To shape and drive the development of the Authority’s Zero Waste Strategy 2040. To manage the Waste Strategy & Development Team. Lead and manage the Strategy & Development Team, actively contributing to our organisational goals to deliver our long term strategic aims. Build and maintain strategic relationships with stakeholders, including local communities, government agencies, local authorities, contractors and other bodies in order to ensure that the Authority is promoted, its interests are well informed, widely understood and furthered as appropriate. Manage effective communication between the Strategy & Development Team and stakeholders, including elected members of the Authority and constituent Districts, the public and external bodies and organisations, supporting positive public relations at all times to secure successful outcomes. Provide a comprehensive, and planned programme of circular economy activity that supports and enables the Authority’s vision, zero waste strategy and Liverpool City Region wider environmental and industrial policies, to be realised through an effective strategy support service. Lead on waste prevention, minimisation and reuse, strategic funding initiatives and research and development. Co-ordinate the Authority’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) Reporting. Provide specialist advice on policy and strategy relating to sustainable resource and waste management to both internal and external stakeholders as appropriate Ensure effective budget and financial management systems are in place to achieve the Authority’s aims and objectives Manage and appraise staff line managed through the setting and monitoring of performance targets and standards to ensure that service-specific and corporate aims and objectives are effectively achieved. Represent the Authority at national, regional and local level, in its dealings with government bodies, local authorities, agencies, the local community, the private sector and any other appropriate organisations as required. To develop initiatives to deliver waste education through awareness, engagement and communications activities to support the Authority’s corporate aims and objectives To Support Managers by providing specific project budget monitoring reporting and forecasting. To lead on the Development of initiatives which deliver waste education, through awareness and engagement activities which support the Authority’s Corporate aims and objectives.