Recycling Programs Officer

**Division**:City Services

**Unit**:City Cleansing & Resource Recovery
**Section**: RESOURCE RECOVERY
**Salary**: AUD $108,083 - $121,292 per annum plus Superannuation

**Employment status**:Term Contract

**Employment arrangement**:Full Time

**Location**: Alexandria, Sydney

**Option to work under a 19-day month arrangement**

**Caring for our city, creating a future for all**

Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams. They’re motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 - 2050 Continuing the Vision.

Be part of a purpose-led organisation, with care at its core. You’ll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.

Would you like to deliver innovative and practical resource recovery solutions to residential communities in the City of Sydney? We have a fantastic 12-month opportunity based at the Alexandra Canal Depot for a motivated individual who is dedicated to making a difference through innovative waste management and resource recovery practices.

Reporting to the Recycling Programs Coordinator in the Resource Recovery team, you will be responsible for project managing and delivering a range of resource recovery projects that improve recycling and waste management for residents through infrastructure improvements, planning and community engagement programs.

You will:

- Increase recycling rates by implementing best practice waste and recycling systems and programs throughout the City of Sydney.
- Coordinate programs for the residential community that focus on increasing resource recovery, reducing contamination and solving chronic waste management issues.
- Provide advanced stakeholder management and education to strata bodies, multi-unit communities and other key stakeholder groups to achieve better waste outcomes for residents across the City.

To be successful, you will have:

- Highly-developed project management skills and demonstrated experience in delivering, implementing and evaluating behaviour change projects within time and budget that achieved measurable results.
- Demonstrated experience at working with and fostering relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Hold a current NSW Drivers Licence.

We’re looking for a proactive, solutions-focused individual with strong problem-solving and communication skills. If you thrive in the field and have a deep understanding of resource management strategies for multi-unit and high-density housing, we want to hear from you.

At the City of Sydney you’ll join a dedicated team where individual effort is part of something much bigger - creating great things for our city’s dynamic future**.**

The successful applicant is required to complete a pre-employment health declaration.

**Position description**:View or download the position description

Applications must be submitted online by **11:59pm, Tuesday 10th September**.**

**For further information contact**:Amanda Monaco, Recycling Programs Coordinator on 02 8019 6940.

**A challenging and rewarding career**: Why joining the City of Sydney might be the right move for you.

We offer a teams-based approach to flexibility. Our flexible working benefits include 26 week parental leave, paid partner leave of 6 weeks and paid super for up to 52 weeks of parental leave. You’ll have the opportunity to work a 19-day month with flexible working options.

We encourage all applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse sexualities and genders to join us.