Sustainability Project Officer

Overview

Are you excited about launching your career in a fast-growing sector with amazing opportunities for progression and growth? We’re offering a free 10 week course to propel you into a new career helping to protect the future of the planet. You don’t need any experience, just motivation to complete the programme and start your new career.

£25k average starting salary. Earn £35k after two years.

Over 60% of our recent graduates on this programme are now in great jobs with employers including Eon, United Living, Q-bot and Agility Eco!

Why Choose a Career in Sustainability?

Green jobs offer good-quality work and offer the potential for a well paying career. These jobs are also less likely to be taken over by AI or machines. It suits people that enjoy making a difference and helping people, especially the most vulnerable in society. This fast-growing sector offers a chance to make a big difference. Many industries, like energy companies, housing groups, and local councils, need sustainability experts. Demand for skilled workers in this field is growing, creating opportunities for a stable and rewarding career.

Tackling climate change and reducing the use of carbon emissions will require improving the energy efficiency of many of the UK’s 27 million homes. Sustainability Project Officers will play a key role in this as the first point of contact, helping customers and providing home energy advice.

Hear from some of our previous learners in this video:

What jobs could I do after completing the programme?

As a Sustainability Project Officer (also known as a Retrofit Advisor), you will lead efforts to improve energy efficiency in buildings across the UK. Your job will include guiding people as they make their homes and buildings more energy efficient, helping with retrofitting projects, and giving advice to help people reduce their bills. Retrofit advisors work in a variety of industries, including councils, housing associations, energy and utility companies, and fuel poverty charities. 

• You will be providing customer support and advice – Explaining retrofit processes and options to customers, and solving their issues, challenges and queries as a first point of contact 
• You’ll be delivering efficient and effect project support – Helping your colleagues stay organised during the retrofit assessment process, helping with grant applications, doing basic checks on properties, scheduling surveys or installations

Some job titles that our learners have gone on to secure:

• Home Energy Advisor 
• Decarbonisation Advisor 
• Technical Energy Advisor 
• Project Officer (Retrofit) 
• Resident Liaison Officer 
• Green Doctor

Who is this programme for?

• Interested in the Green Sector, tackling Climate Change and getting us to Net Zero
• Enjoy making a difference and helping people, especially the most vulnerable in society
• Those who like to problem solve and be organised
• Enjoy talking to people

No Experience? No Problem!

Our programme is for people like you who want to make a difference but don’t have experience yet. With thorough training and qualifications, you’ll learn the skills you need to succeed. You’ll be ready to handle everything from scheduling installers to managing grant applications for sustainability projects. We give you a Level 3 Certificate in Domestic Retrofit Advice to show employers that you’re ready to start your new role.

Eligibility criteria

• Aged 19+ on 31st August 2024 (England)
• Aged 18+ (Scotland)
• Resident in one of: London, West Midlands, Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Scotland (please see above for specific programme location dates)
• Not currently in education, training or employment (except zero-hours contract)
• Have the legal right to work and live in the UK – visa holders should have 15+ months until visa expiry
• We do not accept Student Visas, Graduate Visas, Skilled Worker Visas and Youth Mobility Visas
• Have lived in the UK or EEA for the past 3 years
• Available full-time for the duration of the programme, and ready to start a full-time job after the programme
• You should not have significant experience in a very similar job in the past three years

What We Offer

• Learn everything you need to kickstart your career, including the technical skills our employer partners say they need and essential mindset skills for long-term success
• We can provide you with a laptop and Wi-Fi if you need it to access the programme
• Connection to our employer partners for interviews post-programme and active support applying for other roles with employers hiring in the wider market
• Receive personalised 1:1 coaching and mentoring for up to 6 months post-programme to overcome any challenges and thrive in your new career
• Stand out in the job market 100% of our programme learners have secured an industry recognised level 3 qualification, AIM Qualifications Certificate in Domestic Retrofit Advice

Program Dates

What industry skills will you learn?

Technical skills

We’ll help you learn the technical skills with lots of hands-on, interactive sessions. Watch this video to discover more about what you’ll learn

Behavioural skills

In every job, there are key skills that will help you be successful and stand out as a high quality team member. We’ll help you learn how to develop the key behavioural skills that will ensure you can transition into your new career smoothly and successfully. You’ll develop skills in:

• Growth mindset
• Persistence
• Future Orientation
• Personal Responsibility
• Communication and confidence

The application process

Ongoing benefits of Generation

A trusted network. You’ll join our ever-growing network of Generation graduates with access to continued learning and support from us.

Get involved and give back. There are many ways to get involved with spreading the Generation message once you graduate to help more people access life-changing careers.

Ongoing support. Use your new Generation network to find out about future career opportunities and troubleshoot challenges with each other.