Community Energy Apprentice

Employer: Energy Saving Trust

Location: Edinburgh. Blended working from home and Edinburgh office, or fully office-based.

Temporary: Apprenticeship (12 month contract)

Working hours: Full time, 37.5 hours a week

Salary: £24,570 per annum

Closing date: 27 July 2025

• Job description

  Issue Date:  14 July 2025                          

  Closing Date: 27 July 2025
  Position Ref: IS1385

  Location: Edinburgh. Blended working from home and Edinburgh office, or fully office-based.

  Type of Contract: Apprenticeship (12 month contract)

  Hours: 37.5 hours a week

  Salary: £24,570 per annum

  Who we are

  Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

  At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

  Here are some of the benefits we offer:

  • 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional leave earned through length of service

  • Three extra days off over the Christmas period as a gesture of goodwill

  • A competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributions

  • Flexibility in our ways of working – work from home, in the office, or a mix of both, depending on your role

  • Two paid volunteering days per year – a chance to give back to the causes that matter most to you

  Please see our careers page for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.

  The team

  The focus on this role will be assisting the administration of the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES), which is delivered by Local Energy Scotland (a consortium of Scottish based charities led by the Energy Saving Trust).  This is a highly regarded Scottish Government programme that enables local communities to develop, invest in and benefit from renewable energy projects.  For further information on the CARES programme see here

  The role    

   The job purpose is to provide administrative assistance to enable the effective delivery of this scheme which supports local communities to develop, invest in and benefit from renewable energy projects.  Your work will include:-

  • Organizing/minuting meetings

  • Drafting of offer documentation

  • Administration of web tools

  • Payment of claims

  • Assisting team administration and resolving customer enquiries.

  This will be varied and interesting development opportunity with the Renewables team and you will be proactively encouraged to grow and develop your role over time.

  What you’ll bring  

  • You are not required to have knowledge of the renewable energy sector to apply for this role but good customer service skills or experience in a customer facing role is desirable.

  Applications close 23:59, 27 July 2025.

  To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

  Please click 'apply online' via our recruitment portal. We will ask for your personal details, work history and a supporting statement. Applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.

  In your supporting statement please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job description. Applications submitted via email or without a supporting statement will not be considered.

  As part of our recruitment process, we conduct background checks on all candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment. The nature of the scheme that we are contracted to work on with Scottish Government means that we are required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for new starters. This check is known as the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (or BPSS) check. 

  The BPSS checks will include a basic criminal record check (DBS check), verification of identity, verification of right to work in the UK and your previous 3 years employment history. Information obtained will only be used for the purposes of assessing your suitability for the role. Please note that if successful, any offer of employment made will be conditional pending the successful completion of the BPSS checks. 

  More information on the checks can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/baseline-personnel-security-standard-on-amiqus-processing-data-privacy-notice/ 

  Reasonable adjustments: We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone.  

  If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch with recruitment@est.org.uk or call reception on +44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you. 

  Flexible working: We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in whichever way helps them to perform at their best.

  We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.

  Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

  Diversity and inclusion
  Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

  
  We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

  We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and offer guaranteed interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Find out more here.

  You can find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here. 

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