Company Description
Zero Food Waste UCL redistributes food from where it is in excess, such as UCL cafés, to where it is in need, including homeless shelters and surplus food banks. We partner with organizations like Lifeafterhummus Community Benefit Society, serving residents in the Euston/King’s Cross area, and St Mungo's Endsleigh Gardens, a homeless shelter. Our mission is to inspire a paradigm shift around food waste, creating a more circular future for food.
*Only UCL Students can apply to our roles*
Role Description
You can find our application form, requirements and the full role descriptions in this link:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/news/2025/sep/volunteer-help-tackle-food-waste-ucl
Please sign up using this link directly.
We are recruiting 3 different types of project leaders:
1) Head of digital operations
· Manage time-sensitive messages from our volunteers and partners;
· Plan our volunteer routes and schedules;
· Be the face of our communications with the public and stakeholders
2) Compliance officer
· Manage food safety compliance within our operations
· Assist UCL and the Students’ Union in complying with relevant environmental legislation
3) Social media and marketing lead
· Develop and manage partnerships within UCL and with external groups
· Represent ZFW in attending events
· Manage our social media account and content
Benefits
- Be part of UCL’s Sustainability network, connecting with like-minded students across committees and projects;
- Connect with sustainability professionals across various sectors while representing ZFW at events;
- Gain valuable experience in project management, sustainability and strategy;
- Develop your understanding of sustainability, climate justice and system transformation;
- Work with the Student’s Union, local charities, projects, and sustainability teams from major corporations and universities;
- Boost your CV with practical experience and knowledge building in sustainability leadership and communication skills;
- Receive a letter of recommendation and a certificate subject to satisfactory performance.
