Salary Range - £ 38,784 – £47,389

Full Time, Fixed Term to 30th September 2027

Agile working (blend of home and office based) and arrangements for job share would be considered

The Opportunity

This post represents an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join the Climate Ambassador's West Midlands Hub based at Keele University as part of a national project driving sustainability in the English education system as part of the national Climate Ambassador programme funded by the Department for Education.

The Regional Hub Manager for the West Midlands will be one of nine other regional hub Managers that will engage education settings (early years settings, schools, and further education colleges) in the programme and recruit and support volunteer Climate Ambassadors to support education settings to develop and implement climate action plans.

The role holder will work to understand the region's needs and use these insights to shape the national Climate Ambassador programme and adapt the national Climate Ambassador strategies and practices to their local region, delivering these to ensure strong engagement of both education settings and volunteer ambassadors.

The successful candidate will have a degree in an environment-related subject, or relevant experience; have a good understanding and experience of working within the English education system; have a broad understanding of sustainability and climate issues and solutions in education settings; and experience of project managing successful sustainability and/or education initiatives, ideally with experience of rolling them out to wider audiences.

The Regional Hub Manager will be a confident communicator and able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a broad range of individuals, partners and stakeholders, and have strong project management skills.

The Benefits

The University recognises that its success depends upon the contribution and dedication of its talented staff.

In return, we have a competitive benefits package available, including:

Competitive rate of pay with annual increments

Generous annual leave entitlement with opportunities to purchase additional leave

Excellent staff pension scheme

Access to continued personal, professional and career development

On site 'outstanding' nursery

Discounted health & fitness facilities on site

Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)

* starting salary will typically be at the bottom of the pay scale shown above

The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible.

The University Keele University is renowned for its exciting approach to higher education, innovative research, beautiful campus, strong community spirit and excellent student experience. With a turnover in excess of £170 million, over 12,500 students and a total staff of approximately 2000, the University provides high quality teaching across a wide range of academic and vocational subjects and promotes world-class research. Further information can be found at https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/

Keele University values equality and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. In support of these commitments the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles. OH and DBS- Please note this appointment is subject to both medical clearance by the University's Occupational Health provider and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

How to Apply

For full post details and to find out more about working at Keele please visit: www.keele.ac.uk/vacancies

Keele University employees wishing to apply should login to Employee Self Service and click on the 'View current vacancies' link.

For informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Zoe Robinson, [email protected]. Applications to this address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 24th November 2025

Interviews will be held on: 9th December 2025 Post reference: KU00004819