About the role
The Waste Minimisation Manager is a community-facing role that, through engagement and education, leads the delivery of Sustainable HB's waste minimisation projects and services, including The Rinsery Project, Waste Warriors and the community recycling hub. Each of these projects supports Sustainable HB to deliver on the Rethinking Waste pou within our strategy. By partnering with communities and organisations across the region, projects are designed and targeted to best meet need.
Key responsibilities
Deliver the outcomes of The Rinsery Project to meet both funder milestones and Sustainable HB delivery goals, including overseeing purchase and installation of equipment, marketing and community engagement, recruiting and training casual staff, establishing processes and procedures, and managing budgets and reporting.
Partner with event organisers and community groups to develop and deliver waste minimisation plans through the Waste Warriors event waste minimisation service.
Deliver community education to support widescale behaviour change.
Train and support a team of volunteers and casual staff to deliver the service.
Assist in the day-to-day operations of a hub that supports community members to recycle hard-to-recycle items.
Design and deliver education workshops to schools, community groups and businesses on how to reduce waste.
Identify opportunities to expand impact in the community by supporting new initiatives and deliver small pilot projects to test and improve project design.
Manage relationships with key community partners including council staff, volunteers and community members.
Coordinate and support volunteer teams across both hubs, acting as a reliable point of contact for day-to-day questions and support.
Collect and record accurate data and impact insights for all projects and complete all reporting as requested.
About you
Full New Zealand driver licence required.
People management experience, including recruiting, training and supporting casual staff and volunteers.
Project or event management experience is desirable.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, varying communication style depending on the audience.
Confidence in facilitating workshops and public meetings.
Focus on ensuring strong health and safety processes that protect staff, customers and partners.
Ability to build relationships across varied partners, stakeholders and team members to support the effective delivery of projects.
Ability to develop and manage a portfolio of projects and services, including budgets and funder reporting.
An understanding and awareness of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and te ao Māori.
Ability to efficiently self-manage varied tasks across multiple projects.
Ability to work evenings and weekends as required, particularly during the summer events season.
Will need to pass a New Zealand Police vet.
About us
Sustainable HB connects and supports our Hawke's Bay communities towards a shared, sustainable future. Our organisation has three core pou to guide us: Biodiversity Regeneration – Regenerating our native forests and wetlands, restoring our rivers and waterways, and working with nature-based solutions to address biodiversity collapse, ecological overshoot and climate change. Rethinking Waste – Supporting households, communities, and businesses to transition toward a circular, zero waste economy — one where resources are valued, used wisely, and kept in circulation for as long as possible. Community Resilience – Supporting our communities to become just, equitable and climate resilient. Supporting, seeding and facilitating projects across food resiliency, water security, community energy, active decarbonised transport, energy-efficient housing, localised circular waste solutions and disaster response for climate emergency events.