Junior Consultant – Circular Economy and Policy

About Useful resource Futures

Our imaginative and prescient is to create a sustainable world delivered by way of environmental consultancy. We
work collaboratively with governments, companies and the third sector to assist pace up the
transition to a round economic system and handle sources and waste in a extra sustainable manner.

We’re non-profit-distributing and have a close-knit group of fifty+ trusted workers who
collaborate throughout numerous areas of the enterprise. Our multi-disciplined and linked method
units us other than the competitors and permits us to construct strong options which have a
significant influence on the earth.

We’re passionate not solely about what we do however how we do it, and we’re proud to be part of
the worldwide B Corp motion to make use of enterprise as a drive for good. Worker-owned and impartial,
we’re focussed on striving in the direction of our objective of a making a sustainable world. We’re ranked
in the top 5% worldwide for all B Corps in our dimension group, and had been named a ‘Finest for the
World’ 2021 B Corp for our firm governance. We search to search out alternatives for our workers to
shine, supporting their strengths and talents, and offering alternatives for development and
growth.

We’re motivated by the impact of our work and the way it
feeds into wider problems with local weather change and round economic system. Our work is far-ranging
from supporting
companies to advising
governments and delivering the evidence
to support global change. Learn extra about our
company and the way we go beyond for our
folks, to assist them develop and thrive.

The chance

We now have an thrilling alternative to work throughout key areas of the corporate:

Coverage: From marine plastics to waste and recycling, you’ll work on the
forefront of sustainability coverage. The group helps purchasers in authorities, business and NGOs
to analysis, design and implement efficient, evidence-driven coverage for a extra sustainable
future. You’ll have the prospect to use, and develop new abilities in, quantitative and
qualitative approaches and will probably be inspired to convey your personal strengths and concepts to the
group.

Round economic system: That is your alternative to work instantly with a variety
of organisations, small to massive, to evaluate and implement round enterprise fashions. You’ll use
a variety of instruments, lively stakeholder engagement and knowledge and market evaluation abilities. You’ll
must have a eager want to grasp the fabric and useful resource use massive image and the position
companies, establishments and NGOs must play.

What you can be doing

• Analysis consultancy: You’ll work on a broad vary of initiatives, with the assist of venture
  managers. Typical actions embrace desktop and first analysis, knowledge evaluation, round
  choices assessments, motion planning, enterprise case growth assist, carbon modelling
  actions, and growing experiences, instruments and different outputs. You’ll work throughout a variety
  of initiatives so good time administration and resourcefulness will probably be important.
• Consumer and stakeholder engagement: We regularly co-design analysis with our purchasers and work
  intently with stakeholders to make sure options are bold and possible. You may be assured
  in liaising with purchasers and stakeholders for venture supply, attending conferences, focus
  teams, workshops, displays and business occasions as required.
• Enterprise growth: We take a collaborative method to development and contain all members of
  our group in enterprise growth actions. With steering and assist, you’ll assist to
  put together proposals and to determine new enterprise, reminiscent of potential initiatives or funding
  alternatives. With different colleagues within the group, additionally, you will work to enhance current
  providers and merchandise, and to develop concepts for brand new ones.

The necessities

• Ambition to make use of your profession to make a distinction.
• Undergraduate diploma in a related topic, with a give attention to report writing, or equal
  coaching or expertise to develop these abilities.
• One yr {of professional} expertise in a task with transferable abilities.
• Means to assimilate and analyse qualitative and quantitative knowledge.
• Efficient communication abilities with the power to carry productive {and professional}
  discussions, write clearly and concisely, and develop and ship displays.
• Means to carry out calmly beneath stress.
• Nice time administration and organisational abilities.
• Competent IT consumer, notably Microsoft packages. 
• A eager curiosity in environmental points and sustainable useful resource use.

Nice to haves

• Postgraduate diploma or analysis expertise in a related topic.
• Work expertise in a round economic system, waste, recycling, public coverage, or sustainability
  position.
• Expertise of making use of important considering to fixing issues.
• Stakeholder engagement expertise.

Advantages

• Embedded hybrid working tradition.
• 25 days annual depart, plus financial institution holidays, every year.
• One volunteer day every year.
• A beneficiant moral pension plan (the corporate will match as much as 7% of your contribution).
• Life assurance cowl.
• Worker Help Programme, providing 24/7 GP entry, psychological well being assist, wellbeing
  recommendation, monetary and authorized steering.
• Cycle to work scheme and on-site safe bike parking and showers.
• On-site charging factors for electrical automobiles on the Bristol workplace.
• Subsidised skilled membership reminiscent of CIWM or IEMA.
• A possibility to grow to be an organization member, contributing to determination making and the long run
  of our enterprise.
• Entry to our Consultative Group platform – a consultant group of workers that
  offers an nameless automobile for worker voice, elevating points and interesting senior
  administration.
• Common line supervisor 1:1s and efficiency opinions, with alternatives to debate and construct
  targets that encourage and push you professionally.
• Annual coaching price range to make sure continued development and growth, in addition to common
  inner ‘Lunch and Study’ and different periods to share abilities and data throughout all
  workstreams and roles.
• Two annual group exercise days, every adopted by night socials.
• Inexperienced Bristol location, surrounded by nature, and solely 10 minutes’ stroll to the harbourside.
• Central Glasgow location with roof terrace.
• A possibility to hitch a pleasant, enjoyable, skilled, difficult, and supportive place to
  work, and a group that’s collectively targeted on making a constructive influence.