Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values we strive to have a workforce that reflects our local communities and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds, applicants who have a disability and applicants who are from the LGBTQ+ community to apply for our senior leadership roles. 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

The Economic Development Service (EDS) has an instrumental role in the delivery of the One Coventry Plan and in particular the vision to promote the growth of a sustainable Coventry economy.   

To achieve our ambition of delivering sustainable growth through creating opportunities, the teams within EDS carry out a number of key activities including:   

• Monitoring and shaping policy  
• Identifying and delivering investment opportunities and projects  
• Delivering the Council’s inward investment offer and selling Coventry around the world as a place to do business  
• Providing a business support and investment programme; and   
• Managing external funding programmes.   

The benefits of these services aim to meet the needs of local businesses and industry across all sectors, international businesses seeking to invest and local residents through jobs and growth.     

The team has a strong track record of success including:   

• Delivering hundreds of millions of pounds in external funding from European and UK Government sources 
• Securing funding for and providing project delivery of the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), and supporting Coventry’s plans for a Gigafactory   
• Attracting major investors to the City through the promotion of opportunities to a national and global audience; and   
• Awarding grants to local SMEs to help them to grow and create jobs 

What is the job role?

Do you want to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) based in Coventry and Warwickshire to reduce their carbon emissions?

Are you passionate about the environment and have knowledge of energy, water and waste efficiency?

… If so, we want to hear from you!

We are looking for Business Energy Advisors to join the Economic Development Team. 

Coventry City Council has secured funding to deliver the Decarbonisation Net Zero Programme, which supports businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire who want to save money on energy, waste and water bills and maximise low carbon opportunities

Within the role you would be a key member of the team, promoting and delivering the objectives and outputs of the Decarbonisation Net Zero agenda. In this role, you would work directly with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to improve their energy and resource efficiency.

The Business Energy Advisor will need to carry out energy and resource efficiency audits within SMEs to produce action plans, identifying potential energy saving measures which will be presented to the business. Following the audit, an offering of financial support through capital grants will be administered to assist the SMEs to deliver the recommendations

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who has sound knowledge of environmental issues, including climate change, sustainable energy use, carbon reduction and management - both locally and globally and their relationship with businesses/ the community. You will also have experience in researching and interpreting complex relevant data, making recommendations where appropriate. An experience of stakeholder engagement with both internal and external parties is also highly desirable.

You will have a high level of verbal and written communication skills and a proven record in consulting and negotiating to a high level.

The successful candidate will also be expected to represent the Decarbonisation Net Zero programme at external and promotional events as required

When applying for this role you will be asked to write a personal statement. When writing your personal statement, please demonstrate the following:

• Any relevant experience of undertaking energy audits and delivering carbon savings through energy, water and waste efficiency.
• Your passion for the environment and desire to shift towards a low carbon economy.
• Your previous experience of business engagement and relationship management.

For more information or an informal discussion on this opportunity, please contact our Senior Business Relationship Manager – Parmy Singh at parmy.singh@coventry.gov.uk

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process' 

Interview date(s): Tuesday 20th February, 2024 & Wednesday 21st February, 2024

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council