Circular Economy Officer - Working for Essex

About the role

Circular Economy Officer

Fixed Term, Full Time

£26,526 to £31,208 Per Annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Thursday 1st May 2025 at 11.59pm

This position has been classed as an anywhere worker role but has an expectation that the successful candidate will attend the office, in Chelmsford, at least one day per month, with the remaining time allowing for remote working if desired, in line with the organisation’s needs.

Please note that this is a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment opportunity till the 31st of March 2026.

Interview Date: 12th of May 2025

To read more about our business area, please visit: Climate, Environment and Customer Services

The Opportunity

Join an award-winning team to support delivery of projects, communication campaigns, waste hierarchy initiatives and partnership activities. You will contribute to activities within the Waste Reduction Behaviour Change programme and Love Essex work streams to ensure ambitious waste prevention and increased recycling goals are met through lasting behaviour change.

We are seeking an organised, creative, and highly motivated individual to join our team and support us to engage with Essex audiences and encourage sustainable behaviours.

Join us in creating a brighter, more sustainable future for Essex!

Accountabilities

Create engaging content for a range of communication channels in line with brand guidelines.
Day to day management, audience development, monitoring and evaluation of Love Essex channels including social media, website, and electronic newsletter.
Support delivery of interventions and monitor the effectiveness and impact of communications and activities.
Ensure customer enquiries, information requests and transactions are managed to a high quality and within agreed timescales.
Work in a project environment where you will be expected to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and partners.
Contribute to team events, learning, admin tasks, and research.

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent by experience.
Advanced skills in written and oral communication. Confident in engaging with a broad variety of audiences via a range of channels and within brand guidelines.
Microsoft Outlook, TEAMS, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint knowledge and experience of using at an intermediate level.
Professional experience in use of social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube), scheduling platforms (e.g. Hootsuite) and data analysis platforms (Google Analytics). Experience of website editing using a content management system.

Desirable:

Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area. 
Experience of working in a political environment, skills in understanding and responding to different perspectives and taking a cross organisational and cross-partner perspective. 
A broad interest and understanding of waste management, environmental issues and wider circular economy issues.
Understanding of other relevant software applications e.g. image or video editing or mapping software.

What’s in it for you?

Healthy work life balance; flexible and hybrid working options
Wide range of learning and development opportunities
IT equipment and home-working equipment supplied
26 days annual leave + bank holidays + choice to buy extra
Generous Local Government Salary related pension scheme
Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Essex Rewards
Access to our health and wellbeing support platform with Vita Health Group
Up to four days per annum volunteering leave
Life assurance of three times annual salary.
Learning and Development Opportunities.
Private health and dental care plans.

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.

In February 2025, Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government’s devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR) on our careers site.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email daniel.warner@essex.gov.uk

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