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| Title | Sustainable Behaviour Assistant |
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IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
Sustainability Behaviour Assistant University College London (UCL)
Background University College London (UCL) recently launched its first Environmental Sustainability Strategy and is now working to deliver the programme, which seeks to embed sustainability values throughout its activities. A fundamental part of its programme will be communications: coordinating awareness raising events; encouraging behaviour change; and providing performance feedback. This is a fixed term role reporting to the UCL Head of Environmental Sustainability and reflecting the importance of behaviour change and communications in the institution’s environmental performance and its sustainability. Critical to the function, will be the coordination of the UCL’s sustainability communications including events and activities aimed at promoting sustainability and encouraging positive environmental behaviours across the Institution. A key part of the role will be the coordination of the UCL Green Impact Programme which is an environmental accreditation scheme that encourages pro-environmental behaviours by staff and students. It empowers sustainability champions within their workplace, helping them gain recognition for their environmental efforts, whilst playing on the competitive spirit of staff and students working in teams. It provides people and their departments with a tangible framework for improving their environmental performance, breaking down complex environmental issues into more manageable bite-sized chunks. UCL has grand plans for Green Impact with an ambitious proposal to make the scheme mandatory across all Departments by 2015. For more information please go to: http://www.changeagents.org.uk/current-projects/green-impact
Objective This is a 6 month full- time post (with potential for extension) with the aim of supporting/assisting the UCL Environmental Sustainability team to communicate and coordinate sustainability events and activities at UCL. This will involve drawing on and developing existing programmes to enhance the capacity and impact of the sustainability team across University College London as a whole. Benefits of this opportunity The successful graduate will have opportunities to learn about being a team player, developing communication skills in different mediums and will gain valuable communication and project management skills including event planning, project implementation and evaluation. The full-time nature of this role will enable the graduate to develop not only the skills and outputs required, but also to work as an integral part of the UCL Environmental Sustainability team to create and drive forward further initiatives across the university’s staff, students and estates.
Outputs and Key Tasks Numbered Lists: Please note all numbered lists start with the most important through to least important Output or Key Task. Output 1 Communicate UCL sustainability policies and strategies and related initiatives established by the UCL Environmental Sustainability Team Output 2 Increase number of students and staff with pro-environmental knowledge and awareness through Green Impact and other events/activities Output 3 Contribute to the development of key elements to be included in UCLs Annual Environment Report reflecting UCLs Sustainability Strategy Output 4 Provide quantitative and qualitative reporting on the work programme to all necessary stakeholders Output 5 Develop and drive forward wider environmental projects across the university
Key Task 1 Plan, deliver and evaluate the Green Impact project through amendment, distribution and collation of the Green Impact Workbook in partnership with departmental teams Key Task 2 Support the communication of UCL’s strategy for Environmental Sustainability across all UCL activities, supporting the Team to consolidate different strands of sustainability work in order to achieve University objectives Key Task 3 Liaise with the Sustainability Team to identify appropriate mechanisms for establishing and coordinating relationships with stakeholders (including formal meetings, regular Forums, online tools, town meetings) Key Task 4 Coordinate and administer UCL Environmental Sustainability Team engagement with its stakeholders. This will include:
Key Task 5 Support the communication of UCL’s green agenda. This will include:
Key Task 6 Support and assist in the drafting and publication of documentation including the UCL Environmental Sustainability Annual Report Key Task 7 Coordinate submissions to the Green League, including award applications Key Task 8 Ensure that all records and information are collated and disseminated effectively, in line with the requirements of the project. This also involves facilitating discussion and driving forward related agendas with key contacts and participants.
For more information and to apply for this position please use the following link: http://www.changeagents.org.uk/sustainability-jobs/vacancy/4977-sustainable-behaviour-assistant |