Area ECO Manager

Salary - Up to £38,000-£50,000 DOE plus car allowance

Location - Flexible and hybrid working based in Watford with regular travel to sites across the area and occasional travel to our London office or other locations in England

Hours: 40 hours per week, 12 month fixed term contract

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life. We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

We are seeking a highly proactive and dynamic Area Communications and Outreach (ECO) Manager to support the business strategy through the implementation of high quality strategic communication, education and outreach approaches for our Local Authority customers in North London and Home Counties. The Area ECO Manager will be part of the UK wide ECO function and will work closely with operational managers, customers and other stakeholders to evolve communication strategies with the public that will help to embed sustainable waste behaviours. If you're ready to make a significant impact and shape the future, this exciting opportunity is for you.

What we can offer you:

• 25 days of annual leave.
• Access to our company pension scheme.
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers.
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to.
• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household.
• One paid day every year to volunteer and support your community.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential.

What will you be doing?

The Area Education Communications and Outreach Manager will effectively manage and develop the communication and service development projects for contract and communication budgets for waste and recycling management contracts based in North London and the Home Counties. The role reports to the Senior ECO Manager and sits within the regional senior leadership team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, creatively driven manager who is passionate about communications and the environment - someone who can demonstrate great leadership and project management, as well as people and budget management skills.

You will:

• Develop and strategic annual communication plans that meet objectives and are deliverable, measurable, financially viable and agreed by client and contract management structures.
• Be responsible for the management of Veolia and client reputation through the delivery of proactive and reactive media and social media engagement in line with processes.
• Support and coach contract based officers within their own team to deliver plans and ensure that projects in their own area and across the region are aligned to be impactful and cost-effective.
• Mentor Communications and Education Officers and managers, coaching them to improve their project planning, community engagement approach, and support them in achieving their personal goals.
• Embed company culture (purpose and values) with own team and wider contract teams where needed.
• Compliance with all Health and Safety policies and procedures.

What we’re looking for:

You will have previous significant corporate media experience handling press enquiries, achieving coverage in local and regional publications and translating content and key messages across multiple channels, including understanding of social media, social advertising and digital communications. With effective communication, you will have experience in delivering behaviour change and/or community engagement techniques and analysing the results and experience of building strong stakeholder relationships and customer management. Experience with project development and management is also required - contributing to and executing strategies to support company objectives, including people and relationship management - managing perforation and effective delegation. Having industry knowledge - recycling and waste management operations and practices and/or an understanding of working with local authorities would be advantageous, as would experience of visual and textual content production across multiple formats but not essential as training will be provided. Having an advanced understanding of data management and analysis would also be useful. Due to the travel in this role, a full clean UK driving licence would also be beneficial.

What’s next? Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come. We’re proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row! This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia. We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.

About Us Ready to see the world as we do? Who is Veolia? Where other people see waste, our community here at Veolia see opportunity. We’re determined to push for ecological transformation through waste, water and energy, and are committed to getting the tough jobs done. And most importantly, we see the potential of every member of our team, and are giving them the chance to realise it with us. Whether it’s their potential, their commitment or their impact, we see it all. And with our values being community spirit, responsibility, innovation, customer focus and respect they keep us focused on those who matter – all 14,000+ of our employees, our customers and our communities too.