Project Officer - Green Gown Awards

Job Title: Project Officer - Green Gown Awards

Location: Remote, UK

Employer: EAUC - Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges

Number of Positions: 1

Salary (per annum pro rata): Grade 5 £28,081- £30,505

Start Date: January 2025

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time, 37 hours a week (0.8 FTE, 0.9 FTE and flexible working patterns can be considered)

Job Snapshot:

We’re looking for an organised and proactive project officer who’s able to lead and deliver one of our flagship programmes, the Green Gown Awards, in the UK & Ireland and internationally. The Green Gown Awards are an annual award scheme that recognise exceptional sustainability initiatives undertaken by the world’s universities and colleges. They are run by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) alongside other partners. It’s an exciting time for the Green Gown Awards – we’re celebrating our 20th anniversary in the UK & Ireland and 10th anniversary globally.

You’ll manage all aspects of the awards programme to maintain and increase its reach, quality, accessibility and impact. This will include running the day-to-day administration of the awards, ensuring that our processes are fit-for-purpose. We are also looking for someone with fantastic people skills who can effectively coordinate our work with a wide range of partners and sponsors to ensure that the awards meet our joint objectives.

You’ll be able to create high quality, accessible and impactful communications which help us achieve our goals and provide an excellent experience for our applicants and wider stakeholders. You will also bring your creativity and strategic thinking skills to growing the awards programme further and spotting new opportunities. A key part of this will be proactively planning a package of communications and events that bring visibility to the awards through the year and showcase the wealth of stories and case studies from applicants.

You will be flexible, self-led, able to work remotely and happy to work with colleagues to support wider organisation activities and targets. Our work is rarely linear so you’ll also be comfortable in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments.

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Main duties and responsibilities

Coordinating and delivering all aspects of the Green Gown Awards programme, including running the day-to-day administration involved in the application and judging processes
Develop and generate income generation for the awards through a variety of channels and delivering to budgets for the programme
Managing the steering groups that oversee the awards
Overseeing the event management of award ceremonies
Leading on webinars and other events to improve engagement and dissemination of the winners and finalists
Creating and delivering high quality communications and content and maintaining the programme’s digital presence.
Supporting our wider team to ensure wide dissemination and reach of the awards
Developing and managing efficient data collection, using evidence to help monitor and evaluate the reach, engagement and impact of the awards
Building and developing relationships with key stakeholders, including our members, partners and sponsors

As with all EAUC staff, the role holder is expected to:

centre equity, diversity and inclusion in your work and that of your team in order to foster culture change
role model our desired organisational brand, values and behaviours
ensure that EAUC is a beacon of effective organisational and sustainability practice for our membership and wider network
undertake any other duties and responsibilities, commensurate with the grade of the post as directed by the line manager, to collaboratively support the organisation and colleagues to achieve shared goals
actively engage in individual and team professional development activities
carry out the responsibilities of this role in a resource efficient manner
adhere to EAUC policies and practices, and actively support and promote the EAUC vision, mission and strategy.

This job description is a guide to the work the post holder will initially be required to undertake. It is expected that the job description will be reviewed regularly by the post holder and their manager and therefore may be changed from time to time to meet changing circumstances.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm on 17th November 2024

Telephone Interview: w/c 18th November 2024

Online Interview Date: 3rd December 2024

Anticipated Start Date: January 2025

We operate an anonymised recruitment process. All identifying details including those relating to protected characteristics are removed by a different member of staff to those that are part of the shortlisting process until you’re invited to interview at which stage your name will also be shared.

We want to provide an inclusive experience for all those who want to apply for a role with us and to remove any barriers in our recruitment processes. For example, if you have difficulty applying online, we can send a paper application pack or support in other ways such as telephone or video call. For video calls, we can make use of closed-captioned subtitling. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

For any queries related to your application, or the recruitment process, please contact Change Agents UK via phone on 01572 723 419 or by email at applications@changeagents.org.uk

Person Specification

Essential:

Knowledge

At least three years’ relevant experience, in overseeing awards or projects or programmes

Skills and Experience

A demonstrable track record of end-to-end delivery of high quality, impactful projects,
awards, events, programmes
Effective organisation and administration skills, with attention to detail and coordination of processes from conception to completion
Project management skills, delivering objectives on time and within budget
Experience in identifying and building productive relationships with a range of stakeholders, including partners and sponsors or funders
Experience in creating, adapting and delivering written and digital communications for different audiences, particularly for the web and social media
Strong verbal communication and presentation skills, with the ability to motivate, enthuse and empower others
Strong experience of planning and delivering successful events and meetings
Strong experience in data driven analysis of impact and reach, and using this to inform future strategies

Attributes

Strong inter-personal skills, with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, members and other stakeholders with diplomacy and discretion.
Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision
Willingness to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
A positive outlook and a professional manner
Proactive and creative ‘can do’ approach to problem solving

Circumstances

The right to work in the UK
Willing and able to travel occasionally within the UK

Desirable

Knowledge

Knowledge of the tertiary education sector

Skills and Experience

Experience of embedding and enhancing equity, diversity and inclusion practices
Experience in critical thinking and assessment
Experience in using design software to create and edit materials in line with an organisation’s and/or project brand guidelines

Attributes

Keen interest in sustainability and/or education
Commitment to EAUC value’s

12.5% employer pension contribution
Employee assistance programme
Homeworkers’ allowance
24 days’ annual holiday (with possible extension scheme), plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
Cycle to Work scheme
Where needed, home-office equipment