Stephen Baker Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Offices In London & Wigan

Keep Britain Tidy supports local authorities, organisations and businesses to end waste, eliminate litter and create a better environment for everyone through campaigning and lobbying.I spent 14-months managing the Waste Insights Team; a team of specialist project managers undertaking commissioned tasks such as designing and implementing behavioral change interventions, asset surveys and service monitoring. We helped businesses strive for shared aims and councils get best value from their… Show more Keep Britain Tidy supports local authorities, organisations and businesses to end waste, eliminate litter and create a better environment for everyone through campaigning and lobbying.I spent 14-months managing the Waste Insights Team; a team of specialist project managers undertaking commissioned tasks such as designing and implementing behavioral change interventions, asset surveys and service monitoring. We helped businesses strive for shared aims and councils get best value from their collection systems.I worked closely with the other specialist teams within the Charity, including Litter & Place, Training Academy and the Centre for Social Innovation. My role included business development, project design and cost projection. Responsible for attracting £500k of funding. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Projects included:- Troubleshooting Trade Waste Service: sharpening up credit control process with outsourced finance contractor, auditing client list and number/size of bins on contract, reviewing co-collected tonnage calculation, drafting business case for increased investment and management resource.- Review HRA contract: reviewing arrangements for waste collection payments/schedules for Council's social housing trading company- RCV maintenance: presenting options appraisal for… Show more Projects included:- Troubleshooting Trade Waste Service: sharpening up credit control process with outsourced finance contractor, auditing client list and number/size of bins on contract, reviewing co-collected tonnage calculation, drafting business case for increased investment and management resource.- Review HRA contract: reviewing arrangements for waste collection payments/schedules for Council's social housing trading company- RCV maintenance: presenting options appraisal for ailing collection fleet. Working closely with Workshop Services to increase cleansing regime and servicing- Machinery and LCV procurement: instigating and collating specifications for £multi-million lease contract- DVSA monitoring: Implementing an improved and more efficient driver records protocol to ensure compliance with DVSA guidelines- Bulky waste service improvements: reviewing web page information and booking process/fee, assessing crew capacity and accepted items list - IT development: assisting with advice on the development of Confirm, a Pitney Bowes asset management package Show less

Maternity cover role with overall responsibility for the unitary's £multi-million outsourced contracts, service performance and efficiency, budget forecasting, Cabinet reporting and a team of 20 staff. Directly responsible for: - £21m budget control/forecast - weekly collections of refuse, two-stream recycling and mixed organics- reuse, treatment, recovery and disposal of over 100,000 tonnes of materials- street cleaning and graffiti removal - pest control and sign… Show more Maternity cover role with overall responsibility for the unitary's £multi-million outsourced contracts, service performance and efficiency, budget forecasting, Cabinet reporting and a team of 20 staff. Directly responsible for: - £21m budget control/forecast - weekly collections of refuse, two-stream recycling and mixed organics- reuse, treatment, recovery and disposal of over 100,000 tonnes of materials- street cleaning and graffiti removal - pest control and sign shopAlso managed business transformation and transfer of pest control service and HWRC management into the Council's joint venture LATco.Initial coordinator within the Authorities tier 1 & 2 civil emergency response plan Show less

Planning and management of various short, medium and long term tasks affecting the Division, such as:- revising the Waste Strategy to help guide decision-making for foreseeable future - developing data intelligence and IT systems that assure best value service provision and performance monitoring- facilitate policy decisions by submitting relevant and researched option papers- seeking further reuse and recycling opportunities with external partners- scheduling, preparing for… Show more Planning and management of various short, medium and long term tasks affecting the Division, such as:- revising the Waste Strategy to help guide decision-making for foreseeable future - developing data intelligence and IT systems that assure best value service provision and performance monitoring- facilitate policy decisions by submitting relevant and researched option papers- seeking further reuse and recycling opportunities with external partners- scheduling, preparing for and supporting OJEU contract procurements Show less

Strood, Kent

Maternity cover role with overall responsibility for several multi-£million contracts, service performance, budget forecasting and a team of 20 staff. Functions include: - weekly collections of waste, recycling and mixed organics- disposal, recovery and treatment of over 100,000 tonnes of materials- street cleaning and graffiti removal - pest control and sign shopAlso managed the introduction of Medway's £14m DCLG-funded weekly collections service enhancement.

Strood, Kent

Building public/private partnerships, seeking funding for and managing projects that aim to reduce post-consumer waste or achieve both environmentally and financially advantageous routes for it. Management responsibility for:- a team of four- directing public engagement and promotions that encourage waste further up the hierarchy - the Unitary’s statutory waste reporting obligationsAlso the South East representative for LARAC (Local Authority Recycling Advisory… Show more Building public/private partnerships, seeking funding for and managing projects that aim to reduce post-consumer waste or achieve both environmentally and financially advantageous routes for it. Management responsibility for:- a team of four- directing public engagement and promotions that encourage waste further up the hierarchy - the Unitary’s statutory waste reporting obligationsAlso the South East representative for LARAC (Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee), engaging with national and European policy consultations, best practice, knowledge sharing and industry liaison. Show less

Human Geography, Environmental Sociology, Sustainability, 2:1

BA (Hons) Human Geography

Level 5 Diploma In Management

Level 5 Diploma in management

Prince2 Practioner In Project Management, Project Management, Certified September 2015