Partner (Litter & Flytipping)

Are you interested in taking an active role in shaping the future of Scotland's National Litter and Flytipping Strategy?

This role will deliver on Zero Waste Scotland's key actions in shaping the future delivery model for litter and flyipping through research, stakeholder engagement and development of the data strategy.

We want you if you have;

• Demonstrable experience of stakeholder/customer/partner engagement by sharing technical knowledge.
• Strong organisational skills with experience of developing and implementing project plans successfully.
• Excellent track record of managing delivery and achieving outcome-based targets in similar specialist area.

An understanding and/or experience of the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy, delivery partners and stakeholders, and an understanding of data management are desirable.

What you'll be doing;

This role will deliver on Zero Waste Scotland's key actions in the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy, namely shaping the future delivery model for litter and flyipping through research, and stakeholder engagement.

As a key contact in this specialist area, the role will be specifically responsible for managing stakeholder engagement, providing expert advice and support to key stakeholders, and driving forward key development activities, including the litter and flytipping data strategy.

The postholder will lead on a range of specialist activities to drive engagement with the future delivery model for litter and flytipping, inluding contributing to the scoping, commissioning and analysing of research and data reports.  

About Zero Waste Scotland

Zero Waste Scotland is Scotland's circular economy expert. We are an Executive NDPB funded by the Scottish Government. We exist to lead Scotland to use products and resources more responsibly, focusing on where we can have the greatest effect on reducing climate change together through responsible consumption, responsible production and maximising value through waste. Using evidence and insight, our goal is to inform policy and motivate individuals and businesses to embrace the environmental, economic, and social benefits of a circular economy.

Why work for us

Here at Zero Waste Scotland we value our people. Colleagues are supported and encouraged to grow and develop so we can all focus our efforts and be a collective force for positive change. We want to offer the best experience to all our colleagues, ensuring everyone is supported and empowered to be their best self at work and thrive. 

We champion our diverse and inclusive culture, fostering a positive working environment where we all feel safe to be our true professional selves; where we are treated fairly; where there is space to ask questions, to respectfully challenge one another and to share our thoughts and ideas.

To find out more, click here to visit our ‘Why work for us’ page.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates and encourage you to talk to us about your preferred hours of work. We'll do our best to accommodate.

We offer competitive pay and benefits to support you and your family, including a contributory pension scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, wellbeing support, flexible working, generous holidays, enhanced family leave entitlements, continuing professional development (CPD) and volunteering opportunities.

For us, work isn’t a place we go, but a thing we do so we fully embrace flexibility and encourage you to choose home working where the role allows. There'll be times when you're required to attend our Stirling office or a client location (normally within the Central Belt of Scotland) therefore applicants should live within a comfortable distance to commute easily to Stirling. The office is located next to the railway station and is conveniently accessed from across central Scotland.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 23:45 ON THE CLOSING DATE SHOWN.