Working Hours: .5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: Between £, - £, per annum, dependant on experience
Location: Lambeth
Serco’s Environmental Services provide a complete waste and recycling service on behalf of the residents and community in Lambeth. With a professional, dedicated, and friendly team of Refuse, Recycling and Street Cleansing staff, we ensure that streets, homes and businesses are kept clean, safe and tidy, whilst providing the very best levels of customer service to all members of the community that we serve.
We are currently looking for an Education, Communication & Outreach Manager to join our team at Lambeth. You will manage a team of three Education, Communication and Outreach Officers while also serving as a senior figure on the Contract Team.
Your main responsibilities
1. Bringing the Annual Communications Plan to life, managing the timely delivery of communications and behaviour change campaigns across multiple channels on behalf of the local Authority partner.
2. Developing and maintaining a network of relationships with a range of stakeholders that enable the successful creation and delivery of bespoke communication strategies for both external and internal use.
3. Leading client meetings on Strategic Activities and guarantying quality of reports and presentations submitted to the client.
4. Driving the successful delivery of the many Social Value initiatives we’ve launched in Lambeth. Working in collaboration with our Volunteer & Community Sector partners to strengthen local circular economies and support the most vulnerable residents in the borough.
5. Developing relationships with new third sector originations and businesses to provide innovative environmentally focused community engagement initiatives.
6. Act as a main point of for senior members of the client team – regularly delivering thorough presentations on monthly and annual contract performance.
7. Supporting the Senior Contract Manager in planning and executing strategies/activities needed to hit contractual targets.
8. Organise outreach events, delivering presentations to community groups and designing educational materials for schools.
What you will need to do the role
9. Ideally you will be working as an Education, Communication & Outreach Communications Manager or Marketing Manager similar with a strong background in Communications or Marketing and you will have an understanding of environmental issues either through academic studies or work experience.
10. Pairing your excellent writing and speaking skills with your passion for environmental sustainability you will be able to compose contract reports, own projects, and present the team’s work to the client in a compelling fashion.
11. An understanding and demonstrable experience designing and executing behaviour change strategies within a large organisation, and be familiar with corporate governance and processes.
12. Proven experience of implementing communications/marketing frameworks
13. Highly proficient in the use of the Microsoft suite of apps (, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Desirable
14. Project management experience
15. Work experience in a Local Authority
16. A good understanding of the waste industry
17. Interest/familiarity with graphic design
Why Serco
Meaningful and vital work: The nature of our business means you will do interesting work that matters – delivering essential services that touch people’s lives
A world of opportunity: Our diverse UK-wide operations offer unrivalled opportunities to learn and develop. You’ll be able to broaden your experience and apply your skills in new ways.
Great people: We are a motivated team who will encourage you and help you to succeed. You’ll have the resources you need to do your job in a diverse and supportive environment.
What We Offer
18. Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
19. days annual leave
20. Training and apprenticeship opportunities to support personal development
21. Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment online shopping, mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
22. Interesting, varied, and enjoyable work