Are you passionate about recycling and want to play a pivotal role in supporting the community to engage in recycling initiatives?
Do you have a proven record in delivering projects through effective risk management, procurement and programming?
Thurrock Council is committed to improving the rate at which household waste is recycled, re-used and composted. In order to deliver on this, the Environment Highways and Counter Fraud Directorate are pleased to be recruiting to the post of Recycling Project Officer for a fixed term contract.
As the Recycling Project Officer you will take on day to day co-ordination and oversight of a range of initiatives and projects that will help to ensure that residents are enabled to recycle and re-use as much of the waste generated as possible. As part of a team, you will also be working on the development to re-use programmes within the Borough and targeting the reduction of single use plastics both within the Councils’ supply chain and as used by businesses in the Thurrock and residents.
This includes undertaking the analysis work required to understand whether the communication and other initiatives having the planned impact on recycling rates.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate the following:
- Knowledge of recycling programmes and initiatives, and an awareness of the work undertaken by WRAP
- Experience of working to support projects from initiation to completion
- The ability to work collaboratively and to engage with a range of stakeholders
- The ability to co-ordinate and supervise small teams working on different tasks concurrently, with tight timeframes and a broad geographic spread
- The ability to collate, interpret and analyse complex data and present the findings
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Closing Date: 14th March 2021
Our vision – An ambitious and collaborative community which is proud of its heritage and excited by its diverse opportunities and future.
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