Program Specialist – Recycling & Waste Prevention (Hybrid)

County of Anoka; United States; Hybrid; USD 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Advancement/professional development

Hybrid work possibility

Job summary

County of Anoka is seeking a temporary Program Specialist in Recycling and Resource Solutions for the Field Operations Building in Andover, MN. This in-office, non-exempt role may require evenings and weekends, with a pay range of $31.00 to $43.38 per hour and opportunities for advancement.

The position supports waste prevention, data management, and collaboration with partners using Excel/Access to monitor data and report to leadership. Interviews are planned for mid-October 2026.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental protection, sustainability, science, planning, public administration, business administration, or related field.
• Two years (2,080 annual hours) of job-related experience in solid waste management, recycling, or waste prevention.
• Proficiency with data management tools (e.g. Excel and Access).
• Strong ability to interpret data, identify trends, and recommend actionable insights for program improvement.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and vehicle available for business use.
• Ten or more years of full-time job-related experience in project planning and data collection/management.

Responsibilities

• Provide training and guidance to the Program Specialist – Commercial Programs in completing the Solid Waste Management Charge tasks and implementation.
• Help manage the day-to-day operations of Anoka County’s waste prevention and material reuse programming.
• Work with supervisor to ensure clean program data and evaluation of data.
• Lead efforts to develop and implement new strategic solutions waste prevention and material reuse programming in the County.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with waste prevention and material reuse related rules and regulations on behalf of the County.
• Assist with developing and monitoring the waste prevention and material reuse programming budget.
• Work with the county partners, residents, and the commercial sector within Anoka County to systematically prevent waste from being generated and reuse product and materials wherever possible before resorting to recycling or disposal as trash.
• Provide technical assistance as it relates waste prevention, and material reuse opportunities.
• Gather program data from internal and external sources and maintain databases to ensure accuracy and integrity of data.
• Apply strategies to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies of program data.
• Create reports and charts to communicate findings of data trends to leadership.
• Collaborate with program specialists to identify data collection opportunities.

Job description

County of Anoka is seeking a temporary Program Specialist in Recycling and Resource Solutions for the Field Operations Building in Andover, MN. This in-office, non-exempt role may require evenings and weekends, with a pay range of $31.00 to $43.38 per hour and opportunities for advancement.

The position supports waste prevention, data management, and collaboration with partners using Excel/Access to monitor data and report to leadership. Interviews are planned for mid-October 2026.