Outreach & Engagement Officer

Overview

In this role you drive community engagement to reduce waste and promote reuse, repair and recycling across north London. You will design and deliver hands-on activities, workshops and events in collaboration with local residents and partners. You’ll help deliver waste prevention campaigns and support the North London Community Fund, with a focus on practical, people-centred solutions. Expect a mix of desk-based planning and face-to-face engagement, offering real impact on behavioural change in the community.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver community-level engagement projects (workshops, activities and events)
• Deliver waste prevention campaigns and relate to joint strategies across member boroughs
• Provide information to the public through face-to-face engagement with audiences of varying knowledge
• Develop initiatives on topics such as food waste reduction and nature-based sessions to promote waste reduction
• Support the North London Community Fund by coordinating with not-for-profit organisations
• Brief and oversee contractors or project partners; monitor and evaluate project activities
• Manage workload, time management and organisation; maintain punctuality and responsiveness
• Work a mix of desk-based and field activities and adapt to duties as required

Key requirements

• Passion for sustainability and working with local communities
• Experience engaging the public in diverse settings; strong communication skills
• Adaptable, proactive, and able to take initiative in different environments
• Ability to influence pro-environmental behaviours and motivate others
• Self-motivated with good workload planning and stakeholder engagement
• Practical experience of MS Office
• UK driving licence desirable but not essential

• strong communicator
• adaptable
• proactive
• self-motivated
• MS Office
• monitoring and evaluation

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