Location
Hybrid working with the expectation to work in the London office.

Hours
Full-time fixed-term contract for 12 months.

Salary
£33,596 per annum.

About Ashden
Ashden boosts climate innovation in the UK and Global South. Our support brings clean energy to villages and refugee camps and fixes up cold and draughty homes. In the UK, Ashden’s goals are to grow the amount of clean, locally produced electricity by 2030, rapid reduction of carbon emissions from buildings, and supporting nature-rich and climate-adapted communities. A further goal delivered by our Let’s Go Zero team is to enable all UK schools to be zero carbon by 2030.

About the Role
We are seeking a Junior Programme Officer to support our Cities team. We’re looking for someone who can help with research, design and organise events, and support our mentoring programmes. Do you have great organisational and research skills? Are you used to working in a team and engaging with external stakeholders? You will report to the Senior Programme Officer.

What you might find yourself doing:
- Supporting the Cities Team members in delivering against Ashden’s UK strategic priorities including zero carbon local electricity systems, rapid acceleration of buildings retrofit, and nature-rich climate-adapted communities.
- Helping to run and facilitate events (in person and online) including for UK national and regional learning programme for councils and the Energy Learning Network, including researching and approaching potential speakers.
- Co-ordinating mentoring programmes and ‘Seeing-is-believing' tours that showcase great climate innovation.
- Helping to write blogs, tools, and resources for towns and cities work.
- Conducting research to support the Cities Team members where required.
- Attending networking events and supporting our alumni network of past Ashden Award winners.
- Supporting the team in delivering parts of the Ashden Awards process, including research, assessing applications, and supporting the judging of applicants.

Experience
No specific experience required, but familiarity with coordinating meetings, events, and projects involving multiple people/teams is desirable.

About you
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
- Are a clear communicator who can explain complex information to a range of audiences quickly and effectively.
- Are highly organised with an eye for detail.
- Enjoy connecting with new people and building relationships.
- Have knowledge of or an interest in climate action.
- Take responsibility for your work and manage your time effectively.
- Enjoy researching new areas and making sense of new topics.
- Have a good knowledge of IT systems, including the Microsoft Office suite such as Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Qualifications
No formal qualifications are required for this position, but a positive attitude and willingness to learn are essential.