Climate Action Strategic Lead

Climate Action is a priority corporate programme with a council commitment to deliver net zero
carbon by 2030. 

The Climate Action team, which consists of the Head of Service, three strategic leads and a
performance officer, are responsible for working with the eight work streams that have been
established to deliver the commitments set out in the Net Zero Carbon strategy (Vision 2030).

The Climate Action Strategic Lead will be assigned work streams from our Vision 2030 strategy
that are large, complex and high stakes with programme wide significance and senior officer
and/or member exposure.

The Strategic Lead will take personal responsibility to work very closely with work stream
directors and project leads to deliver the commitments and actions that support achievement of
Islington’s net zero carbon ambitions. They will work with passion, energy and drive, whilst
working with a significant degree of autonomy.

Key areas of work include:

• Partnership development and stakeholder relationships.
• Horizon scanning for opportunities and risks.
• Establishing and maintaining robust project management processes and procedures and
  ensuring delivery against action plans. 
• Establishing and maintaining effective monitoring and reporting of progress to senior
  leaders, councillors and the public.
• Driving a culture change so that climate action is embedded in the everyday operation of
  the council.

The Climate Action service is a small, friendly team that works across a range of sectors,
departments and levels. The team is passionate about making an impact on our carbon emissions,
driving delivery across the organisation and beyond and supporting colleagues to tackle climate
change.

To be considered for this role, please complete the online application form, available via the ‘Apply’ button.

For further information or for an informal conversation about the post, please contact:

Sarah Hitchcock, Head of Climate Action

[email protected]