Description

Salary: Equivalent to NICS, Grade SO (£34,524 – £35,712) pro-rata

Pension: Access to pension at 7.5% employers contribution (minimum employee contribution 0.5%)

Contract Period: October 2025 – October 2026 (possibility of extension subject to funding)

Hours of Work: 30-37.5 hours/week pending discussion (Hybrid 40-60% in office)

Leave: 25 days per annum plus 12 statutory holidays (pro-rata)

Reports to: Climate NI Manager

Location: Northern Ireland Environment Link (NIEL) Office: 22-24 Lombard Street, Belfast BT1 1RD (Travel will occasionally be required, mostly to GB and Ireland.)

Overview:

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.

NIEL supports the principles of equality of opportunity.

Please email your completed application and monitoring forms to recruitment@nienvironmentlink.org

Closing date: 12:00 noon on 5th September 2025.

Interviews will be held on 17th September 2025.

Application Documents:

Climate Officer (Climate NI Team) – Job Description

Climate Officer (Climate NI Team) – Application Form

Climate Officer (Climate NI Team) – FEC Form

The EU Coastal Monitoring and Adaptation Planning (CMAP) project is a project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

The Maximising UK Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Hub project is a UKRI and DEFRA-funded project led by King’s College London.