Junior Consultant – Evidence

About Resource Futures

Our vision is to create a sustainable world delivered through environmental consultancy. We
work collaboratively with governments, businesses and the third sector to help speed up the
transition to a circular economy and manage resources and waste in a more sustainable way.

We are non-profit-distributing and have a close-knit team of 50+ trusted employees who
collaborate across various areas of the business. Our multi-disciplined and connected approach
sets us apart from the competition and enables us to build robust solutions that have a
meaningful impact in the world.

We are passionate not only about what we do but how we do it, and we’re proud to be a part of
the global B Corp movement to use business as a force for good. Employee-owned and independent,
we’re all about helping each team member grow, and together striving towards our goal of a
creating a sustainable world. We are ranked
in the top 5% worldwide for all B Corps in our size group, and were named a ‘Best for the
World’ 2021 B Corp for our company governance. 

We are motivated by the impact of our work and how it
feeds in to wider issues of climate
justice and circular
economy. Our work is far-ranging from supporting
businesses to advising
governments and delivering the evidence
to support global change. Read more about our
company and how we go beyond for our
people, to help them grow and thrive.

The opportunity

Reporting to Consultant, we have an exciting opportunity to work in the evidence team with the
possibility of supporting other key areas of the Company. Resource Futures is the UK market
leader for local authority waste composition analysis studies. Our evidence team designs and
delivers representative studies to understand the makeup of materials within waste and
recycling from households and other sources. We help local councils, waste partnerships and
waste management companies to improve how they collect and manage their waste and recycling.
The data we gather, and our interpretation provides insight into what materials are being used,
where more recycling could take place, how waste reduction could be achieved and how more
resources could be diverted away from landfill and into recycling and reuse.

Evidence: You’ll need to be excellent with numbers and organisation, have
great attention to detail and be confident using MS Office, especially Excel. Using your great
data analysis skills, you’ll work in our evidence team, to gather and analyse waste composition
data and then interpret the findings. Having some operational waste management experience would
also be useful. Short duration, 1-2 day site visits to oversee fieldwork and data gathering
will be a regular part of this role either with or independently of other consultants.

From time to time, you may also provide support to roles on contracts conducted across other
areas of the company. You will contribute to presenting project outputs in both written reports
and client meetings, including the communication of complex information to a range of audiences
when working on all contracts.

What you will be doing

• Project delivery work: Working on a range of projects, you will support the set up and
  management of fieldwork studies, conduct data analysis and modelling work using a high degree
  of academic rigour and attention to detail. You will also conduct desktop and primary research,
  facilitate stakeholder engagement activities, and contribute to writing/developing reports,
  tools, and other outputs as part of the work programme. Conducting short site visits and
  overseeing fieldwork in operation.
• Business development: All members of our team engage in our business development
  activities. You will contribute to the preparation of proposals and assist in identifying new
  business such as potential new projects or funding opportunities. With other colleagues in the
  team, you will also work to improve existing services and products, and to develop new ones.
• Resources and autonomy: You will be working to ensure that projects meet deadlines and are
  within budget. This will require you to work on multiple projects concurrently, so good time
  management and resourcefulness will be essential.
• Client engagement: You will liaise with clients for project delivery, attending external
  meetings, focus groups, workshops, presentations, and industry events as required.

The essentials

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent training or experience.
• High level of numeracy.
• Effective communications skills with the ability to hold productive and professional
  discussions, write clearly and concisely and develop and deliver excellent presentations.
• Ability to assimilate and analyse qualitative and quantitative data.
• Ability to synthesise information from a variety of sources and apply scientific methods.
• Highly competent IT user, particularly Microsoft Packages. Confident Excel user.
• Great time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Ability to perform calmly under pressure.
• A keen interest in sustainable resource use.

Great to haves

• At least one year of experience in a waste, recycling, or sustainability related role.
• Experience of primary data collection.
• Some data analytical or modelling experience.
• Statistical analysis skills.
• Specific operational waste management and general stakeholder engagement experience.
• Understanding of national waste policy landscape.
• Professional membership (e.g., CIWM, IEMA).
• Current UK driving licence.

Benefits

• Embedded hybrid working culture.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, each year.
• One volunteer day each year.
• A generous ethical pension plan (the company will match up to 7% of your contribution).
• Life assurance cover.
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering 24/7 GP access, mental health support, wellbeing
  advice, financial and legal guidance.
• Cycle to work scheme and on-site secure bike parking and showers.
• On-site charging points for electric vehicles at the Bristol office.
• Subsidised professional membership such as CIWM or IEMA.
• An opportunity to become a company member, contributing to decision making and the future
  of our business.
• Access to our Consultative Group platform – a representative group of employees that
  provides an anonymous vehicle for employee voice, raising issues and engaging senior
  management.
• Regular line manager 1:1s and performance reviews, with opportunities to discuss and build
  targets that inspire and push you professionally.
• Annual training budget to ensure continued progression and development, as well as regular
  internal ‘Lunch and Learn’ and other sessions to share skills and knowledge across all
  workstreams and roles.
• Two annual team activity days, each followed by evening socials.
• Green Bristol location, surrounded by nature, and only 10 minutes’ walk to the harbourside.
• An opportunity to join a friendly, fun, professional, challenging, and supportive place to
  work, and a team that is collectively focused on making a positive impact.