International Programme Officer (Energy) 

Salary: £40,873 

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

Contract: Full-time  

Job Description: Please click here. 

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. It makes schools more sustainable and helps communities protect and restore the nature around them.  

About the Role 

Are you passionate about climate justice in the Global South? We’re recruiting an international programme officer to support the trailblazers delivering clean, affordable energy solutions to communities around the world.  

Supporting delivery of some of our new and upcoming programmes, you will work with colleagues and external stakeholders to help renewable energy pioneers in the Global South to reach new funder and investor audiences, and ultimately secure finance to strengthen and scale their solutions. These solutions could range from solar-powered cold storage for food and medicines to cookstoves tackling toxic air pollution, or electric two and three wheelers to help people bring their goods to market. As well as coordinating the initiative, you will build and strengthen relationships with partner organisations and help devise strategies for increasing investment and influencing key stakeholders in their policy development. 

You will report to the Head of International Programmes. 

What you might find yourself doing: 

The Ashden Awards are the highlight of the year – as a key part of delivering the Awards which bring grants, publicity and networking opportunities to climate innovators, your work will include: 

• Assessing applications 

• Working with potential award winners 

• Promoting the Awards 

• Bringing our winners together to learn and support each other 

You will also: 

• Deliver online and in-person events 

• Help secure funding for Ashden’s work 

• Contribute to the implementation of our new five-year strategy 

• Support our communications and events work 

• Share insights from your work with the team and external stakeholders 

 About You 

 You’ll thrive in this role if you: 

• Have knowledge and experience of supporting renewable energy small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa to secure funding 

• Understand environment and sustainable development issues across the Global South 

• Have specific knowledge of themes such as energy access, enterprise development, investment and climate finance 

• Are willing to take accountability and work in a self-managed way 

• Would like to grow your experiences, skills and contribute to the organisation while doing so 

• Are not afraid to try new things and reflect openly on successes and failures  

 It is also desirable (but not necessary) for you to have: 

• Experience of planning and deliver in person and online events 

• Experience with MS Office Suite systems 

 Benefits 

Here are some of our benefits: 

• Flexible working hours and location 

• Pension – a sum equivalent of 12% of annual salary 

• 22 days annual rising by one day every year to 25 

• Office closed between Christmas and New Year  

• Maternity and Paternity leave 

• Volunteering policy 

• Interest free season ticket loan 

• Cycle to work scheme 

• Eye care 

• Annual occupational health check-up 

 How to apply  

Taking note: research shows that while men tend to apply for jobs when they meet around 60% of the criteria, women and marginalised people tend to only apply when they check every box. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still apply.  

We use Applied, a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. You will be asked three work sample questions which will be scored anonymously by the recruitment panel. Once all the applications are scored, we will look at the CVs of the top scoring candidates and make a shortlist for interview.  

First interviews will take place online on Friday 11 October and are 45-minutes long. Second interviews will take place in person on Wednesday 16 October at our office in Victoria and are 1 hour long. We will reimburse candidates for their travel costs.  

If you have any questions about the role, the application process or have accessibility needs and would prefer to email us the responses to the questions you can do so at people@sfct.org.uk. 

The aim of this approach is to make the opportunity as accessible as possible and ensure a diverse range of people are able to demonstrate their potential. 

Questions 

• Can people outside of the UK apply for this role?  No. We are unable to apply for visas and can only accept applications from candidates who have the right to live and work in the UK.   

• Can I ask for feedback on my application? 

Due to the volume of applications, we can only provide individual feedback to candidates who are invited to interview.