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We're a growing company. We're on the look out for people with an interest in the circular economy and waste management in the global south. Check this page for details of current opportunities, or email community @ unwaste.io if you think you could help us achieve our mission.

Community Engagement Volunteer

Published: October 2024

Status: Open to applications


Start date (proposed): November 2024

Duration: 6 months (with option to extend)

Required hours: 10 hours per week (approx - can be flexed but with minimum 7.5 hours)

Reporting to: Laura Smith, Partnerships and Comms Lead

Location: UK-based remote, with some requirement to attend events in person.


Unwaste.io is a UK based social enterprise using data to create a circular economy for plastic. Our cloud platform, wastebase.org, collects data about single-use plastic waste found in the environment. We encourage individuals, communities and NGOs to use our free Wastebase app to collect evidence about the plastic waste they find in their area. We want producers to take responsibility for where their waste ends up. Our data can help them do that.


We’re looking for a UK-based volunteer who can help connect with community organisations in the UK and encourage more people to use Wastebase to support their activities. If you like being out and about, talking to people who want to improve their community and you are interested in improving the environment, this might be the role for you.

Regular tasks

We’ll support you to understand our aims and audience and encourage you to bring your own ideas and creativity to what we do. Regular tasks will involve:


 Essential requirements


Desirable requirements

Expenses

Unwaste.io will reimburse reasonable travel expenses (including fuel). This could include train travel to meet a community group, for example, plus lunch if out for a whole day. These must be agreed in advance.

Working schedules

We expect our volunteers to join regular weekly check ins - these are usually about 30 mins at an agreed time. Outside of this, we expect you to manage your own time and complete tasks in a way that suits both your schedule and the requirements of the role. This is likely to include some time at the weekends (to join clean ups) or in the evenings.


We are always available to answer questions and offer support and encourage all of our team to ask for help whenever they need it. If you are joining clean ups and events, we will support you to do this safely. 

Training and support

We’ll provide you with appropriate training on our app and data management platform, as well as the collaboration tools we use. We’ll also support you to develop your knowledge of plastics and the circular economy, and to build your skills around community engagement (writing, presentation, identifying contacts for example).


If you wish to use this role as a basis for a personal study project or portfolio project, we will be happy to provide you with additional access to our data and digital tools.

Future opportunities

This is an unpaid role and we can’t guarantee any future employment with Unwaste.io. However, your experience as a volunteer would be very valuable if you chose to apply for any future roles with us. We always encourage our volunteers to apply for relevant roles if they come up.


How to apply

Please send a brief cover email to laura@unwaste.io explaining:



Applications without a cover email will not be considered.


You can include a CV or LinkedIn profile that tells us a bit more about your experience.


Closing date for applications: ongoing