Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 9th February 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
Job Description:
The Waste and Environment, Programme and Resources Team are recruiting a Senior Environment & Waste Management Officer (Data). The successful candidate will supervise a small team who are responsible for producing performance management statistics and reports, as well as managing, processing and validating waste and environmental data.
About the Role
Working in a small, friendly team, you’ll oversee successful collation and processing of waste data, ensuring the County Council has the information it needs in order to fulfil its statutory duties as a Waste Disposal Authority.
You will manage technicians processing data from the Council’s contractors, making sure that we complete data returns in good time, in support of statutory returns and the processing of invoices.
You will also lead on the improvement of data processes and procedures, in response to changing waste operations and legislation.
The successful applicant will have good numerical, management and communications skills, and a high degree of competence with Microsoft Excel. There will be opportunity to learn how to use our bespoke software systems.
The work would suit someone with transferable data management skills. Good communication skills are important, and a background in waste management would be advantageous.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:
1. A relevant degree (or equivalent qualification) OR equivalent experience in management and provision of waste or environment data.
2. Knowledge of waste and environment legislation, policies and procedures.
3. High degree of competency of standard and bespoke systems, including spreadsheets and databases to report and analyse data.
4. Deliver collective high performance through leadership, the setting of clear priorities and a strong approach to performance management.
5. Be able to work to tight timescales and to agreed targets.
6. Accurate with attention to detail.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
0116 3058384
How to Apply
Please apply by sending us your CV as well as a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words. Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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