Waste Projects Officer (Policy & Engagement) in Carmarthen

About the vacancy

Vacancy ID: 3746

Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council

Number of vacancies: 1

Contract type: Temporary/Secondment - Full Time

Contract end date: 1 September 2029

Location: Carmarthen

Grade: Grade I

If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly

Hourly Rate : £20.29 - £22.21

Contract Hours 37 hours

Come and join our team

Are you passionate about delivering meaningful change and engaging communities?
Carmarthenshire County Council is looking for an enthusiastic and driven Waste Projects Officer to play a key role in shaping the future of waste and recycling services across the county. Working as part of our Waste Service Change Programme, you will lead on communication, engagement and policy initiatives, helping residents, stakeholders and frontline teams understand and embrace service improvements while supporting the delivery of ambitious environmental objectives.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a visible impact within one of Wales’ largest local authorities. You will work alongside operational teams, senior managers, partners and organisations such as WRAP Cymru, using insight, data and innovation to influence service transformation and improve outcomes for our communities. If you have experience in communications, engagement, project delivery or service improvement and want to help create a cleaner, greener and more sustainable Carmarthenshire, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion contact Yana Peel Jones on 01267 224567

Level 3 - You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level

Closing Date: 06/09/2026, 23:55

The Rewards

• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies

Anonymous Recruitment

We adopt an ‘anonymous recruitment’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made.

We are committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Sharing your equality monitoring data allows us to assess the impact our recruitment and employment policies and practices have and gives us the opportunity to improve them where possible. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Additional Information

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Right to work eligibility

Every employer in the UK must carry out aRight to Work check before a new employee starts work. This is a legal requirement under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and applies to every worker, regardless of nationality.

All applicants will be asked about their nationality and whether they are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to confirm whether you are eligible to apply for the vacancy and to work for the Council or its partner organisations.

Carmarthenshire County Council holds a valid sponsorship licence. However, applicants who require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route must meet all eligibility criteria set out by the UK Government under the points-based immigration system. Before submitting an application, you should check whether the role meets the eligibility criteria in the UK Government guidance:Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK . Please note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria, your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or any offer of employment may be retracted.