Oregon Health & Science University
Recycling Improvement and Evaluation Coordinator
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97204
Job Appointment: Full Time, Limited Duration. Persons appointed to limited term positions will be designated as limited duration employees whose appointment shall not exceed two (2) years except for the extension of grants or funding from outside sources.
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Flexibility in schedule is negotiable.
Work Location: Hybrid. This position reports to The Vanport Building, 1810 SW 5th Avenue. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington.
Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position is eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.
Union Representation: City of Portland Professional Workers (CPPW).
Position Summary The Recycling Improvement and Evaluation Coordinator will focus on City of Portland projects and programs designed to reduce contamination in the mixed recycling system as a part of the Oregon Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act. This position will report to the Sustainable Materials and Waste Policy Manager.
As a Recycling Improvement and Evaluation Coordinator, you will:
Develop and implement a plan to track and evaluate the results of activities to reduce contamination of mixed recycling streams among residential, multifamily and business customers, towards a goal of less than 10% contamination by 2030.
Collaborate within our division and with contractors to ensure that data collected through contamination reduction activities are consistent with evaluation goals.
Coordinate small teams of City staff or contractors to gather high quality evaluative data from contamination reduction programing.
Revise and update City of Portland’s policies that govern waste collection services and customer expectations to facilitate contamination reduction in mixed recycling, including rules to implement monitoring and feedback systems.
Annually update our strategy for contamination reduction activities each fiscal year, taking into account evaluation results and adapting to lessons learned.
Research, propose and pilot technological solutions to contamination reduction.
Partner with DEQ, CAA and other local governments to learn and share program development challenges and successes.
Travel Requirements: This position will need to travel in the field to inspect evaluation methods and understand contamination reduction interventions.
Our Ideal Candidate is:
An evaluator: Understands research and program evaluation strategies needed to improve outcomes for projects and programs.
Collaborative: Committed to working with a broad range of community partners and stakeholders.
Experienced with project management: Uses a variety of tools for project scoping, stakeholder identification and engagement, tasks and timeline management, and reporting.
Knowledgeable: Understands the practices of policy development and/or program evaluation. Has knowledge of resource conservation, sustainability, waste collection systems, extended producer responsibility laws, and systems of reuse.
Emotionally intelligent: Motivated, passionate, team-oriented, and empathetic. Has strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.
Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion: Using these core values to guide and inform your work, create inclusive, respectful, and responsive settings and promote equitable access to recycling.
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Position Summary The Recycling Improvement and Evaluation Coordinator will focus on City of Portland projects and programs designed to reduce contamination in the mixed recycling system as a part of the Oregon Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act. This position will report to the Sustainable Materials and Waste Policy Manager.
As a Recycling Improvement and Evaluation Coordinator, you will:
Develop and implement a plan to track and evaluate the results of activities to reduce contamination of mixed recycling streams among residential, multifamily and business customers, towards a goal of less than 10% contamination by 2030.
Collaborate within our division and with contractors to ensure that data collected through contamination reduction activities are consistent with evaluation goals.
Coordinate small teams of City staff or contractors to gather high quality evaluative data from contamination reduction programing.
Revise and update City of Portland’s policies that govern waste collection services and customer expectations to facilitate contamination reduction in mixed recycling, including rules to implement monitoring and feedback systems.
Annually update our strategy for contamination reduction activities each fiscal year, taking into account evaluation results and adapting to lessons learned.
Research, propose and pilot technological solutions to contamination reduction.
Partner with DEQ, CAA and other local governments to learn and share program development challenges and successes.
Travel Requirements: This position will need to travel in the field to inspect evaluation methods and understand contamination reduction interventions.
Our Ideal Candidate is:
An evaluator: Understands research and program evaluation strategies needed to improve outcomes for projects and programs.
Collaborative: Committed to working with a broad range of community partners and stakeholders.
Experienced with project management: Uses a variety of tools for project scoping, stakeholder identification and engagement, tasks and timeline management, and reporting.
Knowledgeable: Understands the practices of policy development and/or program evaluation. Has knowledge of resource conservation, sustainability, waste collection systems, extended producer responsibility laws, and systems of reuse.
Emotionally intelligent: Motivated, passionate, team-oriented, and empathetic. Has strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.
Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion: Using these core values to guide and inform your work, create inclusive, respectful, and responsive settings and promote equitable access to recycling.
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