Responsibilities

• The Earth Fellow will organise a COP cafe event to engage students and staff with climate diplomacy during COP31, and later create engaging digital content for EEI’s online channels.
• The Edinburgh Earth Initiative (EEI) seeks a postgraduate student to support a two‑half project: campus COP31 engagement and digital communications support for EEI.

Requirements

• Current University of Edinburgh postgraduate student in the ‘26/’27 academic year.
• An interest in United Nations climate and environment meetings and what students and staff can learn from them.
• Basic experience with organising events.
• Basic experience using social media to engage an audience and encourage participation.
• Excellent written communications skills including the ability to communicate complex information clearly and engagingly.
• Ability to structure and prioritise a dynamic workload.
• Ability to work proactively with colleagues with a variety of expertise; understanding and valuing different points of view.

Preferred

• Ideally, candidates will be able to spread their work hours across at least two days of the week.

Benefits

• As part of Earth Fellows programme, you will have access to co-working space, exciting networking and personal development opportunities and opportunities to contribute towards partnerships and solutions for climate change on a global scale.
• As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.