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NIEL is seeking to appoint the following positions:

Northern Ireland Environment Link – Climate Assistant (Climate NI Team)

We are looking for a Climate Assistant who has passion and experience supporting people and places to prepare for our changing climate.

The Climate Assistant role is at the heart of a vibrant team which is a leader in climate action in NI. The role is varied and challenging, dealing with emerging climate change concepts, while supporting delivery of a multi-layered work programme and a range of other climate projects. It requires a driven, curious, and collaborative approach.

In this role you will have the opportunity to develop personal skills such as team working, and event organisation as well as climate change specific skills such as adaptation and mitigation toolkit development.  You will also gain valuable experience working in Climate NI when Northern Ireland is seeking the best way forward to meet the challenges of climate change under the recent Climate Change Act (NI) 2022.

Closing 29th August 2025

 

Northern Ireland Environment Link – Climate Officer (Climate NI Team)

We are looking for a Climate Officer who has passion and experience supporting people and places to prepare for our changing climate.

The Climate Officer role is a senior role at the heart of a vibrant team which is a leader in climate action in NI. The role is varied and challenging, dealing with emerging climate change concepts, while coordinating delivery of a multi-layered work programme. It requires a driven, curious, and collaborative approach.

In this role you will have the opportunity to develop skills in design and delivery of work programme actions, training and event organisation and gain valuable experience leading work in the secretariat for the Climate NI Steering Group at a time when Northern Ireland is seeking the best way forward to meet the challenges of climate change under the recent Climate Change Act (NI) 2022.

The candidate will also be involved in other NIEL climate change adaptation projects, including the UKRI-funded MACC Hub, which aims to shift the UK towards delivery of transformational adaptation.

Closing 5th September 2025