Future Generations Lead

The overall purpose of this role is to lead the development and delivery of CSE’s Future
Generations programme. This work programme focuses on ensuring that all young people feel
inspired and able to play a meaningful role in catalysing and delivering the transition to a
more sustainable and fairer energy system.

Pay and conditions

• The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week).
• The salary for the role will be £41,802 – £53,956 (starting salary will depend on skills
  and experience).
• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).

CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life
Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many
more.

We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.

Specific responsibilities

An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:

• Programme leadership – To lead the continued strategic development and coordination of the
  Future Generations Work Programme across CSE; to ensure that all staff are able and encouraged
  to engage young people in their work; to maintain a portfolio of youth focused projects which
  provide opportunities for young people to develop capabilities for effectively participating in
  the energy system transition.
• Development – To pro-actively lead the development of innovative and impactful project
  ideas and funding proposals for the Future Generations programme, and work with the Development
  and Communications teams to build and manage the relationships, evidence, and plans necessary
  to secure investment.
• Representation – To provide inspiration and practical guidance both internally and
  externally (through targeted public speaking, network-building and online media) for the better
  inclusion of future generations in sustainability and resilience planning; aligning the Future
  Generation’s programme with CSE’s strategic objectives and fostering a culture of innovation,
  ownership, and excellence.
• Team and project management – To take responsibility for the planning and overall delivery
  of Future Generations projects: ensuring that the Future Generations team is well-resourced,
  highly motivated, and continuously developing their skills, and that project teams are
  well-led, efficiently coordinated, effectively using CSE systems and processes, and able to
  deliver work on time, to budget and to client/donor expectations. Provide mentoring to junior
  members of the LACE team and provide effective and timely senior management support to
  contribute to overall team wellbeing and cohesion.
• Safeguarding – to act as a safeguarding lead for our work with children and young people.
  This includes supporting the handling of any handling of reports or concerns (in conjunction
  with CSE’s dedicated safe guarding officer); pro-actively working to ensure that risks are well
  understood and managed; keeping policies and procedures up to date; ensuring that safeguarding
  is prioritized and that expectations of staff, volunteers, trustees, student placements, agency
  workers and sub-contractors are clear and adhered to.

To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents
attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.

Essential attributes for this role include:

• Minimum L2 qualification in Maths and English. 
• A strong track record of income generation, managing donor relationships and building
  successful partnerships.
• Experience of effectively developing and managing teams, portfolios of projects and
  budgets.
• Ability to inspire, engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including
  young people, staff, trustees, donors, and partner organisations.
• Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to apply sector specific knowledge and understanding to project and
  programme design.
• Advanced skills in monitoring and evaluating youth programmes, identifying and taking
  forward learning.

Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full
list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.

How to apply

To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your
application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in
the person specification. Please send the email containing your completed application form to
CSE’s jobs email – can be found on information for applicant’s document.

The closing date for applications is Midday on Monday 7 April 2025.

Interviews are expected to take place Wednesday 23 and Friday 25 April 2025,
though this is subject to change.

If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in
the UK.