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| Title | Sustainable Behaviour Assistant |
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IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
To apply for this role please apply vis the website at: http://www.changeagents.org.uk/sustainability-jobs/vacancy/3e36-sustainable-behaviour-assistant-swansea
Background Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery, and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life. Set in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the breathtaking Gower Peninsula, the University's location is captivating. With 15,921 students and 2,510 staff, Swansea's multicultural campus community provides a global perspective and opportunities to gain skills that last a lifetime. Swansea University has very rapidly improved its sustainability performance over the last 12 months with the establishment of a new sustainability team, which is now focused on embedding aspects of sustainability and good environmental management across the organisation. This 23 month temporary post arises as the University has committed to progress from Ecocampus Silver level through to Platinum by the end of 2013. The University aims to achieve and maintain IS014001 accreditation over the same timeframe; this post will be key is supporting the team responsible for delivering this.
The Green Impact Programme (http://www.green-impact.org.uk/) is a national behaviour change initiative headed by the National Union of Students (NUS) to promote and coordinate positive environmental behaviour change in university and college staff departments throughout the UK. Previously called ‘Green Impact Assistants’, Sustainable Behaviour Assistants will work with an institution’s Sustainability/ Environment Team to drive forward the Green Impact programme with the support of the NUS, SSO (Student Switch Off) and Change Agents UK.
About Green Impact Green impact is an environmental accreditation scheme that encourages pro-environmental behaviours by staff. It empowers sustainability champions within their workplace, helping them gain recognition for their environmental efforts, whilst playing on the competitive spirit of staff working in teams. It provides people and their departments with a tangible framework for improving their environmental performance, breaking down complex environmental issues into more manageable bite-sized chunks. Green Impact forms part of the NUS’s wider strategy to support students’ unions by supporting them to green their own operations, their institutions and the wider community. All NUS environmental programmes seek to generate sustainable income for students’ unions by paying them to get involved in local delivery of our central projects. The environmental programmes are also committed to providing volunteering opportunities for students that will help with their employability, especially through skills that support the transition to a low carbon economy. The scheme is all about practical actions that tackle common bad practice. A number of departments are audited to determine what common bad practices exist across an institution, and then a list of practical actions is developed to address them. These actions are carefully chosen so that any member of staff can do them on behalf of their team or department. From recycling, to investing in more efficient equipment, to encouraging biodiversity, or Fairtrade, the scheme covers a broad range of issues under the sustainability umbrella, all tailored to an individual institution to cover local policy and process. For more information on Green Impact please go to: http://www.eauc.org.uk/green_impact http://www.nus.org.uk/greenimpactpledge http://www.changeagents.org.uk/current-projects/green-impact
Objective This post will involve a coordinating and supportive role to ensure the effective implementation and impact of Green Impact and Student Switch Off in order to achieve an increase in the pro-environmental behaviours of students and staff within the university and union. The Sustainable Behaviour Assistant will provide added capacity to enable successful delivery of the university’s Green Impact project by the specified completion dates. This is a 9 month full- time post that will deliver the Green Impact objectives but also enhance the capacity and impact of the sustainability team across Swansea University as a whole.
Benefits of this opportunity The successful graduate will have opportunities to learn about being a team player, developing communication skills in different mediums and will gain project management skills including event planning and management, project implementation and evaluation. The full time nature of this role will enable the graduate to develop not only the skills and outputs required as part of Green Impact (and SSO), but also to work as an integral part of the environment team to create and drive forward further initiatives across the university’s staff, students and estates.
