Overview
Salary: £34,434 - £36,362
Hours per week: 37 hours
Temporary/Fixed term: 2 years
Rolling advert: We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.
Role
Waste Management - Shaping a Greener, More Sustainable Future
Are you a well-motivated self-starter who enjoys a challenge? If so, this might be the perfect opportunity to join a busy service delivery team at a time of significant development and change.
We provide waste and recycling services for all 236,000 households across Wiltshire, collecting waste and recycling, and we manage a network of 10 household recycling centres. We work hard to keep as much waste out of landfill as possible by maximising opportunities for recycling and reuse or recovering energy from waste that can’t be recycled, whilst making a significant contribution to reducing carbon emissions.
Responsibilities
* As a Waste Project Officer, you will work closely with the Waste Strategy and Projects Lead to offer essential project support to the Waste Transformation Programme.
* You will be responsible for conducting research, developing project documentation and delivering operational and strategic projects.
* In addition to leading specific projects, you will be analysing data to inform the drafting of briefing notes and providing recommendations across a range of projects to a number of stakeholders.
* Lead projects where required, monitor and report progress to ensure planned outcomes are achieved.
Qualifications
* Proven technical research and project management skills, able to ensure that planned outcomes are achieved and to monitor and report progress throughout.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, essential for presenting outputs and recommendations in the form of briefing notes or business cases to a range of audiences.
* Outstanding attention to detail, capable of leading projects and taking a proactive approach to developing initiatives to ensure successful programme delivery.
About Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a One Council ethos. The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity framework sets out expectations for how we lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.
This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services.
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