Overview
In this role you drive community engagement to reduce waste and promote reuse, repair and recycling across north London. You will design and deliver hands-on activities, workshops and events in collaboration with local residents and partners. You’ll help deliver waste prevention campaigns and support the North London Community Fund, with a focus on practical, people-centred solutions. Expect a mix of desk-based planning and face-to-face engagement, offering real impact on behavioural change in the community.
Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver community-level engagement projects (workshops, activities and events)
- Deliver waste prevention campaigns and relate to joint strategies across member boroughs
- Provide information to the public through face-to-face engagement with audiences of varying knowledge
- Develop initiatives on topics such as food waste reduction and nature-based sessions to promote waste reduction
- Support the North London Community Fund by coordinating with not-for-profit organisations
- Brief and oversee contractors or project partners; monitor and evaluate project activities
- Manage workload, time management and organisation; maintain punctuality and responsiveness
- Work a mix of desk-based and field activities and adapt to duties as required
Key requirements
- Passion for sustainability and working with local communities
- Experience engaging the public in diverse settings; strong communication skills
- Adaptable, proactive, and able to take initiative in different environments
- Ability to influence pro-environmental behaviours and motivate others
- Self-motivated with good workload planning and stakeholder engagement
- Practical experience of MS Office
- UK driving licence desirable but not essential
- strong communicator
- adaptable
- proactive
- self-motivated
- MS Office
- monitoring and evaluation
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