Development officer

Employer: Energy Saving Trust

Location: Flexible within the UK. Home-based, blended or fully office based (from our offices in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh or London).

Working hours: Full time, 37.5 hours a week

Salary: c. £28,000 (depending on experience)

Closing date: 27 July 2025

• Job description

  Issue Date:  11 July 2025                         

  Closing Date: 27 July 2025
  Position Ref: JR 1381

  Location: Flexible within the UK. Home-based, blended or fully office based (from our offices in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh or London).

  Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) (see 'Flexible working')

  Salary: c. £28,000 (depending on experience)

  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 Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme is a fund created by Ofgem, the energy regulator, to distribute money paid by energy companies that have breached their license conditions. The Energy Savings Trust is the scheme administrator responsible for the day-to-day operation and strategic management of the scheme. We administer grants to third sector organisations to support energy consumers in vulnerable situations and carbon emissions reduction.

  The role    

  Development Officers are involved in the entire grant funding process, from initial application to project monitoring and evaluation. They act as a key liaison and support for the schemes internal processes and external grant applicants/recipients.

  Success means successfully operationalising internal grants administration processes, building positive relationships with grantees, and demonstrating a continuous improvement mindset.

  Development Officers contribute significantly to our mission by supporting the reduction in carbon emissions and supporting energy consumers in vulnerable situations.

  We will be recruiting two Development Officers in this round of recruitment, with one Development Officer focused heavily on the management of our Fuel Voucher Fund.

  What you’ll do  

  • Manage the full grant lifecycle for Ofgem Energy Redress funding, from assessing applications and supporting grant panels to overseeing project delivery and managing grantee relationships for grants ranging from £20k to over £1 million.

  • Act as a primary contact for Energy Redress grantees, providing guidance, challenging when necessary, and ensuring project success through regular reporting and claims scrutiny.

  • Maintain accurate project records across various systems and respond to scheme-related queries, engaging with diverse stakeholders including voluntary organisations and local authorities.

  • Support the promotion of the Energy Redress scheme, including delivering presentations at external events. 

  What you’ll bring  

  • Good understanding of energy issues, fuel poverty sector and the challenges faced by vulnerable energy consumers.

  • Good understanding and experience of project management.

  • Good understanding of the charitable and community sector and the unique challenges they face.

  • Interpersonal skills and experience building and managing trusted relationships with important stakeholders at all levels including senior management of national organisations.

  • Attention to detail, well organised and ability to check large amounts of information against a range of metrics and deliver work to a high standard.

  For more information, please see job description.

  Applications close midnight, Sunday 27 July 2025. Interviews are intended to be held in late July.

  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.

  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 we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and 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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