CircleUp Project Officer

Job Introduction

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is part of a four-year UKRI and EU funded project, 'Circle Up,' aimed at inspiring sustainable living across Europe. We are one of ten partners collaborating across the UK, Germany, Latvia, and Norway to develop and test intervention packages to help and encourage residents to increase the adoption of circular (sustainable) behaviours.

We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic individual to join our team on a casual basis to help deliver this important work. The focus of our activity will be in Wantage and Grove in Vale of White Horse, where we aim to understand how we can encourage more residents to change their behaviour to reduce, reuse, repair, refill, and share items, thereby reducing wastage and aiding the transition to a circular economy.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the main liaison with established circular community groups in the area, including 'The Mix' based in Wantage.
• Use demographic and geographical information to plan a survey exploring the barriers and motivations for residents to adopt circular behaviours in one or all of four priority materials:
  1. Packaging (plastic and card)
  2. Textiles
  3. Electronics
  4. Food

Utilise the data gathered and knowledge of the community to identify potential practical interventions to increase the uptake of circular behaviours in the area.

Working hours

• Offered on a casual basis with flexible workload and hours throughout the project.  No minimum monthly hours are guaranteed.  We anticipate ~15-20 days between January -March 2025, then a further 15-20 days work later on in the year.  There may be ad-hoc work between this and opportunities for other roles.  The work can be delivered on a full time or part time basis and OCC will work with the post holder to ensure work timescales are realistic and achievable, reflecting the intermittent nature of the role.

If you are passionate about sustainability and have experience in community engagement, data analysis, and project planning, we would love to hear from you!

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Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, full time and part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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