Campaigns Manager – Energy

Campaigns Manager – Energy

Location: Hybrid working arrangements with weekly attendance at one of our offices (Edinburgh or Aberdeen). You will also be expected to undertake regular travel within Scotland and occasional travel in the wider UK/overseas.
Reporting to: Head of Campaigns
Responsibilities: Direct line management of 2/3 members of staff and one consultant. Project team leadership. Responsibility for budget management, including restricted grant budgets.
Hours: Full time (5 days per week or 35 hours) preferred; 4 or 4.5 days per week may be considered. The post may require some work outwith office hours, including weekends, for which time off in lieu is granted. There will be no payment of overtime.
Duration: This is a permanent role
Salary: £42,500-£45,000 (Full-time equivalent) dependent on experience. This post sits in Band C of our salary bands.
Other: You will receive a pro-rata share of 28 days annual leave and 11 days statutory holidays. Friends of the Earth Scotland operates a Company Pension Plan with NEST, which includes an ethical option.

About the role

We are looking to recruit a confident and committed individual to lead our Energy team. The right person will bring together our staff working on a fair transition away from fossil fuels to publicly owned renewable energy, in pursuit of our strategic aim: to phase out oil and gas production in line with 1.5C and ensuring a just transition, led by and for, affected workers and communities.

The Energy team is made up of campaigners, organisers and activists, as well as communications and political colleagues. You will provide direct line management to some team members, and leadership, support, and coordination for areas of join work across the team. You will liaise with the Communications Manager and Policy and Advocacy Manager to bring in support from their areas.

You will also support the Head of Campaigns in the strategic development of campaign plans and objectives and be responsible for supporting and coordinating delivery of those plans within the team.

This role includes project management of a potential high-pressure piece of strategic litigation in relation to our campaign to stop a new gas-burning power station and carbon capture plant at Peterhead. This is a key piece of work in a long-running campaign with involve working closely with the Head of Campaigns and FoES board.

If you think you are a fit for this role, you can find more information about it in our recruitment pack or by emailing us at [email protected].

Candidates who have been selected for interview will hear shortly after the closing date.

The recruitment process will include an in-person interview in our office in Edinburgh. Please let us know if you have any access needs during the selection process.

Closing date: Monday 31/08/26 at 12pm
Interview date: Wednesday 16/09/2026 (in-person at our office in Edinburgh)
Start date: Ideally October 2026