Climate Change and Environmental Awareness Officer

The role

The office is wholetime, temporary and pensionable. A specific purpose contract will apply for the duration of time. Persons employed will be required to work in any location within the South Dublin administrative area.

Salary

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Hours of Work

The successful candidates’ normal hours of work will be 35 hours per week.

The Council reserves the right to alter your hours of work from time to time.

Annual Leave

Annual leave entitlement for this position is 30 days. Only applications received electronically through the Council’s e-Recruitment system will be accepted and must be received no later than midnight on Thursday, 26th June 2025

Qualifications

Character

Candidates will be of good character.

Health

Each candidate must be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Essential Education, training, experience

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:

1. Hold a third level qualification (Level Eight in the National Framework of Qualifications) or equivalent professional qualification in Engineering, Town Planning, Geography, Environmental Science or a related discipline.

2. Have strong interpersonal, organisational and communication skills and a good knowledge of information technology.

3. Have a current full Class B driving licence free from endorsements. The Climate Change and Environmental Awareness Officer will drive a motor car in the course of their duties and for this purpose provide and maintain a car to the satisfaction of the local authority.

Desirable Education, training, experience

1. Previous experience of working with climate change related policy and issues.

2. Working knowledge of relevant climate change policy and legislation would be desirable.

3. Have a broad knowledge and understanding of environmental issues at a local, national and EU level.

4. Previous experience in the area of Public Relations, Marketing and / or Promotional work.

5. Demonstrate an understanding of the strategy formulation process for the realisation of organisational goals and objectives.

6. Understand the socio-political context within which services are delivered.

7. Have experience of managing change and implementing new ways of working.

8. Have experience of delivering results and bringing projects and tasks to completion.

9. Demonstrate knowledge and experience of delivering outcomes through careful operational planning, and the management and measurement of performance outcomes.

10. Have experience of managing the role, performance and contribution of each staff member for which they are responsible to ensure delivery of their operational plan and thereby achieve their corporate objectives.

11. Be capable of high performance while respecting people and must maintain a consistent and effective level of personal performance under high demands and within given constraints.

12. Demonstrate knowledge and experience of operating ICT systems.

13. Have an awareness of Health and Safety Legislation and Regulations, the implications for the organisation and the employee, and their application in the workplace.

14. Have excellent communication skills, interpersonal, presentation, organisational, report writing, analytical and IT skills, with a proven ability 3 to work to tight deadlines and a capacity to foster a positive working relationship with colleagues and external stakeholders.

15. Have a high degree of self-motivation, initiative and judgement.

16. Possess project/budget management skills and demonstrated experience in both organisational and grant / project funding.

17. Ability to communicate in writing and orally at a high level to different audiences

Duties

The duties include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Lead and manage the Council’s Environmental Awareness team, assisting the Climate Action team when required and the Council in general, in the development of relevant policies and plans for the protection of the county’s environment.

2. Promoting and supporting the delivery of South Dublin County Council’s Climate Action Plans, environmental policies and regional environmental plans. These include areas of waste resource management, recycling and environmental action plans, pollution prevention, conservation and protection of amenities.

3. Promote and support the Regional Waste Management Office in the delivery of the National Waste Plan for a Circular Economy.

4. Participate in Citizen Engagement and deliver public presentations on relevant actions from the Climate Action Plan and on Environmental Awareness topics.

5. Manage the delivery of the Tidy Towns programme in South Dublin assisting groups in applying for the Tidy Towns Competition and in developing 5-year plans. Working with the Environmental Awareness team in arranging seminars and liaising with the Tidy Towns groups and other Council Departments in delivering the programme.

6. Researching, developing and delivering climate action and environmental awareness education programmes and resources for schools, community / other groups regularly.

7. Active promotion of the South Dublin County Council’s Climate Action and Environmental Services activities through public information sessions, seminars and workshops, leaflets, newsletters, website, social media or other avenues as appropriate.

8. Manage financial and budgetary requirements including grants and project funding.

9. Manage and motivate the team and ensure effective team building.

10. Liaison with other public sector organisations, the private sector and voluntary / community groups in relation to climate change and environmental education.

11. Dealing with the media, including the writing of speeches, press releases, radio interviews and running campaigns.

12. Work with cross sectoral committees, elected members and working groups in all areas of Climate Action and Environmental Awareness.

13. Promotion of good practice and dissemination of information on other aspects of the environment such as protection of natural waters, heritage issues, planning and conservation and the promotion of sustainable energy structures, technologies and practices.

14. Attending events and meetings outside normal working hours (such as evenings and weekends).

15. Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time including any future requirements for reallocation of work and / or redeployment.

These duties are indicative rather than exhaustive and outline the main functions and responsibilities of the post of Climate Change and Environmental Awareness Officer. They may be subject to change in the future.

Persons employed will be required to work in any location within the South Dublin administrative area.

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