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We’re Community Energy Plus – Cornwall’s energy advice charity. We help householders, landlords and communities in Cornwall use their energy better to enjoy warmer, energy efficient homes as part of a more sustainable, low carbon future.

Since 1998, we have worked in partnership with a wide range of public, private and third sector organisations to support a variety of innovative projects relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, including community ownership models.

A principal focus of our activities is to provide practical help, high quality advice and guidance to address issues faced by many householders living in cold, damp, and poorly insulated properties. We aim to help householders out of fuel poverty and reduce the consumption of unnecessary amounts of energy within the household.

We’re working closely with community groups to promote sustainability; the benefits of collective action; and to support established community groups and encourage the development of new community organisations.

We act as an information gateway, providing a reliable and trusted source of information through research, advice and guidance on the full range of energy and sustainability issues.

Low Carbon Energy Adviser

To work as part of our Low Carbon Energy Advice team and the Resilient Bude programme

We are recruiting a Low Carbon Energy Adviser to promote energy efficiency and to assist householders in the transition to low carbon lifestyles.

Community Energy Plus’s Energy Advisers are people who:

  • are committed to providing high quality advice services,
  • are passionate about making a lasting difference for the people we serve,
  • have an approachable outlook and can communicate with people of all backgrounds,
  • are flexible and can take a collaborative approach to teamwork, and
  • are prepared to learn new skills

Knowledge about energy management in a domestic setting is essential for this role. All energy advisers working with Community Energy Plus are required to hold City & Guilds 6281 Level 3 certification in Energy Awareness. Appropriate training will be given if this qualification is not held prior to appointment.

Resilient Bude – Protecting Our Future: The Bude Climate Partnership is a group of local environmental organisations working together to develop positive community-led climate-change responses throughout the wider Bude area. The partnership has secured funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for a five-year programme, that started in January 2023, that aims to build climate resilience and reduce energy use and carbon emissions across the Bude area. It will galvanise every resident, business, and visitor across all communities to build resilience against the impact of climate change.

The Resilient Bude programme will deliver activities across a number of projects:  

  • A Sustainable Tourism project
  • A Shoreline Resilience project
  • A energy efficiency, low carbon technology advice programme

Together with the establishment of

  • A Library of Things
  • Community Growing project

The focus of the projects’ activities is Bude & Stratton Town Council area and the 11 Parish Councils in the surrounding area.

Engagement with all parts of the funded projects will be a crucial part of the role of the Low Carbon Energy Adviser, but the Adviser will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of energy efficiency and renewable energy advice. This aims to help residents improve the efficiency of their homes and to reduce the community’s carbon footprint.

Working as part of the team at Community Energy Plus, the Low Carbon Energy Adviser will be supported in this work and will assist in the delivery of work to address the transition to low carbon technologies in the Bude area and northeast Cornwall.

Please see Low Carbon Energy Adviser – Application Pack before making your application

The Important Details:

Contract:

The post-holder will be employed by Community Energy Plus and will work for two days a week on the Resilient Bude project. The remaining time each week will be work supporting CEP’s Low Carbon Energy Advice team, and our clients in the north and east of Cornwall.

We are open to part time working arrangements with the right individual. At least 3 days a week availability for this role is required.

Potentially, some evening and weekend working will also be required.

Duration:

The Resilient Bude project is funded for five years; initially, the contract will be offered as a two-year fixed term contract, with the option to extend.

Location:

For 2 days a week the role will be based with the Resilient Bude delivery team, with the expectation of face to face contact with residents in the Bude area. Therefore, a reasonable commute, under 1 hours drive will be preferred.

Engagement with the CEP Advice team will require regular online interactions with occasional attendance at CEP’s Truro office.

Salary:

Annual full-time gross salary starting at £27,462 (1 FTE) and rising to £28,224 on achievement of C&G award and completion of probationary period. A pro-rata adjustment will be made depending on agreed working hours.

A workplace pension scheme will be arranged with an employer contribution of 3% of gross annual salary.

Start date: As soon as possible

Further details: Please email recruitment@cep.org.uk to arrange an informal chat about the role.

Application process: Please email recruitment@cep.org.uk attaching your CV and a covering letter describing your motivations and suitability for the role; please note the expectations for the role set out in the Application Pack. Note: as part of the assessment process, details of your application will be shared with project partners.

Please include in subject line of your email: Vacancy – Low Carbon Energy Adviser (Bude) and Your name.

Application Deadline:  please send your email with CV before 5.00pm on 17th January 2025

Interviews: Dates of interviews are to be confirmed

Marketing Assistant

Do you want to develop your marketing skills whilst helping people in Cornwall enjoy warmer homes, reduce their energy bills, and lower their carbon footprint? We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing Assistant to provide marketing and communications support across the charity’s activities.

In supporting our Marketing & Communications Officer, you’ll be assisting with day-to-day marketing tasks, including:

Content Creation:

  • assisting in creating social media creative assets and engaging captions,
  • scheduling social media posts,
  • building relationships on our social channels (Facebook/Instagram/Bluesky/LinkedIn),
  • creating design content for our teams and services, e.g. posters, display materials,
  • creating content for our website, such as news stories, information for our website and case studies,
  • developing video and short film digital content to widen the reach of our advice services,
  • production of imagery-photography and film – for use online and at events,
  • collating information, producing and sending regular newsletters,
  • ensuring all communications promote equality, diversity, and inclusion and are accessible to diverse audiences.

Event Support:

  • assisting with organising events,
  • attending industry events, conferences and trade shows, capturing photo/video content.

PR:

  • communicating with media contacts, such as magazines and local press,
  • monitoring and maintaining our donations platform, including progress updates and thank you emails to donors.

Brand Consistency:

  • liaising with suppliers, e.g. printed products, branded clothing,
  • ensuring consistency across all marketing and communications activity.

Digital Engagement and Monitoring:

  • using social media and website analytics to ascertain the relative effectiveness of ongoing campaigns and understand the way users interact with our website and social media channels.

Please see Marketing Assistant – Application Pack before making your application

The Important Details:

Contract: Ideally this is a full-time role (5 days per week) however, we are open to discuss part-time working arrangements with the right individual. Please specify what you are looking for in your application.

Duration: The contract will be offered as a two-year fixed term contract, with the option to extend.

Location: The post is based at CEP’s Truro office. Flexible/hybrid working arrangements will be considered after the initial probation period has been completed.

Salary: Annual full-time gross salary of £24,408. A pro-rata adjustment will be made depending on agreed working hours. A workplace pension scheme will be arranged with an employer contribution of 3% of gross annual salary.

Start date: As soon as possible.

Further details: Please email recruitment@cep.org.uk to arrange an informal chat about the role.

Application process: Please email recruitment@cep.org.uk attaching your CV and a covering letter describing your motivations and suitability for the role; please note the expectations for the role set out in the Application Pack.

Please also include samples or links to examples of previous work that you have done that are relevant and illustrate your writing style.

Please include in subject line of your email: Vacancy – Marketing Assistant and Your name.

Application Deadline:  please send your email with CV and evidence of previous work before 5.00pm on 17th January 2025

Interviews: Dates of interviews are to be confirmed