Job Description

Casual Pool | Pathway to Full-Time Employment

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Melbourne | Based from Notting Hill

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Build Your Career in Operational Sustainability

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The Waste Network is growing, and we are looking for practical, energetic and data-driven Sustainability Officers to join our casual team.

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Our people support some of Australia's most recognised events, venues and organisations, including:

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- The Melbourne Cup Carnival
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- The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
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- The Royal Melbourne Show
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- Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
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- Major education, hospitality, commercial property and venue customers
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This is not a desk-based sustainability role.

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You will work onsite, helping customers improve waste and resource recovery systems, engage their teams, solve operational issues and report on measurable outcomes.

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The Role

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Depending on the assignment, you may be:

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- Supporting major events, venues and customer sites
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- Conducting inspections, audits and contamination assessments
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- Engaging customers, contractors, cleaners and frontline teams
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- Delivering practical training and education
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- Capturing and validating operational data
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- Preparing plans and proposals for prospective customers
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- Preparing customer and event reports
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- Reporting on strategy, actions delivered and outcomes achieved
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- Using technology and dashboards to improve performance
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- Identifying new sustainability and operational solutions
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Data and reporting are central to the role. You must be able to clearly explain:

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- What was implemented
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- What the data demonstrates
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- What outcomes were achieved
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- What should happen next
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About You

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You may be a sustainability graduate or have experience in events, operations, facilities, hospitality, logistics, waste or customer service.

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You will bring:

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- Strong communication and stakeholder-engagement skills
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- Confidence working in operational environments
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- Confidence using Excel and cloud-based systems
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- Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy
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- Reliability, initiative and a willingness to take ownership
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- Flexibility to work some evenings, weekends and major-event periods
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- A genuine commitment to being a team player
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- A positive attitude aligned with a culture built on solid work ethic, professionalism, mutual respect, accountability and integrity
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- Experience with Power BI, sustainability reporting, waste and recycling or major events will be highly regarded.
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Why Join The Waste Network?

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We are building an employer of choice for people who want a genuine career in operational sustainability.

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You will gain:

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- Exposure to flagship events, venues and major customers
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- Practical experience across sustainability, operations, data and technology
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- Varied and meaningful work
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- Opportunities to progress into project and leadership roles
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- A genuine pathway from casual employment into future full-time positions
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To see our team, projects and the environments you could be working in, search The Waste Network on Instagram.

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📌 Sustainability Officer - Operational (Yallourn)
🏢 The Waste Network
📍 Yallourn