Green Arts and Data Officer
Culture for Climate Scotland
Full-time
Edinburgh
Hybrid
£ 27,447 + 3% for pensions
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Application closing date:
May 27, 2025
About the organisation
- Culture for Climate Scotland believes in the power of the arts and culture to help achieve sustainability in Scotland and the world. The arts inspire, illuminate, communicate, educate, entertain and encourage new ways of thinking and shared experience – all attributes needed to tackle climate change. That’s why we support individuals and organisations in the arts and culture sector to be sustainable themselves and to lead and influence climate action through their creative work, including by collaborating with environmental experts and organisations working directly on climate change.
We are a nimble, positive, influential and growing charity in a dynamic field. We are experiencing great demand and enthusiasm for our work in carbon emissions reduction and climate change adaptation from both the cultural and the climate change sectors. We receive significant long-term funding from Creative Scotland, the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland.
About the vacancy
- Analysing emissions data and environmental action plans (consisting of climate justice, emissions reduction, climate adaptation, biodiversity, circular economy and cultural influence) and supporting the environmental reporting and data manager in developing data processes.
Supporting the environmental reporting and data manager in delivering our work with cultural organisations that are required to report their environmental impacts and actions.
Key Responsibilities
- • Led by the environmental reporting and data manager: analysing and presenting reported environmental data (50%):
• Quality checking reported data.
• Using reported data to write annual feedback reports for reporting organisations and sector summary reports.
• Reviewing data collection and analysis processes and working with the environmental reporting and data manager to make improvements.
• Developing emissions calculation tools.
• Working with the Green Arts team, supporting cultural organisations required to report their environmental impacts and actions (40%):
• Providing direct advice and support to reporting organisations.
• Facilitating training workshops and providing opportunities for engagement among reporting organisations.
• Creating resources, guides and case studies to support the following:
• Greenhouse gas emissions calculation and reporting.
• Understanding organisational environmental impacts.
• Adapting to climate impacts by cultural organisations and by other organisations using creative practices.
• Applying culture’s influence among artists and audiences to achieve environmentally positive outcomes.
• Embedding climate justice.
• Contributing to the wider Green Arts programme including our Green Arts Initiative and beyond Scotland work strands through giving talks, presentations and workshops where required and bringing together relevant research and knowledge (5%).
• Contributing to the wider Culture for Climate Scotland team in response to the organisation’s strategic and administrative needs and its work on equalities, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and its relation to climate justice (5%).
• Equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) and sustainability: Within all the above work, and along with all trustees and team members, ensure that Culture for Climate Scotland’s EDI Action Plan and Sustainability Policy are considered and applied to all the above areas of work.
Key Competencies
- Essential characteristics
• Experience of data management and applying data analysis skills with a sound working knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods and excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• The ability to explain technical information to non-technical audiences.
• The ability to form strong relationships and partnerships with colleagues and external individuals and organisations.
• A commitment to EDI and its intersection with climate change.
• Flair and imagination.
Desirable characteristics
• Experience using Python or R.
• Experience using Power BI or equivalent BI software.
• Understanding and knowledge of UK and Scottish climate policy.
• Awareness and understanding of, and a passion for, the Scottish cultural sector.
• Experience in delivering support or training to a range of audiences.
• Skills and experience in the development and production of tools and resources.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience or relevant degree-level training in carbon management and emission calculation methodologies.
How to Apply
• Applications must be made on this website using the form on this page unless you have difficulty accessing or using the website (acessibility options available such as online sound or video recording).
• Please study the job description and person specification closely and ensure that you demonstrate clearly in the application form how your skills and experience meet them.
• Complete the online application form and the separate anonymous online Equality Monitoring Survey
• If you are submitting a video, you may wish to create chapters or bookmarks in your video that refer to each question or you can simply state the question before you begin your response. You can enter the link for your recording in the relevant section of the application form
• Confirm on the application form that you have completed the Equality Monitoring Survey. The survey is anonymous and the information provided will not affect your application in any way.
• Once you submit your application via the online form you will receive an automated acknowledgement of receipt. Please contact us if you don’t get this.