BU Staff Sustainability Ambassadors Staff Sustainability Ambassadors can be any member of staff who is committed to contributing to a culture of sustainability at Bournemouth University. The main aims of the role are to: •
Promote sustainable working practices amongst BU colleagues
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Raise awareness of BU initiatives and campaigns to reduce the environmental impact of BU’s working practices
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Maintain a two-way dialogue with the Environment & Energy Team and report any environmental concerns.
Staff Sustainability Ambassadors will make a real impact to BU’s environmental credentials through leading by example amongst their peers and creating a bottom up change to the working culture.
The role of Staff Sustainability Ambassadors will cover easy tasks such as: •
Champion sustainability initiatives within your department/team/school
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Disseminate monthly Sustainability Briefings within your department/team/school
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Identify sustainability issues within your office, and across the BU estate, and raise these with the Environment & Energy Team.
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Distribute/display relevant literature within your office/surrounding offices
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Assist with communication and monitoring within your office when new initiatives are rolled out, feedback any problems
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Assist with easy termly audits
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Ensure computers and equipment (where appropriate) are switched off at the end of the day/week/term
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Assist with promotion of sustainability events
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Suggest/organise localised sustainability events
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Attend a once a term meeting of Staff Sustainability Ambassadors to share experiences and feedback on what is working and what is not. Recruit other Staff Sustainability Ambassadors
You will be: •
Passionate about sustainability, the environment and ‘green’ issues
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A good communicator, keen to engage with fellow colleagues
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Keen to have your say and represent the opinions of other staff on sustainability issues
You will get: •
Face to face training
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A sustainability E-learning module
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A resource pack
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An opportunity to help steer the University towards a more sustainable future
This is a voluntary role with duties to be carried out alongside any existing responsibilities. Please speak to your line manager before expressing an interest. To apply to be a Staff Sustainability Ambassador please fill in this form, or if you have any questions please e-mail gfrog@bournemouth.ac.uk