Environmental Outreach Coordinator

About the role

GreenWaste is seeking an experienced, successful, and engaged Environmental Outreach Coordinator to join our team. This position is expected to work out of our office at 625 Charles St., San Jose, CA and limited travel may be required.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Work with the Outreach Team to develop a strategic and targeted approach to conducting public outreach and education throughout our service areas.
• Identify waste reduction, reuse, and recycling opportunities for residents, businesses, complexes, schools, and special events and develop and implement tailored programs to increase diversion.
• Develop collateral materials for distribution, including but not limited to: recycling and “how-to” guides, brochures, newsletters, and notifications for new programs and/or changes in service.
• Conduct presentations and offer facility tours to service organizations, schools, business groups, civic associations, neighborhood and homeowner’s associations, workshops, and other community events.
• Develop partnerships with non-profit and service organizations to build markets for reuse of materials.
• Contribute to the development of an annual public outreach and education plan and track and report on progress, including challenges encountered and program successes.
• Work with Outreach Team to keep website current and ensure easy access to educational materials and important information on collection requirements, program successes and diversion statistics.
• Conduct hands-on waste audits of residential, multi-family, schools, city facilities and commercial sectors to determine the breakdown and composition of materials by sector.
• Initiate meetings with business owners and/or decision makers to provide educational materials, on-site workshops and/or presentations to market and implement recycling and diversion programs.
• Identify opportunities for GreenWaste to become more involved in the communities in which we service, including organizing events and developing incentive programs for employees to participate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in environmental science, business administration, or a related field.
• Three years of increasingly responsible experience implementing a highly visible program in a position involving public contact. A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for up to two years’ experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to promote Company programs with vision, enthusiasm and a “can do” attitude.
• Possession of strong organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Experience working with residents, businesses and schools on waste prevention, reuse, and recycling.
• Demonstrated experience creating effective networks with the public, businesses, community service organizations and governmental agencies.
• Ability to communicate effectively and speak, listen, and write in a clear, thorough, and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.