UK Biomass Campaigner

The UK Biomass Campaigner role at Biofuelwatch is a part-time, home-based position focused on campaigning against the impacts of biomass energy, particularly related to Drax power station. The job involves research, advocacy, and media work within a small team. It offers a salary of £25,305 per annum (pro rata), 35 days of annual leave, and is initially a 12-month contract with potential for extension.
● Location:Home-based, from anywhere in the UK


● Part Time: 17.5 hours per week


● Contract: 12 months fixed term with the possibility of extension (depending on fundraising success)


● Salary: £25,305 per annum (pro rata: £12,653) plus 3% employer’s pension contribution


● Annual Leave: 35 days per annum (pro rata: 18.5 days in one year1) including public holidays


● Closing Date: 11pm Monday 6th April 2026


Biofuelwatch is a non-profit organisation that provides information, advocacy and campaigning in relation to the climate, environment, human rights and public health impacts of large scale bioenergy. We collaborate with other movements and organisations against different forms of dirty energy, to help bring about a fundamental reform of energy policies. We want to see all support in the energy sector go towards energy conservation, energy efficiency and genuinely low-carbon energy, such as wind and solar power.


The main focus of this campaign job is on Drax, whose Yorkshire power station burns more wood than any other plant in the world, and more than the UK produces in total. All of the wood burned in Drax power station is imported, most of it from North America, but also from the Baltic States, Portugal and Brazil. Together with our allies, we want to keep exposing the impacts of Drax’s biomass business.


Part of this campaign involves countering Drax’s bid to attract a large AI data centre in order to burn even more wood than they are able to based on subsidies alone.


The UK Biomass Campaigner will be part of a small, dedicated team of paid staff and volunteers.


How to apply:**
The closing date for the job is 11pm Monday 6th April 2026 Please visit our website https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2026/ukbiomasscampaigner
Responsibilities
This role involves a broad range of campaigning activities, including desktop research, writing easily accessible briefings and website content, networking with partners, policy advocacy, media and social media work. Please see our webpage for more information.
Qualifications*
Minimum of a total of six months full-time (paid or voluntary) work for a campaigning organisation or equivalent and experience of working for a small non-profit organisation in a paid or voluntary capacity are essential. See https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2026/ukbiomasscampaigner/ for the full person specification.