Senior Policy and Programme Officer – Climate Change Mitigation

Good Growth

Good Growth is responsible for delivering and implementing the Mayor’s environment, transport and economic strategies and for the effective implementation of the London Plan. The Directorate is also responsible for regeneration (where the programme is not housing led), enterprise, growth, capital projects and design work.

About the team

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Climate Change Mitigation team at a time when the need to both mitigate and adapt to climate change has never been greater. The Mayor has set a target for London to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030 and the Climate Change Mitigation team is working across a range of policies and programmes to deliver a just transition that will reduce emissions and meet that 2030 target.

The Climate Change Mitigation team leads on developing climate change policy and strategy to support the Mayor’s goals of making London net zero carbon by 2030, including in the London Environment Strategy and London Plan, and contributing to economic growth through his Green New Deal.

The team develops new and innovative delivery mechanisms to accelerate the scale and pace of decarbonisation, while meeting the needs of Londoners and adapting to climate change. It works collaboratively with partners across London, nationally and globally to embed and support action on climate. It also monitors and reports progress against climate related targets and uses this to inform the city’s strategy on climate action.

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced senior policy officer to support the Climate Change Mitigation team across its range of work programmes. Specifically they will support the team’s work on embedding climate considerations in decision making within the GLA Group. They will co-ordinate our climate literacy training course which is designed to equip all staff across the GLA with the skills they need to confidently build climate action into their projects.

What your day will look like

• The postholder will be responsible for continuing the roll out of the Climate Literacy training course across the GLA, which will involve:
• Promoting the training to staff in the GLA and across the GLA Group
• Keeping course content up to date
• Coordinating the in-house team of trainers
• Monitoring outcomes
• Supporting other team priorities as needed

Person specification

Skills, knowledge and experience

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience in project management and the field of environmental and climate policy.
• Ability to analyse and interpret environmental issues in relation to urban areas their causes, effects and possible solutions.
• Ability to use a range of office software including word processing and spreadsheet packages.
• Previous experience of delivering training courses would be valuable

Behavioural competencies

Problem Solving

… is analysing and interpreting situations from a variety of viewpoints and finding creative, workable and timely solutions.

Level 2 Indicators of Effective Performance

• Processes and distils a variety of information to understand a problem fully
• Proposes options for solutions to presented problems
• Builds on the ideas of others to encourage creative problem solving
• Thinks laterally about own work, considering different ways to approach problems
• Seeks the opinions and experiences of others to understand different approaches to problem solving

Research and Analysis

… is gathering intelligence (information, opinion and data) from varied sources, making sense of it, testing its validity and drawing conclusions that can lead to practical benefits.

Level 2 Indicators of Effective Performance

• Proactively seeks new information sources to progress research agendas and address gaps in knowledge
• Grasps limitations of or assumptions behind data sources, disregarding those that lack quality
• Analyses and integrates qualitative and quantitative data to find new insights
• Translates research outcomes into concise, meaningful reports
• Identifies relevant and practical research questions for the future

Planning and Organising

… is thinking ahead, managing time, priorities and risk, and developing structured and efficient approaches to deliver work on time and to a high standard. 

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