Outreach & Engagement Officer x2

Employed by London Borough of Camden, the Outreach & Engagement Officer will be based in North London Waste Authority (NLWA), serving Camden and six other north London boroughs that make up its membership.

About the role

Want to work with local communities, influence environmentally friendly behaviour and have a say in designing meaningful projects? As NLWA’s Outreach and Engagement Officer, you’ll work across innovative projects that have people and behaviour change at their core.

Within the role, you will plan and deliver community level engagement projects involving workshops, activities, and events. The engagement will relate to NLWA’s waste prevention campaigns, and the constituent north London boroughs’ outreach aims as part of the North London Joint Waste Strategy. This work has the aim of raising awareness of how to reduce waste, increase reuse, repair and recycling and promote services available to residents. You will provide information and activities to the public via face-to-face engagement with audiences that have varying degrees of knowledge and understanding of waste related issues.

Through this role you will work across a range of waste prevention topics for example food waste reduction through community challenges and stimulating waste prevention behaviours through nature-based sessions. This role will also play a significant part in delivering our annual North London Community Fund with not-for-profit organisations. You will brief and oversee work delivered by contractors or other project partners. You will also support with the monitoring and evaluation of project activities. Therefore, time management, organisation and punctuality are all key attributes of the post holder. This will be an exciting opportunity to build experience in scoping, developing and planning new initiatives that help to cut waste in north London.

The role will be a mixture of desk-based and face-to-face work. All staff are expected to be flexible in undertaking the duties and responsibilities attached to their post and may be asked to perform other duties.

About you

Are you passionate about sustainability and motivated by working with local communities? Do you enjoy engaging with people in a variety of different settings? Are you a strong communicator? As Outreach and Engagement Officer you will be an approachable, confident person who has experience working in public settings and interacting with members of the public.

We are seeking individuals with an adaptable nature, who can show initiative working in a range of settings and be proactive in their approach to delivering their work. You don’t shy away from the challenge of influencing people to engage in pro-environmental behaviours. Self-motivated and enthusiastic individuals will thrive in this role.

You will be able to plan your workload and identify priorities, confidently engage with stakeholders, be punctual in your attendance and responses to correspondence, and have practical experience of MS Office.

A UK driving licence is desirable for this role but not essential.

For more information regarding this role please refer to the job profile on our website.