Senior Circular Economy Officer

NAWDO; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

Essex County Council is seeking a Senior Circular Economy Officer to lead waste reduction projects, reuse and recycling initiatives, and partnership work. The role supports wider environmental activities and helps develop circular economy strategies, delivering campaigns to the public and reporting to funding bodies.

Fixed-term until 31 December 2027 or by secondment, with right to work in the UK. You will engage with communities and partners to measure outcomes and inform policy.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering waste reduction schemes and circular economy initiatives (≤140 chars).
• Ability to evaluate impact and report to funding bodies or peers (≤140 chars).
• Stakeholder engagement and partnership development experience (≤140 chars).

Responsibilities

• Deliver and evaluate waste reduction schemes, campaigns and recycling initiatives (≤140 chars).
• Support development of waste and circular economy strategy and associated activities (≤140 chars).
• Prepare reports for internal and external audiences detailing progress and impact (≤140 chars).
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to secure cooperation and align goals (≤140 chars).

Job description

This role will be offered as a fixed-term contract or secondment until 31st December 2027. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role, so applicants must have current, unrestricted right to work in the UK for this period.

Essex is committed to enabling inclusive economic growth, helping people get the best start and age well, helping create great places to grow up, live and work and transforming the Council to achieve more with less.

The Senior Circular Economy Officer will deliver and evaluate predominantly waste reduction schemes and projects, communication campaigns, reuse and recycling initiatives and partnership activities whilst supporting wider environment activities as required.

The role contributes to the preparation of reports to internal and external audiences including funding bodies, peers and stakeholders, detailing progress, development and impact of activities.The officer will contribute to the development of waste and circular economy strategy in Essex and play a significant role in gaining and maintaining the co-operation of internal and external stakeholders and partners, to ensure shared goals are met.The role is on the front line of waste prevention, recycling and environmental communications, delivering direct messages to the public.