Job Title: Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) and Packaging Export Recovery Note (PERN) Expert Location: Bristol, London, Newcastle or York (Hybrid - 3 days per week on site) Contract Duration : 12 Months Daily Rate: £ 550/day (Umbrella Maximum) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 The Opportunity We are seeking a highly experienced industry expert to play a pivotal role in strengthening the UK s PRN and PERN market. This is a high-impact, temporary expert position working at the heart of packaging producer responsibility policy. You will lead the development and delivery of practical measures to increase market transparency and significantly reduce price volatility in the PRN market. This is a rare opportunity to shape reforms that will benefit the entire packaging supply chain, improve circularity, and support better functioning of this critical environmental compliance market. Key Responsibilities Lead the scoping, development, and delivery of a comprehensive plan to...

Job Title: Litter Prevention & Enforcement Lead Location: Bristol, London, Newcastle or York (Hybrid - 3 days per week on site) Contract Duration : 12 Months Daily Rate: £ 550/day (Umbrella Maximum) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 The Waste and Recycling team leads work on waste management and environmental protection. This includes improving recycling systems and performance, supporting local authority delivery, simplifying recycling processes, tackling waste crime and litter, and managing infrastructure for non-recyclable waste. The team also contributes to the future waste roadmap, covering landfill, energy from waste, and broader circular economy objectives. The team includes a directorate-wide communications and commissions function that supports projects across the wider portfolio. Key Responsibilities This is an opportunity for a secondee from a local authority, community organisation, or NGO to bring operational and community insight into national...

Job Title: Senior Plastics Reduction Policy Lead Location : Bristol, London, Newcastle or York (Hybrid - 3 days per week on site) Contract Duration : 12 Months Daily Rate: £ 550/day (Umbrella Maximum) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 The team is responsible for developing and delivering producer responsibility policies, including Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging. This includes oversight of Producer Responsibility Organisations, integration of policy objectives into industry-led delivery bodies, and management of dual-use packaging reforms. The role also involves improving regulatory frameworks, stakeholder engagement, and reform of packaging evidence and note systems to support economic growth and a more circular packaging economy. Beyond regulation, the team drives forward circular packaging initiatives, single-use plastic reduction measures, and future policy development. It supports industry agreements such as the Plastics...