Future employment potential and options The role may be able to be extended dependent upon its success and the development of any further needs that the University may have. Permanent work opportunities may arise within the team over the duration of the placement but timing and funding will influence the likelihood of any further opportunities for the graduate within the team. The skills, experience and knowledge gained from these posts will open up many opportunities for a wide-range of sustainability work. Numbered Lists: Please note all numbered lists start with the most important through to least important Output or Key Task. Output 1 Coordinate and support the Green Impact project to encourage pro-environmental behaviour change across the institution and wider community. Output 2 Increase number of students and staff with pro-environmental knowledge and awareness Output 3 Successful delivery of the University’s Green Impact project by the specified completion dates Output 4 Provide quantitative and qualitative data relating to the scheme to the EAUC Output 5 Develop and drive forward wider environmental projects across the university
Key Task 1 Meet with stakeholders around the University (staff and student groups) to encourage their early involvement in all of the planned communications through local launch of the project Key Task 2 Plan, deliver and evaluate the Green Impact project through amendment, distribution and collation of the Workbook in partnership with departmental teams Key Task 3 Recruit, coordinate and motivate teams of volunteers to drive forward the University’s Green Impact project through their involvement as departmental teams and as auditors Key Task 4 Ensure that all records and information are collated and disseminated effectively, in line with the requirements of the project, and facilitate discussion and drive forward agendas with key contacts and participants Key Task 5 To assist the Energy and Environment Team in conducting appropriate environmental surveys of relevance to the Project (for example, lights left on unnecessarily, windows left open, recycling bin contents) Key Task 6 Prioritise key tasks and workload to ensure successful delivery to time frames specified by the project aims, and actively network with other Sustainable Behaviour Assistants to ensure sharing of best practice across the sector Key Task 7 Act as an ambassador for the project and ensure effective communication of its aims and objectives in liaison with the Student Union and through other partners and external channels and keep in regular contact with the EAUC Green Impact Project Officer and attend phone or face-to-face meetings when required Key Task 8 To assist with other projects relevant to Green Impact being conducted by the Energy and Environment Team, and to investigate external funding sources for further projects that would complement it when appropriate and fitting with the demands of the Green Impact project Key Task 9 To support the Head of Energy and Environment, or similar, in editing and updating the university’s sustainability web site and other web pages that may be of integral use to the Green Impact project Key Task 10 Organise and facilitate an Awards Ceremony for the participating departments in line with the timescales of the project and with the aim of celebrating the successes and impacts of the teams and the project.
Employer: Change Agents UK Trading Limited Salary (per annum pro rata): £16,500 p.a., pro rata (£18,540 london weighting) Interview Date: 02/10/13 Telephone Interviews, Week Commencing: 23-27th September. Please make sure you are contactable during the stated week. Closing Date: 22nd September Start Date: 14/10/13 Length of Opportunity: 9 months Hours/Week: 35 Work outside normal hours: Possibility of some work outside normal hours to undertake audits. Base: Sustainability office Department: Estates and facilities management Reports to: Heidi Smith
Personal Specification Essential Selection Criteria 1 Weighting: 5 Candidates must be a graduate. Essential Selection Criteria 2 Weighting: 5 An excellent communicator: Able to comfortably express themselves and environmental issues verbally, in written text to a variety of different audiences as well as in one-to-one situations Experience and enthusiasm for articulating this through marketing materials (e.g. producing news items and a newsletter and creating on-line communities) Essential Selection Criteria 3 Weighting: 3 Creative and innovative thinker and problem-solver that can formulate ideas and appropriately execute them Essential Selection Criteria 4 Weighting: 4 ICT literacy in all Office applications but especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint Essential Selection Criteria 5 Weighting: 3 Conscientious organiser, able to plan and organise their work appropriately Essential Selection Criteria 6 Weighting: 5 Knowledge of, and commitment to, ‘green’ issues and their importance within a university environment Essential Selection Criteria 7 Weighting: 4 Demonstrable ability to motivate others into action Essential Selection Criteria 8 Weighting: 5 Demonstrable commitment and motivation to complete the project and deliver the projects aims Desirable Selection Criteria 1 Weighting: 3 Previous experience of event organising in either a voluntary or paid position Desirable Selection Criteria 2 Weighting: 3 Experience of or a relevant qualification in communications, marketing or similar Desirable Selection Criteria 3 Weighting: 2 Experience of Office Outlook, MS Project and/or any web content management programmes Desirable Selection Criteria 4 Weighting: 4 Experience of project management and administration
Benefits of working with Change Agents UK Change Agents UK is an environmental and educational charity, which enables young people and graduates to work with businesses and community groups to learn about, promote sustainable development, and become more employable. With this service Change Agents UK will provide:
Training and Development Opportunities
We strongly encourage you to attend training events and provide for 3 days of training within your working hours to be agreed by both change agent and line manager. NB: Change Agents UK does not cover travel expenses to any workshops or training.
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