Advertised from 23 June 2025

Role

Circular Communities Scotland is a network membership organisation, dedicated to supporting the establishment of a thriving circular economy in Scotland. It supports and represents repair, reuse and recycling charities and social enterprises across the country. Circular Communities Scotland members prevent valuable products and materials from entering landfill, create local jobs, economic opportunities, and help promote and create social and environmental justice in their communities.

The purpose of the Local Authority Partnership Development Officer role is to identify and build new partnerships between Circular Communities Scotland members and Scottish Local Authorities to deliver greater levels of circular economy activity in Scotland.

More specifically the Partnership Development Officer will:

-    Build relationships with the Local Authorities in Scotland and relevant intermediaries (such as COSLA, WMON, LARAC and RMAS)

-    Identify potential new partnerships between Circular Communities Scotland members and Local Authorities and signpost connections to the alternative parties.

-    Provide pro-active development support to get potential projects up and running.

-    Input into key Local Authority-based policy areas.

-    Produce an annual report spotlighting best practice Local Authority-third sector partnerships in Scotland, highlighting key opportunities, and identifying key barriers to growing reuse via Local Authority partnerships. 

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

1.   Build relationships (evidenced by a strong network of Local Authority contacts and intermediary bodies which will be key for creating successful partnerships).

2.  Identify new partnerships (evidenced by a growing inventory of opportunities for future reuse projects).

3.  Development support (evidenced by a range of successful pilots and new projects to deliver greater levels of circular economy activity with more reuse, sharing and repair behaviours).

4.  Policy input (evidenced by a strong understanding of Local Authority policy topics and successfully providing input into key Local Authority-based policy areas).

5.  Reporting (evidenced by a strong report which provides a clearly documented understanding of the state of the sector and optimal areas to focus on for future years).

6.  Other Duties see the information pack for more details.

Represent Circular Communities Scotland in a professional and responsible manner.

Application notes

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Application deadline 20/07/2025

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