The Community Development Team supports residents to thrive by creating inclusive opportunities to connect, learn and shape their neighbourhoods. Working across the Council and with voluntary, community and health partners, the team ensures resident voices inform decision‑making and support community‑led action. The Recycling Engagement Officer plays a pivotal role within the service and will work closely with the Communications Team to deliver community‑focused engagement, outreach and communications that drive behaviour change, increase recycling rates and boost participation in local initiatives. Through targeted outreach, the postholder will help to ensure services are accessible, inclusive, responsive and shaped by the needs of Thurrock's communities.
As a Recycling Engagement Officer you will be responsible for:
Responsibilities
- Supporting the delivery of recycling and neighbourhood‑based projects and programmes.
- Delivering communications, engagement and outreach activities to encourage recycling and waste reduction.
- Managing and supporting project activity, including planning, monitoring progress, budgets and risks.
- Working closely with internal teams, residents and community partners to support effective delivery.
- Monitoring performance, analysing data where required, and contributing to reporting on project outcomes.
This role offers the chance to make a real difference by playing a key part in improving recycling behaviours and outcomes in Thurrock by leading inclusive community engagement, supporting effective project delivery, and ensuring residents’ voices help shape local services.
Qualifications
- Ability to engage with stakeholders and establish effective relationships.
- Proven ability to support projects from initiation to completion.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to tailor content and style to a wide variety of audiences including Directors, Heads of Service, suppliers, consultants, contractors and the local community.
- Proven ability to operate project management systems to provide appropriate management information in respect of programme, quality, budget and risk.
- Confident, diplomatic, tactful and persuasive when dealing with a wide range of people, able to engage and build relationships with a range of stakeholders including the local community.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
- Staff discounts and local offers
- A supportive and inclusive working environment
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: Thurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification. We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do.
