Air Quality Projects Lead

Job Title: Air Quality Projects Lead

Job Grade: Level 4, Zone 1

Salary Range: £40,652 - £46,779

About Camden

‘Camden is building somewhere everyone can thrive, by making our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Because, we’re not just home to UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.

Camden Council is the first local authority to have committed to the World Health Organization air quality standards, in recognition of citizens’ vision for a borough in which ‘no one experiences poor health because of the air they breathe in Camden’. Our new Clean Air Action Plan 2023-2026 sets out an ambitious programme of activities to be delivered over the next four years to help make this vision a reality.

Air pollution is still the largest environmental risk for public health, and the effects of London’s toxic air are felt acutely in Camden where it has a disproportionate effect upon the health of vulnerable groups within the borough.

The Air Quality Projects Lead will help to deliver Camden’s ambitious air quality programme, working to reduce air pollution and protect public health throughout the borough, engaging and empowering our communities, and tackling the health inequalities that air pollution causes.

About the role

In this exciting role you will support the Air Quality Programme Manager in delivering Camden’s ambitious air quality programme as defined by the Council’s new Clean Air Action Plan 2023-2026, helping to tackle air pollution and protecting the health of everyone who lives, works and learns in the borough.

You will deliver tangible air quality and public health benefits for Camden’s communities by designing and delivering a range of innovative projects in collaboration with Public Health colleagues and other stakeholders including residents, businesses, schools, the NHS, universities, and charitable organisations. You will produce grant funding bids to support delivery of the air quality programme and will have an opportunity to lead large-scale, high-impact projects spanning multiple London local authorities, as part of Camden’s leading role for air quality action.

The Air Quality Projects Lead will be responsible for delivering our Clean Air for Camden communications and engagement campaign to raise public awareness about air pollution, empowering communities with the knowledge and resources to take action to reduce emissions and protect health. You will build partnerships with communities and other stakeholders throughout the borough to realise the ‘shared endeavour’ principle underpinning Camden’s approach to tackling the air quality health crisis and the health inequalities worsened by air pollution.

Camden’s air quality programme must adapt to the latest science and to the needs of our communities, and in this role you will help to ensure that we use our resources efficiently and with maximum impact to improve public health and the environment.

The role will support the Air Quality Programme Manager in fulfilling Camden’s statutory duties as part of the London Local Air Quality Management framework, through the production of public-facing Annual Status Reports and other legal requirements.

About you

• Experience in project management
• Knowledge of air quality and the effects of air pollution on public health
• Experience in delivering engagement campaigns relating to air quality, public health or sustainability
• Knowledge of policy and projects to reduce air pollution and public health risks
• Experience in communicating information clearly to a range of audiences
• Experience establishing and leading stakeholder relationships
• Attention to detail in reviewing and producing numerical information and written material
• Clear, concise writing style and experience of writing for specific and varied audiences
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities, handle a busy workload and meet frequently changing deadlines
• Relevant degree or professional qualification, or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline

People Management Responsibilities

None

Relationships

The post-holder will be required to build support and maintain relationships with a range of people and organisations as outlined below. To sustain these relationships, build support and ensure effective continuation and delivery of projects, the post holder must be able to communicate with a wide range of audiences that will inevitably have varying degrees of knowledge and understanding of air quality and public health.

• Council staff and managers
• Members of the Council
• Members of the public including residents and community groups
• Funders, suppliers, service providers and contractors
• Third party and external stakeholders including consultants, developers and contractors
• Government departments and other local authorities, including the GLA
• Environmental organisations

Over to you

We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting people, and we’ll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk

Is this role Politically Restricted?

No

Diversity & Inclusion

At Camden, we value and celebrate difference and encourage diversity in all respects. Our diverse workforce ensures we represent our communities to the best of our ability and enables us to make better decisions. Because of this, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of other non-white ethnicities, those who identify as LGBT+, neurodiverse and disabled people.

Agile working

At Camden we view work as an activity, not a place. We focus on performance, not presenteeism. We create trusting relationships, we embrace innovation rather than bureaucracy and we value people. Collaboration is the Camden way, silo working isn’t.

At Camden we are proud to be one of Hire Me My Way’s inaugural campaign supporters. Hire Me My Way is a national campaign led by Timewise, designed to increase the volume of good quality jobs that can be worked flexibly in the UK (www.HireMeMyWay.org.uk). Hire Me My Way aims to treble the number of available good quality flexible jobs to 1 million by 2020.

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,

Note:

This document is for use during recruitment, setting objectives as part of the performance management process and other people management purposes.  It does not form part of an employee’s contract of employment.