Job Description

Contract Type: Fixed-Term for 9 months with possibility of extension to 1 year

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £40,777 (Level one) rising to £44,075 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AH

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here

About the team

You’ll be part of a small, friendly team focused on waste and cleansing public engagement, with the opportunity to work flexibly in a hybrid role and access a range of council-wide benefits.

About the Role

Looking for a short-term role where you can make a real difference to people and the environment?

We’re looking for a proactive and creative Engagement and Behaviour Change Officer to join Nottingham City Council’s Waste and Cleansing Service on a fixed-term maternity cover.

This is a great opportunity to shape how we work with residents and businesses to reduce waste, improve recycling, and keep Nottingham clean.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll lead the planning and delivery of engagement campaigns that encourage positive behaviour change across the city. Your work will help improve recycling rates, reduce contamination, and tackle environmental issues such as littering and fly-tipping.

You’ll:

• Design and deliver creative campaigns that engage and educate the public and promote correct recycling and waste disposal behaviour
• Lead targeted campaigns linked to local priorities and national initiatives
• Make it easier for people to recycle more and waste less
• Work closely with residents, businesses and community groups
• Create engaging content for digital, social media and offline channels
• Measure what works, using insight and data to improve future campaigns
• Build strong relationships with teams across the Council and external partners to maximise impact

About You

We’re looking for someone who can connect with people and turn ideas into meaningful action.

You’ll bring:

• Experience of engagement, campaigns, or behaviour change work, particularly in a public-facing realm
• Experience creating communications and engagement tools (online and offline)
• A good understanding of how behaviour change happens in practice
• Experience evaluating campaigns or programmes and using insight to improve delivery
• Strong digital skills including social media and standard IT packages

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Danielle Sample, Engagement and Behaviour Change Officer, by email at danielle.sample@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 21st June 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: W/C 29th June

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.