload
  • Experience of working with micro and small businesses, community groups, third sector organisations or social enterprises
  • Experience of delivering training, workshops, activities or events to engage or educate
  • Ability to work in partnership with others

Knowledge

  • Understanding of the micro and small business and/or community and third
    sector(s)
  • Awareness of environmental and/or energy efficiency topics in particular the climate emergency, energy efficiency and waste reduction
  • Knowledge of processes for monitoring, evaluating and reporting Personal qualities
    A positive, enthusiastic and supportive attitude
  • Passionate about sharing your skills and knowledge with others
  • Proactive, self-motivated and able to use own initiative
  • Flexible and able to adapt according to the needs of the project and organisation
  • A willingness for continued learning and personal development
  • Genuine interest in developing sustainable businesses and community organisations
  • Able to travel within Fife to meet the requirements of the role

Qualifications:

No specific qualifications required

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How to Apply:

Application forms should be submitted to jobs@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk by midnight on Sunday 5th October 2025. All applicants must use the application form – we will not accept CVs.  Please also fill the equal opportunities form.

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