Sustainability monitoring officer

🌿 Sustainability Promotion & Reporting Officer

Merseyside Police – Rose Hill Headquarters

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Location:

Rose Hill HQ

Join Us in Creating a More Sustainable Future for Merseyside

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sustainability Team at Merseyside Police
. We are looking for a motivated and forward‑thinking individual with experience embedding sustainability practices in the workplace and/or a minimum of A Levels (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

As one of the UK’s major metropolitan police forces, we recognise the significant impact our activities can have on both the environment and the communities we serve. We are committed to reducing that impact, improving our efficiency, and embedding sustainable practices across all areas of our operations.

You will join a passionate and growing team comprised of a Sustainability Manager
, Sustainability Monitoring Officer
, and Sustainability Promotion & Reporting Officer
—working together to drive our commitment to environmental responsibility, community wellbeing, and regional prosperity.

The Sustainability Promotion & Reporting Officer plays a key role in supporting the development, implementation, monitoring and communication of the:

• Merseyside Police Sustainability Policy
• Sustainability Strategy
• Net Zero Strategy

While the post covers the full spectrum of sustainability, the primary focus is environmental sustainability
, including reducing carbon emissions, improving circular‑economy approaches to procurement, and supporting contract management in areas such as waste, renewables and water.

You will report to the Force Sustainability Monitoring Officer
.

✔️ Support effective management of Force waste, recycling and confidential waste contracts, ensuring legal compliance and identifying sustainable and efficient reuse, recycling or disposal routes.

✔️ Organise and maintain the collection and monitoring of utility, waste and renewable‑energy data, using software and staff inputs.

✔️ Support the analysis of half‑hourly gas and electricity consumption to identify efficiency improvements and inform capital project development.

✔️ Assist in producing quarterly utility forecasting reports, including consumption and financial projections for all sites.

✔️ Develop and deliver the Force Sustainability Communications Plan
, including Force‑wide staff engagement campaigns, awareness materials and behaviour‑change initiatives.

✔️ Manage the Force’s furniture and white‑goods reuse and recycling scheme, including day‑to‑day Warpit administration, staff liaison and furniture movement logistics.

✔️ Work flexibly across office and site‑based activity—therefore applicants must have reasonable physical fitness and hold a full driving licence
.

We welcome applicants who have:

🔹 Experience embedding sustainability practices and/or

🔹 A Levels (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (e.g., environmental studies, geography, sustainability, science, business)

You’ll be passionate about sustainable improvement, data‑driven decision making, and engaging others to make meaningful change.

Working for Merseyside Police means joining an organisation committed to:

• Protecting local communities
• Reducing environmental impact
• Strengthening partnership collaboration
• Creating a safer, greener, and more resilient Merseyside

You’ll have the opportunity to influence real organisational change and contribute to sustainability improvements across an entire police force.