Salary: £47,394
Job Grade: Level 4, Zone 2 
Work Location: Unit 1B, Berol House, 25 Ashley Road, London, N17 9LJ with opportunity for home/remote working and alternative flexible working options are available/open to discussion 
Hours per week: 36 
Contract Type: 12-month fixed term/secondment opportunity 
Closing date: Wednesday 1st May, 17:00pm 
Interviews to be held: TBC

Employed by the London Borough of Camden the Behaviour Change Project Manager will be based in North London Waste Authority (NLWA), serving Camden and six other north London boroughs. 

About the role 

Are you confident and organised individual? Are you experienced on managing projects that aim to change behaviour? Are you passionate about sustainability and want to make a difference? If you answered yes, this could be the role for you.

Reporting to the Waste Prevention Manager you will lead, develop, implement, and evaluate projects to enable residents and businesses to reduce waste. You’ll identify and work with various stakeholders and contractors to build relationships that enable NLWA to engage effectively through community-based networks. 

As part of a dynamic team, you will identify and develop opportunities for stakeholders to engage with waste prevention behaviours. You will also devise projects that help to build capacity within communities to address waste issues and support waste prevention behaviour change. 

We offer a work environment that is stimulating, fast-moving, and supportive. You’ll have the chance to develop new skills within a high-profile organisation. 

About You   

You will have experience of developing and managing sustainability related projects and awareness raising activities, including providing quality advice in various settings. Utilising your excellent project management skills, you will have the ability to identify waste prevention priorities and ambitions amongst stakeholders that align with the aims of NLWA and devise projects to meet those needs. You will be able to line manage internal delivery staff and manage external contractors.  

You will be able to develop, plan and deliver community-based initiatives like meetings, workshops, events, talks, and campaign activities. You will be able to develop creative solutions to communicating sustainability related information to people with varying degrees of knowledge or understanding of the subject in question.  

You will have the ability to apply effective evaluation methodology, to show impact and success of projects and promote learning from evaluation. You will work within set deadlines and specifications and communicate effectively, both in person and in writing. You will have practical knowledge of using MS Office or equivalent.  

Though not essential, it is desirable if you hold a valid clean UK driving licence. 

About NLWA 

Our mission is to preserve resources and the environment for future generations by exemplary planning, innovation, and communication in managing north London’s waste.  

We serve two million residents in seven boroughs and run communications and engagement campaigns to help them reduce their rubbish and recycle more. We campaign for government and industry action to reduce unnecessary single-use items, encourage reuse, and repair and promote effective recycling. 

To help tackle the climate emergency and to prevent rubbish going to landfill, we are building the greenest Energy Recovery Facility in the country and modern recycling facilities at the Edmonton EcoPark, through the North London Heat and Power Project. 

Working for NLWA 

The post-holder will work for NLWA and be based at NLWA’s office in Tottenham Hale but be employed by London Borough of Camden through whom NLWA staff are employed. The North London Heat and Power Project is located at Edmonton EcoPark. 

Working for Camden 

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits. 

Additional information 

To view the Job Profile, copy and paste link in your browser:

http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10481475/file/document?inline

If you would like to have a further discussion about the role, please contact Luke Ellis, Waste Prevention Manager, on Luke.Ellis@NLWA.gov.uk 

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section. 

Inclusion and Diversity   

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do. 

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality, and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website 

Asking for Adjustments 

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk  or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG