Community Awareness Officer

4 weeks ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Lynn Recruitment Full time

Community Awareness Officer

Are you a hard-working and dedicated professional? Do you have experience managing community-based project work in a high profile and dynamic service? In this role, you will contribute to the formulation of section policies through participation in the section’s management teams’ relevant project teams, consultative and other groups as necessary. Read on to find out more about this exciting opportunity.

Main Duties:

- To augment the work of the Community Awareness Manager in working with communities and businesses to improve their local environments through developing an anti litter campaign and a co-ordinated programme of community-based projects, initiatives and pilot schemes aimed at changing public attitudes and behaviour to littering and associated issues such as fly tipping, fly posting and graffiti
- To help with the creation and delivery of innovative community-based education and participation programmes to heighten awareness of waste management issues, such as littering and associated issues and identify and pursue business opportunities for sponsorship of projects
- To forge links and provide a coordinated approach to partnerships with the wider business community, statutory and voluntary bodies on common issues of mutual concern and to provide ongoing encouragement and drive behind all litter reduction schemes and educational initiatives
- To assist in the development and implementation of a co-ordinated schools education programme in conjunction with appropriate partners, including Education Authority and Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) and to deliver presentations and briefings as required
- To foster and develop relationships with local and national media to ensure the most effective and economical publicity and coverage of projects, initiatives, trials and schemes undertaken.
- To carry out the duties of the post in such a way as to protect and enhance the reputation and public profile of the organisation and represent the Cleansing Services through various media as required, in the absence of the Community Awareness Manager
- To help design organisational literature on all aspects of the services provided by the Cleansing Services
- To provide advice and guidance and disseminate relevant information and literature and guidance on litter reduction and associated issues as directed by the senior management of the service internally within the service and the organisation
- To liaise with the organisation’s Waste Management service and other relevant departments and to represent Cleansing Services on internal groups, project teams and other ad hoc groups as directed by the Community Awareness Manager
- To undertake project work as directed by the Community Awareness Manager, including liaison with suppliers, internal contacts and contractors. Monitor the project budget and undertake evaluation

Personal Attributes:

- Possess a full, current driving licence which enables them to drive in Northern Ireland and have a car available for official business or have access to a form of transport which enables them to carry out the duties of the post in full

Be able to demonstrate that they have at least one year’s relevant experience in each of the following areas:

- Managing community-based project work in a high profile and dynamic service
- Forming partnerships with statutory and voluntary bodies
- Developing educational initiatives

Remuneration and Conditions of Assignment:

- Full-time, temporary ongoing
- 37 hours per week
- £17.53 per hour
- If this role isn’t for you, Lynn Recruitment has a broad range of career opportunities to choose from. Get in touch via our website or call us to find out more._

**Salary**: £17.53 per hour, On-site
- Job Type: Temporary
- Hours: Full Time
- Category: Facilities & Environmental Services
- Location: Belfast
- Posted: 12/05/2023
- Closing: 11/06/2023



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