Role: Tyres Recycling Lead REF 102339
Contract Length: 12 months
Location: Hybrid/Bristol, London, Newcastle or York - 3 days per week on site
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: BPSS
Spinwell is recruiting for a Tyres Recycling Lead for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TYRES RECYCLING LEAD
- Provide specialist advice on tyre circularity, including material reuse, recycling technologies, and market development opportunities to support a more sustainable tyre lifecycle.
- Shape policy delivery for tyres under the Circular Economy Growth Plan, ensuring proposals reflect operational realities and industry best practices.
- Develop robust policy proposals, including defining issues, generating options, sourcing evidence, engaging stakeholders, and preparing papers and presentations for senior decision-makers.
- Contribute to strategic planning, situating tyre-related work within the wider circular economy roadmap and supporting long-term goals for resource efficiency and net zero.
- Engage with stakeholders across tyre manufacturers, recyclers, and regulators, building consensus and supporting practical implementation of policy changes.
- Work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, sharing expertise and supporting a one-team ethos across policy, technical, and delivery colleagues.
- Bring innovation and constructive challenge, introducing new ideas and approaches to improve tyre recycling systems and market development.
- Upskill Civil Servants, sharing specialist knowledge through mentoring, workshops, and technical guidance to build internal capability.
- Provide clear, evidence-based advice and briefings to senior officials and ministers, translating technical detail into actionable recommendations.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE TYRES RECYCLING LEAD
As the tyres recycling expert, you will have deep subject matter knowledge and expertise in Tyres, focusing on improving circularity in tyre production and recovery, advising on material reuse, producer responsibility, and market development.
While we are most interested in you bringing your knowledge and expertise to our work, we would expect secondees to be able to demonstrate an aptitude for:
- Developing policy proposals: define the issue to be addressed, devise options, source an evidence base, engage stakeholders, and recommend a preferred option, all involving preparation of papers and presentations;
- Thinking strategically and programmatically: situate their individual work within the context of a wider programme, and contribute to defining the long-term goal of the wider programme;
- Working collaboratively: we are an interdisciplinary directorate and have a one team ethos
- Innovate: we are open to, and want our secondees to bring, new ideas and constructive challenge to our work
You will also be required to upskill the Civil Servants you work with by sharing your knowledge and expertise while here.
If you are a Tyres Recycling Lead, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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