This one day a week post will engage students, staff and local residents in attending and delivering skillshares events aimed at reducing waste, tackling consumption and reducing carbon emissions. It will support shared economy projects such as Transitions Toolshare and St And Re-use projects. The post holder will create promotional material, maintain contacts, develop and deliver workshops whilst encouraging volunteers to assist in the delivery of the programme. They will look to enable volunteers to deliver skillshares in the form training, support and guidance as well as rewards and recognition as they deserve. The post holder will also embed carbon literacy and practical action to tackle climate crisis within the programme and deliver Climate Literacy sessions such as Climate Know How or Carbon Café’s.
| Salary | Grade 3, Salary point 11: £19,612 plus inflation uplift |
| Contract length | Fixed from Start date for 3 years |
| Location of job | TRANSITION UStA office at 7 Woodburn Place, St Andrews |
| Hours | Flexible – 7.25 hours per week (20% FTE) pro rata. Occasional flexible working in evenings and weekends covered under University Toil system. Times of work can be discussed with candidate |
| Probation period | 1 month |
| Based | University of St Andrews Estates dept, Woodburn Terrace |
| Reports to | Transition University of St Andrews Manager |
Application Process
Please apply by submitting a maximum 2 page C.V. and 1 page covering letter clearly indicating how your skills, aptitudes and experience fit the person specification for the job role to:
Alistair Macleod at am296@st-andrews.ac.uk or to Transition University of St Andrews, 7 Woodburn Place, St Andrews, KY16 8LA
Application Deadline: Thursday 24th June at 12pm (midday)
Interview date Tuesday 6th July
Anticipated start date or as soon as possible
Interview venue Transition UStA Office, 7 Woodburn Place, St Andrews
Interview format Short presentation and 20 minutes formal questions
If you would like to speak to someone about this post please contact the University Estates department on 01334 464999
