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Recycling & Waste Collections Advisor
Marcus Gover
LA Support Manager, England
Sue Reed
April 2014
Banbury (with travel) or home-based
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Job purpose - overview
To work with the LA Support Manager England to plan, manage and execute a
portfolio of projects to develop information and advice to local authorities and other
service providers to inform the design and delivery of recycling and waste collection
services, and to manage and contribute to projects which research and define good
practice.
Core accountabilities
1. Accountable for managing a range of advisory and other projects that contribute
to increasing the provision and performance of household waste and recycling
services in England.
2. Engage with Local Authorities to ascertain the appetite at a local and regional
level for the development of collection services that will contribute to the
delivery of the Waste Framework Directive targets and to work with individual or
groups of local authorities to scope projects that will support this development.
3. Provide advice directly to local authorities providing collection services. This will
require defining and delivering projects to help organisations achieve strategic
and service level objectives relating to improving recycling and diversion of
waste from landfill.
4. Manage and/or contribute to projects to inform the advice WRAP provides on the
collection and recycling of waste and the development of good practice. This
may include research studies, development of models, preparation of good
practice guidance and case studies, field based work to obtain operational data
and equipment/technology reviews. Where it is identified that reports will be
published, ensure reports of publishable quality are produced.
5. Contribute to work to identify and review opportunities for increasing national
recycling performance to contribute to Waste Framework Directive targets.
6. Determine the requirement for external contractors to assist with project
delivery; follow WRAP procedures to appoint external contractors where a need
is identified and manage the input from contractors, ensuring that the advice
provided is appropriate, up to date, and is delivered within agreed timescales
and budget.
7. Work in conjunction with others in the Resource Management Team and nation
delivery teams on related activities as directed by the LA Support Manager or
Head of Programme.
8. Use WRAP project management tools and apply good practices in the execution
and management of projects.
9. Provide progress reports and expenditure forecasts for projects as required by
the LA Support Manager or Head of Programme to inform monthly and quarterly
reporting on the programme.
10. Develop technical expertise in areas relevant to the work of the Programme,
respond to requests from colleagues, keep abreast of developments in these
areas and bring such to the attention of colleagues.
11. Develop good working relationships with organisations supported by WRAP and
act as an ambassador for WRAP. This may involve some key account functions
with key stakeholders to develop relationships and promote the resources
available from WRAP.
12. Maintain awareness and knowledge of initiatives across WRAP and
developments across the waste and recycling sector that have relevance to the
collection and processing of waste and recyclables.
13. Contribute to disseminating the results and outputs from WRAP commissioned
studies by speaking at external events and by facilitating and presenting at
WRAP organised dissemination events and workshops.
14. Travel, as necessary to locations within the UK. Occasionally spend time away
from home overnight as and when projects require.
15. Undertake other appropriate duties as may be determined from time to time by
the LA Support Manager or Head of Programme.
Core organisation competencies
Adaptable to change:
Responds and behaves positively to change, identifies and acts upon new opportunities.
Building relationships:
Proactively develops internal and external relationships acting as an advocate and generating
momentum for achieving WRAP’s goals.
Personal commitment:
Demonstrates commitment, energy and enthusiasm for achieving challenging goals.
Teamwork:
Encourages and develops cross-functional working and builds teams based on results to be achieved.
Specific competencies
Commercial Awareness - Ability to understand the needs and requirements of individual
organisations and tailor support accordingly.
Planning & organising - Plans individual projects from initiation to delivery of advice;
prepares realistic estimates of time and resources required to deliver support, and builds in
contingencies and time for dealing with setbacks. Prioritises workload to manage volume of
work and achieve agreed objectives.
Analysis & decision making - Ability to understand a range of data management tools.
Analytical skills required to undertake analysis of local authority services. Undertakes
research and gathers sufficient data to fully understand the issues. Uses systematic
processes to evaluate data and information and develop advice/ recommendations.
Achieving targets - Consistently delivers good quality work within agreed timescales.
Quality focus - Ensures all outputs are robust and relevant, and that work undertaken or
commissioned is of a good standard and represents value for money.
Strategic thinking - Able to demonstrate an understanding of the market, policy context and
broader local government agenda and to use this knowledge to inform the support provided
to organisations.
Stakeholder management - Develops a range of internal and external relationships and
uses them to support delivery of projects.
Influencing & negotiating - Able to confidently present advice / recommendations backed
up with credible information/evidence and gain commitment to a course of action. Listens to
the views of others and able to work through issues to reach acceptable solutions.
Job essentials
 Operational management experience in planning and delivering household residual waste
and recycling collection services (dry and/or organics). If no direct operational
experience then must be able to demonstrate relevant operational awareness.
 Experience of working with or for the public sector. Must be able to demonstrate an
understanding of local authority structures and processes.
 Good knowledge of the range of collection, recycling and sorting systems in operation
and the relevant policy and legislative context.
 Experience of managing discrete projects.
 Experience of writing reports or other publications.
 Confident presenter and communicator.
 Educated to degree level or hold relevant equivalent professional qualification/
experience.
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