Job Title: Climate Justice Officer
Salary: £32,131
Contract: Temporary until December 2027 (parental leave cover)
Hours: Full-time, 28 hours per week (People & Planet operates a 4 day work week, with core days of Tuesday to Thursday)
Reports to: Climate Justice Co-Director
Start date: As soon as possible
Location: Remote working (must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK)
About the role
As Climate Justice Officer you will be part of a team delivering two critical campaigns, Fossil Free Careers and Fossil Free. You will provide support to student campaigners, lead workshops, attend events, and help the students determine the next environmental justice campaign for the network. This is a short term contract till December 2027, as we are covering a period of parental leave in the team.
People & Planet particularly encourages applications from people with experience of the UK immigration system. from ethnic minority backgrounds, trans people, queer people, people with disabilities, people with caring responsibilities, and other groups typically under-represented in campaigning organisations. We are committed to make reasonable adjustments to enable any candidate to show their suitability for a role within People & Planet.
We’re a small, friendly team who work creatively and flexibly together to achieve our goals of empowering students to campaign for social and environmental justice. Unlike most charities, People & Planet does not have a CEO or Director. The management team runs the organisation collaboratively with oversight from our trustee board, which is made up of a majority of elected students.
If you think you have the skills, experience and attributes that match what we're looking for and you are inspired to work with the biggest student network in the UK campaigning on social and environmental justice please apply!
How to apply.
1. Please download the forms below and read carefully.
Key documents
Guidance. Please read the attached guidance.
2. Complete the application form with reference to the person specification in the job description to make sure you have the appropriate skills for the job. Please following the guidance and upload your completed application form here. NO CVs, please, we use a standard form to judge everyone equally. We will ONLY consider completed applications.
Please also complete the online equal opportunities monitoring form to enable us to ensure our jobs are available to as wide a range of people as possible.
You should receive an automated email with a candidate number as confirmation we have received your application. If you don't receive this email, or have any other queries, please email recruitment@peopleandplanet.org.
Closing date: Sunday 15th November 2026 at midnight.
Shortlisting will take place the week of 16th November 2026.
We will contact all candidates about the outcome of shortlisting. Please check your inbox and spam for communications from us so you don't miss a message.
Interviewing will take place on the 25th November 2026.