Job Description
Role: Electronics & Electricals Expert
Contract Length: 3 months
Location: 3 days per week in either Bristol, London, Newcastle or York
IR35: In scope of IR35
Pay Rate to Candidate: £550 UMBRELLA
Security Clearance: BPSS Basic
Provide specialist advice on electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), including collection, repair, reuse, and recycling systems, ensuring policy proposals reflect operational realities and industry best practices.
Shape policy delivery for EEE under the Circular Economy Growth Plan, contributing technical insights to improve recovery rates and compliance mechanisms.
Advise on strategies to enhance circularity, including design for repairability, reuse models, and recycling technologies for electrical and electronic products.
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 EEE-related work within the wider circular economy roadmap and supporting long-term goals for resource efficiency and net zero.
Engage with stakeholders across manufacturers, recyclers, repair networks, 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 EEE recycling and reuse systems.
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.
