Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Fife, Glasgow, Inverclyde, Lanarkshire, Loathians, Moray and Angus, Renfrewshire, and West Dumbartonshire
This position is full-time
Closing date: 15/09/2025
About this job:
Community Energy Scotland is recruiting for three Assistant Project Officers or Project
Officers (post assigned dependent on skills and experience, with responsibilities allocated
accordingly to the successful candidates). We are looking to recruit energetic, well-organised
and self-motivated individuals to support communities to build their capacity, develop new
community energy project ideas and work alongside them to apply for funding and deliver
projects. Training as required, personal development opportunities, and support will be
provided by Community Energy Scotland.
We are offering either part-time or full-time hours (0.8FTE – 1FTE). We are happy to consider secondments.
Responsibilities:
Main Tasks
Your role will be to deliver the following tasks within the allocated region:
• Proactively mapping and reaching out to community groups that may be interested in
taking forward sustainable energy projects.
• To proactively and reactively provide support and advice to community groups across
the region.
• Develop and deliver workshops to raise awareness of community energy.
• Attend local and national events, set up and attend to information stalls and delivering
short presentations about support on offer.
• Provide one to one support to community groups to identify opportunities for
community energy projects and undertake community engagement.
• Assist community groups in hosting consultation events and surveys to identify local
aspirations and priorities.
• Carry out early stage options appraisals to help groups narrow down their options
• Coordinate knowledge transfer, enabling peer support from other organisations and practitioners across Scotland, and building the understanding and capacity of groups
to enable them to take their own projects forward.
• Support local communities in creating development plans for community energy
projects.
• Support community organisations to identify suitable sources of funding to take forward
community energy projects and support them to gather relevant information and data
and develop funding applications.
• Refer community groups to other sources of support and information.
• Identify skills gaps in the community and support the community to upskill or find
people within the community who can fill the role.
• Undertake desktop research to identify local priorities and needs related to energy
• Meet with and build good relationships with external stakeholders in the local
community, such as climate action hubs, public bodies or Third Sector Interfaces, to
discuss partnership working to support community groups.
Administration
• Keep detailled records of all engagement with community groups
• Support the Project Manager with collating data, tracking progress towards key project
milestones and compiling project reports.
• Update the Community Energy Scotland database and project specific spreadsheets on
a regular basis.
• Liaise with the membership officer to encourage all new community groups engaged
with to join Community Energy Scotland as members.
• To keep all personal work records up to date such as annual leave requests, My Hours
and Monday.com
Other Tasks
• To prepare, deliver and facilitate presentations/open meetings/workshops and
discussions when required.
• To play a full role in the evolution and operation of the team at Community Energy
Scotland, and support the success of Community Energy Scotland as a whole
• Ongoing requirement to ensure work activity is well communicated to the wider
Community Energy Scotland team
• Providing photographs and updates to the Communications Officer for use on social
media and the website.
• Maintain a safe working environment ensuring your own personal safety and the safety
of others.
• Act as an ambassador for Community Energy Scotland, promoting Community Energy
Scotland in a positive manner.
• Ensure relevant consistent branding across all CES and funder communications.
• Undertake other duties as may be required from time to time by the CEO.
Competencies:
Essential Knowledge, Skills & Attributes
• A high level of self-motivation and strong commitment to Community Energy Scotland, its
ethos and purpose.
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion and achieving a Just Transition in Scotland.
• Knowledge of sustainable energy technologies such as renewable electricity, low-carbon
heat, sustainable transport or energy efficiency.
• Knowledge of the process of and challenges for communities in deploying sustainable energy
projects.
• Understanding of community development and community engagement processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to adapt communication
styles to different audiences including individuals, community groups, government agencies
and private developers.
• Strong negotiation skills, and an ability to adapt quickly to new requirements and
opportunities.
• Effective partnership-building skills and practical and experience of partnership working,
especially with community groups.
• High quality IT and administration skills, including the use of Excel and data management.
• Creative thinking and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrable ability to understand and explain complex technical & financial information
for new audiences.
• Ability to build, maintain and work effectively in high-performing teams
• Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
Essential Experience
• A minimum of three years (Project Officer role) or one year (Assistant Project Officer
role) of experience of working or volunteering in a related role, e.g. with community
organisations and in community development or in renewable energy projects.
• A degree in community development, renewable energy or other relevant qualification
or equivalent commensurate experience.
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel and databases for creating spreadsheets, formatting cells
and organizing data.
• Ability to use Microsoft Word and Canva for creating and formatting documents and
reports.
• Good IT skills.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills & Attributes
In addition to the above, it may be desirable for candidates to possess some or all of the
following:
• Detailed knowledge and demonstrable practical experience of community energy
development.
• A track record of working in and in partnership with development trusts and/or other
grassroots community member-based development organisations.
• Good understanding of inclusion and dignity in a charity setting both internal to
Community Energy Scotland, and with our prospective clients/partners.
• A full driving license.
• Experience of monitoring & evaluation and reporting.
• Good understanding of the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation and be
able to apply these within the organisation.
• Experience of seeking funding and applying for it.
Qualifications:
No specific qualifications required
How to Apply:
Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV to jobs@communityenergyscotland.org.uk by 5pm on Monday 15th September 2025. The cover letter should provide the following information:
• Personal & contact details.
• A brief explanation of your interest in Community Energy Scotland and the post.
• A brief explanation of how you meet the person specification.
• A completed copy of our CES Diversity Monitoring Form. We collect this information to monitor our diversity and inclusion within our organisation.
The information is kept confidential and not used in candidate selection.
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