Salary: £34,434 - £38,220

Hours: 36.25 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: GMCA Tootal Building, Manchester

Advert closing date: Sunday 26^th October at 11:59pm

Your role:

The Waste and Resources Team are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and dedicated person to join its Contract Management Team.

This is an ideal opportunity for you to contribute to the Contract Management Team, supporting the GMCA Waste and Resources Team as a Contract Monitor. This role involves monitoring recycling and waste management facilities and using contract monitoring systems to ensure the services are operating to the contracted specifications and standards.

About you:

We are looking for an individual who is methodical, confident, and can communicate effectively with the ability to develop strong working relationships with the Greater Manchester Authorities, members of the GMCA and external partners.

You will hold qualifications in waste management; environmental fields; or other related provisions (or have appropriate and relevant work experience in these fields).

You will have experience of working in a public sector / political or operational environment; be highly organised; be proficient in report writing, with a strong attention to detail and can plan and prioritise your workload.

You will have your own transport and be required to travel across Greater Manchester conducting onsite inspections at each of the contract facilities, reporting on their performance.

Follow this link to find out more about a day in the life of a Contract Monitor: https://youtu.be/gheAz4aJorQ.

About us:

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a few key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

Our offer:

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/

Mandatory Information:

Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance. If employees are identified as a match from the register then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link https://www.gov.uk/employers-right-to-work-checklist.

Hybrid working

This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs and supports health and wellbeing.