School Support and Energy Data Officer

Part-time School Support and Energy Data Officer Vacancy (0.6 FTE)

We are seeking a part-time School Support and Energy Data Officer for Energy Sparks, a charity working towards a sustainable future in which the school community is at the heart of measurable action to tackle climate change. Energy Sparks equips children and young people with the knowledge, skills, and tools to take practical action in their school and wider community to reduce carbon emissions. We enable school leaders, staff and communities to better understand and reduce their school’s energy consumption and introduce wider measures to reduce their carbon footprint. 

This is an exciting, additional role in our growing team and provides a great opportunity to apply your organisational skills, attention to detail and persistence to support schools to reduce their carbon footprint.

• Salary: £30,000-£33,000 pro rata dependent on experience
• Role initially offered 0.6 FTE. This can be worked 22.5 hours per week across the year or 26.25 hours per week term time only, with the opportunity for future growth subject to income. Hours can be worked flexibly from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, but should ideally include Mondays and Tuesdays.
• Home working with occasional team meetings in Bath (typically 2 visits per year, although for local employees there is the opportunity to meet more often)
• Post holder must already have the legal right to work in the UK. 

Application deadline: 11:59pm Tuesday 22nd July 2025

To start September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

About us

Energy Sparks (energysparks.uk) is an online energy management tool and energy education programme specifically designed to help schools reduce their electricity and gas usage through the analysis of smart meter data. Energy Sparks helps pupils and the wider school community to reduce their school’s carbon emissions, and make a real contribution to addressing the 'climate emergency'. Energy Sparks started in 2017 in Bath, and is now working with over 1000 schools across the UK. All staff work remotely with the core staff team based in the Bath area.

School Support and Energy Data Officer Role

Job Description

Data Coordination

1. Liaise with energy suppliers, meter operators, local authority and multi-academy trust officers to add new meters to Energy Sparks’ data feeds, resolve data gaps and quality issues.
2. Liaise with multi-academy trust officers, local authorities and schools to arrange letters of authority and other permission requirements to provide Energy Sparks with access to schools’ energy data.
3. Support the weekly manual data requests and portal downloads from some energy suppliers with no automated data provision to Energy Sparks, including tracking and loading data received.
4. Keep accurate meter and issue records using our in-built tools to allow effective meter and data management and school support.
5. Review and resolve data quality and loading issues using our in-built tools and reports, and energy supplier portals.
6. Collect and report on agreed metrics to the Energy Sparks team.
7. Ensure user data is managed effectively to allow easy communication with different user groups. 

School Support

1. Set up new schools on Energy Sparks’ online platform, reviewing and activating new accounts and liaising with school users, multi-academy trusts, local authorities and other partners. 
2. Support a portfolio of Multi-Academy Trusts, Local Authorities, schools and their staff users to engage effectively with Energy Sparks tools and resources to drive more engagement and energy-saving impact.
3. Obtain feedback from school users to guide future tool and programme development and to assess impact.
4. Monitor and contribute to internal and external evaluation of Energy Sparks’ work

This will be a varied role within a small staff team and an ability to embrace a diversity of tasks is essential. 

Person Specification

Essential

1. Highly organised with outstanding attention to detail
2. Persuasive and persistent in obtaining accurate school energy data from energy companies and meter operators
3. Reliable record-keeping skills
4. Willing to follow processes to ensure you can reliably manage a portfolio of several hundred schools and their meters.
5. Able to liaise with school, multi-academy trust and local authority staff at all levels in a confident manner
6. An interest in sustainability and a desire to play a role in the transition to net zero carbon
7. Experience in and enjoy effective data management and data quality control
8. Evidence of analytical, communication and problem-solving ability
9. Excellent IT skills and adept working in Excel and Google sheets
10. Ability to work independently but collaboratively with others in the Energy Sparks team
11. Be able to prioritise your own tasks and time.
12. Willing to learn

Nice to have

1. Awareness of key issues around energy efficiency and energy management
2. Experience managing energy data
3. Some knowledge of commercial energy metering

If you don’t have experience with energy data or metering, please don’t be discouraged from applying — we welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate the essential skills listed above.

Benefits

1. £30,000 to £33,000 pro rata dependent on experience 
2. 12% employer pension contribution
3. 38 days paid annual leave pro rata including bank holidays
4. 0.6 FTE. This can be worked 22.5 hours per week across the year or 26.25 hours per week term time only, with the opportunity for future growth subject to income. Hours can be worked flexibly from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, but should ideally include Mondays and Tuesdays.
5. The opportunity to make a difference in reducing carbon emissions and helping young people to live sustainable lives.

Application deadline: 11:59pm Tuesday 22nd July 2025

To be considered for this role, all applicants must currently have the right to work in the UK.

Energy Sparks is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.