Salary: £46,731 – £48,710 (Band I SCP 37-39)
Are you an experienced ICT professional with a well-rounded knowledge of data management? Do you have a track record of driving improvement whilst implementing strategy? Would you benefit from working in a hybrid-remote role?
Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority is seeking the services of an ICT and Data Management Officer to play a key role in overseeing its ICT contract and contractual payment mechanism. Reporting directly to the Data and Performance Manager, the successful postholder will drive the Authority on its mission to maintain a high-standard ICT service whilst delivering a verification system for the contractual payment process and developing business intelligence.
If you are interested in taking your career to the next level in an exciting, fast-growing industry and you have the necessary skills to fulfil this position, then we would love to hear from you.
About Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority
Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (operating as Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority) is a strategic waste and resource management authority, leading on the recycling and management of municipal waste across the Liverpool City Region.
Along with its private sector partners, Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) manages waste resources, recycling and the transportation of waste on behalf of six district councils across Liverpool City Region including Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.
With a focus on reducing consumption, reusing more and recycling accepted materials in the right manner, the Authority delivers various behavioural change initiatives for residents and organisations across Liverpool City Region, and this is reflected in its Vision:
“To ensure that we reduce the impact of our actions on climate change and improve the sustainable management of waste and resources.”
The Authority serves more than 1.5 million people, providing 16 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across Liverpool City Region, as part of its contract with Veolia UK. The local HWRCs allow householders to recycle more than 40 different materials. MRWA also manages the processing of the co-mingled recycling collected at kerbside by five of the six district councils, which is sorted via its two Materials Recovery Facilities.
About You
- You will hold a degree or educational equivalent qualification in a field relevant to the role (additional professional qualifications are advantageous).
- You will be a strategic thinker with a strong working knowledge of the waste industry (or a keen willingness to develop a strong knowledge of the waste industry). Paula – I’m not sure about this as it’s data role.
- You will possess a professional and personable demeanour, with the ability to liaise effectively with different key stakeholders.
- You will be a good team player with the ability to adapt quickly and work with minimum supervision.
- You will be committed towards continuing professional development, partaking in relevant training initiatives and networking opportunities as and when required.
Essential Skills / Experience
- Excellent record of building and maintaining client/contractor relationships, with demonstrated success in delivery of ICT strategies and overseeing service provision contracts.
- In depth knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure, with experience of document/record retention systems.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with experience in data cleansing, transformation, and validation for analysis and reporting purposes.
- Have an awareness/understanding of emerging technologies and deployment of digital tools to achieve efficiencies across an organisation.
- Proficient in risk mitigation and security of digital assets, experience of Cyber Essential Plus accreditation and of liaising between client and contractor through a business continuity/cyber-attack.
- Ability to read and understand complex payment mechanisms and produce verification measures.
- Experience of analysing data for large, complex contract payments.
- Proven track record for identifying information flows and documentation of processes.
Benefits of working at Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority include:
- Hybrid-remote working, divided between our office in Mann Island, Liverpool, and working from home.
- Contribution to Local Government Pension Scheme via Merseyside Pension Fund.
- Access to a range of exclusive discounts and benefits via Wellbeing Solutions.
- 27 holidays, plus 8 Bank Holidays per annum.
If you are interested in finding out more and applying for this role, please read the Job Description and Person Specification.
Nicola Hodge, Data and Performance Manager
enquiries@merseysidewda.gov.uk
Closing Date is midnight on Sunday 7th September 2025. The Job Description and Person Specification for this role can be downloaded here, along with an application form and monitoring application form: