Reusable Nappy Advisor for the Gloucestershire Reusable Nappy Project

About Resource Futures

Resource Futures is an independent organisation specialising in material resources: supporting businesses, governments, NGOs, non-profits and communities to build resource resilience through data-driven insights, proactive research and intervention development, and community-first social impact.

Our Communities team, in which this role sits, works with local and national government and businesses to implement programmes and initiatives in communities that build resilience, save money and drive sustainability for all stakeholders.

We work alongside communities across the UK to turn ideas into action, bridge the gap between grassroots action and national policy, and transform local inventiveness into systemic change.

Our Communities work includes:

• Community activation support
• Educational outreach and educator support
• Reuse, repair and redistribution programmes
• Innovation development, workshopping and advisory support

The opportunity

The role of Gloucestershire’s Reusable Nappy Advisor is to further the work of the company in promoting waste reduction and reuse. Resource Futures has an 18-year history of delivering this work for Gloucestershire County Council’s sustainability team.

The job involves raising awareness and promoting the use of reusable nappies amongst parents and health professionals, resulting in wider use of these across Gloucestershire.

The Advisor will attend groups across the county (which is divided into six districts) promoting the environmental benefits and cost savings resulting from using washable nappies.

What you will be doing

You will take day-to-day ownership of the Gloucestershire Reusable Nappy Project, managing your own workload and priorities to inspire families across the county to make the switch to reusable nappies. The project has an established presence and strong foundations, and there is real scope to develop and grow it, particularly around preloved nappies and community reach.

Your work will include:

• Delivering regular community engagement sessions across Gloucestershire.
• Building relationships with midwives, health professionals, libraries and registry offices.
• Providing practical advice and troubleshooting support to families new to reusable nappies.
• Promoting retailer discount codes to help families take the first step.
• Managing the reusable nappy library, including stock, loans and distribution.
• Developing the project’s preloved nappy offer, including sales and giveaways, and finding new ways to grow this strand of the work. 
• Leading the project’s social media presence, including creating short video content to engage and grow our audience.
• Writing and distributing the project’s quarterly newsletter, and maintaining website content and other promotional materials.
• Recording activity data and contributing to reports on outcomes and impact.
• Identifying opportunities to grow and improve the project, bringing your own ideas to how it develops. 

The essentials

• Knowledge of washable nappy types.
• Commitment to waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
• Confident communicator, able to engage a range of audiences.
• Experience using social media to engage audiences or deliver campaigns.
• Ability to plan own workload and work on own initiative.
• Ability to work confidently without daily supervision.
• Confident in using Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle, with willingness to travel across Gloucestershire. 

Great to haves

• Experience working in community, health, or voluntary sectors.
• Experience of monitoring of, and reporting on, community projects.
• Proven ability to motivate people.
• Fresh and innovative ideas for reaching parents through untested approaches.
• Professional social media experience.
• Experience using OneDrive, SharePoint, Canva, SurveyMonkey, Mailchimp.
• Knowledge of Gloucestershire.

Benefits

• Embedded flexi working culture.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, each year (pro rata for part-time hours) – flexibility to work or use some bank holidays for annual leave.
• Buying and selling annual leave policy to add further flexibility around how you manage your work/non-work time and give you better control over how much and when you take leave from work.
• Paid volunteer time each year (a full day for those working 19 hours or more per week, and a half day for those working up to 18.75 hours per week).
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Scottish Widows pension plan – the company will match up to 7% of your contribution.
• Group life assurance cover.
• Healthcare portal offering 24/7 GP access and prescription service, mental health support, wellbeing advice, financial and legal guidance.
• Mental health and wellbeing group with trained mental health first aiders and responders, maintaining a focus on support for our team.
• A cycle to work scheme for all and on-site showers at the Bristol office.
• Home and tech scheme – costs at Currys and Ikea spread across 12 months, and up to 10% savings.
• On-site charging points for electric vehicles at the Bristol office.
• Paid professional membership such as CIWM or ISEP.
• An opportunity to become a company member, contributing to decision making and the future direction and success of our business.
• Consultative Group – a group of employees providing an anonymous vehicle for employee voice, raising issues, proposing changes and engaging senior management.
• Regular line manager 1:1s and performance reviews, with opportunities to discuss and build targets that inspire and push you professionally.
• Annual training budget to ensure continued progression and development, as well as regular internal ‘Lunchtime Briefs’ and other sessions to share skills and knowledge across all roles.
• Two annual team away days, each followed by evening socials.
• Paid professional membership such as CIWM or IEMA (or those relevant to your role).
• Green and accessible Bristol office, surrounded by nature, and close to the harbourside.
• An opportunity to join a friendly, fun, professional, challenging, and supportive place to work, and a team that is collectively focused on making a positive impact.

How to apply

Resource Futures is an equal opportunities employer. We strive to create a working environment where everyone can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us in being themselves at work. We pride ourselves on working flexibly to enable our people to take care of their mental health and maintain a good life-work balance. We are Disability Confident and a Living Wage employer, and our hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.

We recruit and treat everyone with equality and respect regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital or partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. In line with the expectations set out in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, we place an obligation upon all of our people to respect and act in accordance with this statement.

Resource Futures operate a blind recruitment process which reduces bias and promotes diverse hiring. The hiring team do not have access to the application forms that include any personal details and select candidates for interview based only on information provided on Application Form – Part 2.

To apply, please download the forms below and return to HR@resourcefutures.co.uk by 9am on Monday 20th July 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a high volume of suitable applications is received. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. Please let us know if you would like to submit your application in a different format.

Job Description

Application Form Part 1

Application Form Part 2

Equal Opportunities Form