An experienced manager is required to run the newly established Low Carbon Swansea project.

The Project is developing a coordinated, integrated and sustainable approach to reducing carbon emissions across all sectors in the City and County of Swansea area. To achieve this, the post-holder will work to raise the profile of carbon management with members of Swansea’s Local Service Board (LSB) and other large public bodies, as well as with the business community and the wider community. 

The project is run by Swansea Environmental Forum (SEF), which has recently established a partnership for carbon management within Swansea. Your role will be to facilitate information exchange and collaboration across all sectors towards a shared action plan for carbon management.

Both experience of working in the field of environmental management / carbon reduction and in leading successful partnership working to achieve and maximise collaboration is essential.

The Environment Centre, an environmental registered charity based in Swansea, will manage this post on behalf of SEF. 

Preferred start date:  End of March 2012

Salary: £25,000 per annum  

The contract will run until March 31st 2014, but could continue subject to funding. 

Secondment Opportunity: The Board is willing to consider secondment arrangements for this position, particularly from partners.

Further Information: A full job description and person specification are available HERE and more information about the Low Carbon Swansea project is available HERE

Application Process: Applications are invited by way of a CV and a covering letter. The covering letter should refer to the job description and say how previous experience/current skills make you ideal for the role. Clearly label your application with the job reference LCS.   

Applications should be sent to: Jenny Edwards, Swansea Environmental Forum, The Environment Centre, Pier Street, Swansea, SA1 1RY or email them to  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Closing date for applications:  1pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

Interview Date: Monday 20th February 2012

This post is part funded by the European Social Fund