SOS UK is looking for a Project Manager to deliver our engagement work with a focus on our Climate Action Fund programme – Student Energy Action for Life (SEAL).
Role details
Location: Home working in (or close to) London, Midlands or Manchester
Working patterns: 1 FTE (35 hours per week) with typical working times between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. The role includes weekly travel with early starts and late returns, and approx. 6 overnight stays a year.
Salary: Starting salary £32,289 per annum, rising to £36,843, plus London Weighting of up to £3,655 pro rata where applicable. We also provide up to a 6% pension contribution and life assurance.
Contract: Fixed term until December 2029
Closing date for applications: 31st August 2026 at 11.59pm
Interview dates: 14th September 2026. All interviews will be held online.
Find out more about what it’s like working for SOS UK on our careers webpage.
Introducing SOS UK
SOS UK is a UK based charity transforming education so people protect the climate and nature.
Our education system helped cause the climate and nature crisis, but now we’re making it the solution. We are fighting to make sure everyone develops a commitment to protecting the earth and puts it to work – whether it’s at school, university or in their careers.
By empowering students and educators to build a better world, we can transform the lives of generations to come. In just a few years we have developed unstoppable student leaders. Behind these leaders every step of the way is the SOS UK community making sure students don’t have to fight for change alone. We unite people from every background, inside and outside education, because protecting our earth matters to each and every one of us.
Find out more about SOS UK, who we are and what we do by visiting our website.
About the role
This role will be primarily focusing on our Climate Action Fund programme – Student Energy Action for Life (SEAL), with opportunity to contribute towards our wider engagement programmes. SEAL has a twofold vision; to support students navigating the home energy system and to improve access to student energy efficient properties via landlord engagement and student campaigning.
Key responsibilities include:
- Engage, maintain and develop strong relationships with key stakeholders particularly landlords and students' unions, as well as students, volunteers, universities, local authorities, and other key organisations.
- Support landlords, student letting agencies and students’ unions to improve the energy efficiency of student accommodation, focusing on implementing energy efficiency initiatives, advice and support.
- Plan, design, and deliver engaging training sessions to a variety of audiences.
- Provide support for students’ union officers and other student campaigners working on housing energy efficiency campaigns, including the design and implementation of a national student home energy campaign.
- Support with the creation and management of sector wide student energy efficiency advisory groups including a home energy efficiency network, student advisory group and stakeholder advisory group.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of programme resources and communications, including social media and website updates.
- Recruit, coordinate, and support student volunteers including line management of student staff when required.
Please read a full description of the role’s responsibilities and person specification (knowledge, skills, attributes, qualifications and experience) in the role profile downloadable from our recruitment page.
Liberation, equality and diversity
We're fully committed to equality of opportunity for everyone. We welcome applications regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We recognise that people from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds, and disabled people, are underrepresented within our organisation and that there are often additional barriers for these groups when applying for roles within the charity sector and beyond.
We are committed to taking proactive steps to improve the diversity of our team. If you identify as a person of colour or as a disabled person, and you clearly demonstrate that you meet all of the essential criteria for this role, you may be shortlisted for a first stage interview through our Positive Action Interview Scheme.
To take part, simply tick the relevant box on the application form. Applicants who opt into the scheme and clearly demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria will be invited to a first stage interview.
Please note that, in exceptional circumstances, if we receive an unusually high number of eligible applications and it is not feasible to interview everyone who qualifies through the scheme, we will invite the highest scoring applicants who have opted in.
Participation in the scheme is entirely voluntary. Final recruitment decisions will always be based solely on the suitability of each candidate for the role.
Feedback
Please note, unfortunately we are unable to provide feedback to candidates who do not progress to the interview stage.
Please apply via our online application form, we are unable to accept CVs. If you are unable to complete the application form due to accessibility needs, please contact jobs@sos-uk.org
