Job Description

Hi, we’re 10:10 – we bring people together to do bold, beautiful things that help tackle climate change.

Are you someone with a real passion for getting stuff done, especially when it comes to clean energy and climate solutions? Do you love the idea of working with communities and practitioners to take projects from a twinkle in the eye to having real impact and laying the groundwork for scaled-up solutions? Are you a plate spinner - able to jump from a phone call with a passionate volunteer to a meeting with a commercial developer or policy maker? Do you know we won’t get the job of tackling climate change done unless we’re willing to get our hands dirty with some real world solutions, and get as many people involved in those solutions as possible?

We should talk.

About the role

We’ve got a load of new, exciting and practical projects in the pipeline, all aiming to drive participation in climate solutions. You’ll be responsible for ensuring projects live up to their potential - delivering on time and in budget.

Our ideal candidate would have real world experience of delivering practical projects, preferably in energy or environmental fields, and now want to put those skills to use in a campaigning context. You’ll need an eye for opportunity and impact - we want to deliver projects that lead from the front and influence culture and policy - so you’ll work with our communications and campaigns team to tell our stories and maximise our impact. Think big community share offers that get everyone chipping in, innovative models that break new ground and case studies that capture the media’s attention and sow the seeds of public inspiration.

As a member of our campaign team, you’ll report to our lead campaigner and work alongside campaign managers, assistants and our director of strategy. As a key member of the 10:10 family you’ll be part of a small, passionate, nimble, unique and positive organisation that cares about its people, its project and, ultimately, the planet.

Climate change sucks, we’re doing something about it. Come join us.

Person specification

Competencies can be demonstrated by both paid and voluntary experience.

Must haves

• Demonstrable experience of project delivery.

• High standard of written and spoken communication skills.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

• Experience working in or with voluntary or community level organisations.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with colleagues and multiple and diverse project partners including local groups, volunteers and funders, internally and externally.

• Ability to think creatively and generate new project and tactic ideas.

• Ability to digest, understand and analyze information independently.

• Adaptability, enthusiasm and ability to take initiative.

• Flexibility around work schedules.

• Commitment to 10:10’s positive approach to climate campaigning.

Wouldn’t hurt

• Knowledge of, and interest in, crowd investment and renewable energy finance.

• Basic working knowledge of community and local energy projects.

• Working subject knowledge of climate change in general and the UK climate campaigning landscape specifically.

• Event management experience.

• Experience of working with mainstream media and social media.

• Experience of digital marketing or campaigns.

• Understanding of cultural and behaviour change campaigns and strategies.

• Ability to write fun and engaging copy, simply conveying complicated or technical concepts.

• Some experience of project business planning.

About 10:10

We’re on the way to a cleaner, cleverer, low-carbon world, and everyone deserves a chance to help build it. 10:10 creates these chances, and brings people together to make the most of them. We take a collective approach, turning individual actions at a local level into a force for bigger changes.

We don’t have any secret formulas or silver bullets, but we do have an amazing community of people working together to power a village with local hydro power, stand up for onshore wind and tell tales of solutions and optimism.

So we dream up projects, build tools and spread success stories to make sure these people have the help and inspiration they need to keep going further. Recent campaigns include So we dream up projects, build tools and spread success stories to make sure these people have the help and inspiration they need to keep going further. Recent campaigns include Solar Schools, Keep Fits, Blown Away, Energy Local, It’s Happening and Back Balcombe. To check out these projects just head to our website.

As an organisation we’re committed to our culture. We operate with a flat management team (instead of a CEO) and try to reduce hierarchy wherever we can. Organisational culture away days keep our values and principles alive and we work together to keep our team as supported, empowered and cared for as possible. Recent new policies include sabbaticals and paid volunteer leave, and we’re committed to supporting non professional activists by sharing our space and skills.

And there’s cake. Arguably too much cake.  

How to apply

Please send a CV and covering letter, preferably as two separate attachments, to the email address specified alongside thisjob posting, with “projects manager” in your email subject line by 5pm on the 1st of March. You will need to be available for interviews in the week commencing 6th March. We would also appreciate it if you could complete an equal opportunities monitoring form. This will be stored separately to your application and is purely to help 10:10 assess and improve our recruitment processes.

Your CV should tell us your qualifications and training, previous experience (paid or voluntary), and point us to some references too. In your covering letter, tell us a bit about why you think you’re suited to the role - referring to the person specification - why you want to work for us and what you think you’d bring to the team. And please let us know where you heard about the vacancy.

If you have any questions about the role, or your suitability,  please don’t hesitate to get in touch by calling us and asking to chat to Max. Our phone number can be found on our website, unfortunately but understandly we are not able to post the number here for ease.

10:10 is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of their background. We value diversity whilst also acknowledging that people from certain backgrounds are underrepresented in our organisation. We are keen to correct this, so particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic people; people who identify as having a disability; people from the LGBT+ community; and people who identify as working class (or have done in the past). If you don’t feel confident enough to apply, please get in touch with us for a chat – we’d love to talk to you!