Policy Officer- Northern Ireland

The role As Policy Officer, you’ll be at the heart of Energy Saving Trust’s work to shape energy and climate policy. You’ll track and provide clear insights into policy and political developments across the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly and help develop compelling, evidence-led positions that improve policy outcomes in Northern Ireland. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you’ll draw on our delivery experience and external evidence to produce impactful briefings, consultation responses and other policy outputs. You’ll build trusted relationships with key stakeholders so our expertise is heard where it matters most. This is a role for someone who enjoys joining the dots: policy, politics, evidence and impact. The team You’ll join our Policy & Government Relations team, playing a pivotal role in translating real-world delivery insight into policy development and influencing. We work closely with colleagues across the organisation to turn evidence into clear recommendations, build constructive relationships with decision-makers, and ensure our expertise helps shape national and local policy. What you will do Monitor and interpret Northern Ireland Government policy and political developments Develop and advocate Energy Saving Trust’s policy positions, especially on home decarbonisation and related energy and climate issues. Draft high-quality consultation responses and submissions to calls for evidence Build and maintain relationships with key policy stakeholders to support wider influencing activity. Support senior colleagues with briefings, presentations and speaking notes. Share timely policy intelligence across the organisation. Work with PR and Content where appropriate to support with external communications. What you will bring Understanding of energy and climate policy (ideally home decarbonisation or community energy), gained through work, study or volunteering. Strong stakeholder engagement skills and evidence of influencing decision-makers. Well developed writing and communication skills, able to explain complex issues clearly for different audiences. Strong organisation skills and ability to manage competing deadlines. For more information, please see the job description Please submit an anonymised CV and cover letter, removing your name, address, email address, and any other identifying details. Please note, applications submitted without a cover letter may be rejected. Who we are Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero. At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding. Work where you thrive At Energy Saving Trust, flexibility isn’t just a policy, it’s how we work. Most of our roles can be done remotely, and many of our people choose to work from home full-time. Prefer an office environment? We have welcoming spaces in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and Hadleigh for those who want to connect in person. We’ll support you with: Generous holiday (25 days + bank holidays + extra Christmas leave) True flexibility in how and where you work Strong pension & life assurance Enhanced family leave Green travel perks (EV scheme, cycle to work) Professional development support Yearly wellbeing allowance These are just some of the benefits we offer. Want to know more about how we make flexibility real? Check out our Benefits and Culture page Reasonable adjustments: We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone. If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch with recruitment@est.org.uk or call reception on +44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you. Diversity and inclusion Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best. We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the criteria for a role. Find out more here. You can find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK