Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity working locally to bring people together, take positive action on the climate emergency and support people through fuel poverty and food insecurity. We deliver a range of projects, events and skills training to achieve the needs and goals of local people – building resilience as a community and working towards a future where everyone can live better and tread more lightly on our planet.
Based in the heart of Kirkcaldy – with a community building, training kitchen, bike shop and garden – we carry out activities across Kirkcaldy and work with partners to deliver projects across Fife.
The Role
As a Development Worker for the Community Engagement Team, you will lead aspects of delivery for the Climate Action Fife project. Climate Action Fife is an innovative cross sector partnership. It runs from 2022-2027 with funding from the National Lottery Community Fund’s Climate Action Fund.
Alongside this work, you will be responsible for delivering additional Greener Kirkcaldy community engagement events and activities.
Your role involves:
- Developing and facilitating programmes of events and activities
- Developing partnership opportunities across Fife and supporting partner development
- Training and supporting volunteers
- Developing engagement and behaviour change campaigns along with our Development and Communications Team
- Monitoring and evaluating activities and working closely with other teams within Greener Kirkcaldy.
You will have some experience of, and a passion for, engaging with individuals and communities around the climate emergency. You will have some knowledge of actions people can take to enjoy more environmentally-friendly lifestyles.
You will have excellent organisational skills, the ability to work with a range of people and work well both in a team and using your own initiative.
Working at Greener Kirkcaldy
We want our town to be a good place to live and work. We believe in a future where everyone has a say in what happens locally, people are working together to protect our environment and those in hardship are supported to live well. That includes our staff and volunteers.
Working at Greener Kirkcaldy involves being part of a positive, collaborative and social team. Our culture is really important to us. We promote equality, diversity and openness. We have a strong focus on staff wellbeing and development and encourage staff initiative and ideas.
Benefits of working for Greener Kirkcaldy
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and sick pay
- Wellbeing, training and development opportunities
- Social events
Diversity and inclusion
We want Greener Kirkcaldy to be an inclusive and diverse charity where everyone feels supported, valued and able to be themselves. We take part in Fife Centre for Equalities’ Equality Pathfinders programme. We also take part in the Race Equality Environmental Programme facilitated by CEMVO Scotland. Our Equalities Action Plan sets out the steps we are taking to improve diversity and inclusion.
To achieve our vision of Kirkcaldy as a greener and fairer place to live, we need a diverse team. We encourage applications from people of any background. We know that our sector particularly lacks staff and volunteers with Minority Ethnic backgrounds and disabled people. If you identify as Minority Ethnic or have a disability, we welcome your application.
If you need additional support to apply or take part in the recruitment process, please contact our Office Manager Dianne Girvan. Email dianne@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.
How to apply
Submit your application form to jobs@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk by midnight on Sunday 24th August 2025. All applicants must use the application form – we will not accept CVs.
Job Description and Person Specification (PDF)
Application Form (Word document)
Application Form (Open Document Type)
Equalities Monitoring Form (Microsoft Form)
We will hold interviews on Thursday 4th September. These are in person at 8 East Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy.
Informal enquiries about this post? Please contact Rebecca Petford, Programme Manager by emailing rebecca@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.