External Engagement & Campaigns Specialist

Confidential; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Access to pension scheme

Discounts on groceries & retailers

Health and wellbeing resources

One paid day to volunteer

Ongoing training and development

Stream - financial wellbeing support

Job summary

Veolia is seeking an External Engagement Officer to design and deliver campaigns promoting recycling and waste minimisation across South East London and Kings Cross. You will create engaging digital content, including video, and lead local press activities to raise awareness with residents.

The role requires strong communication, social media, and community engagement skills, with occasional evening/weekend work and a full UK driving licence preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to create social media content for diverse audiences.
• Experience filming and basic video editing.
• Strong planning and organisational skills; multitasking capable.
• Experience handling complaints and engaging with the public.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver strategic campaigns to promote recycling and waste minimisation for local authorities.
• Develop engaging digital content for social media in various formats, including video.
• Lead reactive and proactive press activities for the area.
• Engage with residents to resolve issues and deliver community engagement events.
• Coordinate with the team to manage workloads and meet project goals.
• Occasionally work evenings/weekends and drive to target areas as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Social media campaigns

Filming & editing

Planning & prioritisation

Complaint handling

Tools

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Veolia is seeking an External Engagement Officer to design and deliver campaigns promoting recycling and waste minimisation across South East London and Kings Cross. You will create engaging digital content, including video, and lead local press activities to raise awareness with residents.

The role requires strong communication, social media, and community engagement skills, with occasional evening/weekend work and a full UK driving licence preferred.