Expected duration: 3 - 4 weeks Do you work in a small business and want to influence it to do more protect the environment? If so, read on.
Future Friendly is an emerging UK charity with a vision to improve the environment, bring vitality to communities and make local economies more resilient.
We are building a "Guide to Better Businesses" by offering them awards for doing business in ways that support a better society and environment – and enhance the local economy. We provide a platform for businesses to log their actions and gain awards. As businesses achieve awards, they enhance their brand, attract new quality customers, enthuse employees and feel good about the real impacts they are making. What’s not to like about that?
Overall Job description:
**NOTE:** You must be currently employed at least 16 hours in a small business of 10-20 staff
Aim To test the Future Friendly Awards Platform by entering information/evidence to gain awards for your business. Most businesses will already qualify for several awards. The awards range from dealing with waste, plastic, renewable electricity, building frontage upkeep, using local suppliers etc.
You’ll enter evidence of your company’s achievements in improving your impacts on society and the environment. Your company will receive certificates, posters, window stickers and can use the awards on the web and social media, as well as appearing in our online ‘Guide to Better Businesses’.
As an official tester of the platform, you’ll be required to give usability feedback and maybe a telephone/zoom feedback.
The pre-launch website is www.futurefriendly.org.uk
Eligibility - You must be currently employed with least 16 hours in a small business/organisation of 10-20 staff - You must have some responsibility for managing either people or projects - You must have access to purchasing information - You must have approval of your CEO - You must have a role in your company that enables you to suggest and monitor changes to processes, products or services. - Your role must NOT be purely digital-focussed (eg web design, digital marketing, video, programming etc)
You - You should be confident and able to liaise internally within your company with staff at all levels - You should be familiar with and use a range of office software
Your task: - To use the Future Friendly Awards platform to gain awards. This requires identifying awards that your business may have already fully or partially achieved, liaising with other staff to encourage further actions, and then entering data/evidence to claim the award.
Time - 1-3 hours per week (flexible as you require), with knowledge and permission of your CEO and manager. - 12 hours total - You will receive 1-hour zoom training as part of this paid time
Payment - £15 per hour, max £45 per week (3 hours/per week). Total £180
Note - To be considered you must answer these questions when replying. 1. What company do you work for, and how many employees are there? 2. What is your current job title, and what are your core tasks 3. Name an improvement in your company that you have initiated
