Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (hybrid working with regular travel across NI & border counties)
Salary: £60,000 p.a pro rata (based on working 4-days / week, salary £48,000 p.a)
Contract: Part Time, Fixed Term (to January 2029)
Closing on: Friday 31 October 2025, 12 noon (UK time)
Help SMEs go green — and grow.
Sustainable NI is looking for a passionate and experienced Sustainable Business Lead to oversee the delivery of a major new business support project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
Over 3 years, you’ll design and deliver high-impact sustainability workshops across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. You’ll support up to 400 SMEs embrace energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, and unlock the value of digital transformation — creating a greener, more resilient economy.
What you’ll be doing
- Develop and facilitate monthly sustainability and productivity workshops
- Create engaging materials including toolkits, templates, and roadmaps
- Help businesses analyse and reduce energy usage and carbon outputs
- Coordinate logistics, manage participants, and track impact
- Report on KPIs, participant feedback, and workshop outcomes
What we're looking for
- At least 3 years' experience leading sustainability, carbon reduction, and resource efficiency programmes
- Experience designing and delivering interactive training / workshops
- Excellent communication and project management skills
- Confidence working with a diverse mix of SMEs and cross-border stakeholders
- Ability to travel across Northern Ireland and the border counties
See Job Description for a full list of essential and desirable criteria.
Why join us?
This is a unique opportunity to shape a flagship PEACEPLUS sustainability programme with cross-border impact. You’ll work with passionate colleagues, forward-thinking businesses, and help build the foundations of a green economy in the region. Additionally, Sustainable NI offers:
- A 4-day working week
- 7.5% ethical employer pension contribution
- Ability to work from home up to 3 days per week
- In addition to 12 public and bank holidays, 25 days of holiday, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days
- Two paid working days per year to volunteer for a project or cause of your choice
How to apply
Please provide us with a copy of your CV and a Cover Letter. The Cover Letter should be no more than 3 x A4 pages. It should include sub-headings which state clearly - with relevant examples and dates - how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria in the Job Description. Please send your Cover Letter and CV to recruitment@sustainableni.org with the subject line: “Application – Sustainable Business Lead” by 12 noon on 31 October 2025.
