Location: Lewes/Hybrid/Remote – Part Time
Salary: £35,000 (pro rata) | Hours: 0.25 FTE
About the role
As Communications Coordinator, you’ll work closely with our project managers to support engagement, outreach, and raise the profile of Community Energy Pathways. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys clear, creative communication and wants to help a mission-driven team share its work effectively.
Key responsibilities
- Maintaining the Communications Handbook and guiding colleagues on carrying out communications activities effectively
- Maintaining a set of project engagement templates and tools to support consistent, high-quality messaging across the team
- Coordinating the production of engaging content for multiple communications channels, working closely with the project and executive teams
- Maintaining the CEP key messaging document and supporting colleagues to embed key messages in their project work
- Producing the bi-monthly newsletter for our Mailchimp audience and helping grow an engaged subscriber base, as well as the internal weekly newsletter
- Coordinating news stories and case studies, and updating social media and the website
- Supporting colleagues to write clear design briefs, maintaining online project management systems, and agreeing design deadlines
- Other reasonable tasks appropriate to the role
What we’re looking for
We recognise that people develop skills through a variety of experiences — paid work, volunteering, education, and community involvement. If you meet many, but not all, of the criteria below, we encourage you to apply.
Essential criteria — you’ll be able to demonstrate:
- Experience in communications, marketing, engagement, or a similar role
- Experience creating engaging content for a range of audiences and communication channels, such as social media, websites, and newsletters
- Experience managing social media platforms and planning digital content
- A strong understanding of effective communication, audience engagement, and the principles of inclusive and accessible communications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail
- Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Confidence using Microsoft Office and digital collaboration tools
- The ability to work independently while contributing positively as part of a collaborative team
- Experience updating websites using a content management system (such as WordPress), or the willingness and ability to learn this quickly
Desirable criteria — it would be an advantage if you have:
- Experience working in the community energy, environmental, or sustainability sector
- Knowledge of community energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency, or climate action
- Experience using email marketing platforms, such as Mailchimp
- Basic photography, video editing, or graphic design skills
- An understanding of SEO and website or social media analytics
Our commitment to inclusion
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences, particularly those currently underrepresented in the environmental and energy sectors — and we don’t expect candidates to meet every point above.
If you’d like to apply in a different format, or need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know. We’re happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and flexible ways of working where possible.
How to apply
Please send your CV and a short statement (a letter, or a few paragraphs is fine) telling us why you’re interested in this role and Community Energy Pathways, and how your skills and experience — from paid work, volunteering, education, or other life experience — relate to the criteria above.
Send your application to: recruitment@communityenergypathways.org.uk
The application deadline is 17th August 2026.