Salary: £32-38k DOE plus Veolia BenefitsHours: 40 hours per weekLocation: Westminster (head office is Welby House, 96 Wilton Road, SW1V 1DW)

To apply please provide a 1 page cover letter and a CV (max 2 pages). 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. 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 - One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community - Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential What you'll be doing:

In the ECO Officer position, you will work closely with the Contract ECO Manager and another ECO Officer to develop and deliver recycling improvement and community engagement projects to change resident behaviours and improve recycling rates, and will be responsible for the budget, timeline and quality of their delivery. You will also be responsible for delivering educational sessions to schools and tours of our Southwark Recycling facility.
You will identify good news stories and campaign ideas and feed them to the regional digital and PR team, as well as working closely with this team to achieve regional and contract objectives. You will keep abreast of industry developments and build strong relationships with your client, customers and colleagues at all levels across the contract. You will also deliver internal communications campaigns to improve our safety performance and working culture.
The team do work flexibly but as this role is engagement focused it is best suited to someone who is keen to work within the City of Westminster and at our offices near Victoria.

This is an excellent time to join the contract, as we expand the team to deliver on Westminster's carbon net zero targets. What we are looking for:

Experience delivering behaviour change and/or community engagement techniques and analysing results
Experience of project and event development and delivery
Superb written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills
Experience of building strong stakeholder relationships
Ability to identify good news stories and develop them in partnership with PR team
A flexible and proactive approach that prioritises meeting our client and service user needs.

Desirable:

Recycling and waste industry knowledge
Understanding or experience of working with local authorities
Ability to develop creative visual content across multiple formats
Advanced understanding of data management and analysis
Understanding of PR, social media, social advertising and digital communications.

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.

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