Stakeholder Management:
- Identifying, networking, mobilising and engaging key stakeholders across the informal sector in the plastic recycling industry to formal supply chain. Our key stakeholders are Home Based Workers (HBW), Waste Pickers (WP), Itinerant Buyers (IB), Van Units (VU), Dry Waste Collection Centre (DWCC), Waste Pickers Community Leaders, Scrap Shops (SS), Wholesaler etc.
- Enrolling and managing stakeholders on the PFC platform.
- Building trust with stakeholders to maintain strong working relationships.
- Increasing plastic sourcing and supply from stakeholders by ensuring ethical sourcing and fair price.
- Facilitating management and client visits with stakeholders.
Capacity Building:
- Conducting one-to-one capacity building to strengthen stakeholders working capacity w.r.t PFC Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
- Conducting one-to-one CRM (mobile technology) training for stakeholders.
- Creating awareness and sensitising stakeholders on various social/Govt. schemes and services, statutory compliances and policies with the help of NGO/Franchise partners.
- Facilitating stakeholder formalisation in the sector by enabling opening bank accounts, PAN, ensuring statutory compliances, policies etc.
Reporting and Documentation:
- Maintaining various due-diligence and other required documentation at stakeholder level, managing, monitoring and reviewing it periodically.
- Ensuring timely, concise and accurate reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis on prescribed formats.
- Ensuring timely, concise and accurate CRM updates and also ensuring stakeholders are updating it regularly.
- Maintain case work and community work documents of stakeholders.
- Help managers and teams to capture information from the field as and when required.
General responsibilities:
- Ensure professionalism always and demonstrate exemplary prioritisation of workload skills.
- Ensure that the PFC policies, SOPs and protocols are being adhered to at all levels of the company.
- Ensure strict adherence to data confidentiality and security.
- Willingness to travel frequently cross Bengaluru city, sometimes at short notice, including other places as per need of project or company.
- Work closely with PFC team and Partners.
Requirements
Graduate with 5+ years of field work experience in the informal sector.
Good understanding of social and environmental concepts and methods.
Experience of being part of any program/project management or field work would be an added advantage.
Experience of working in the fields of Urban or Rural Development, Environment, Community Relations / Interventions / Engagement, Plastics Recycling, Waste Management will be helpful.
Fluency in local language and moderate English working knowledge.
Sound understanding of informal sector and vulnerable communities
Benefits
Skills Required
- Graduate degree
- 5+ years of field work experience in the informal sector
- Good understanding of social and environmental concepts and methods
- Fluency in the local language
- Moderate working knowledge of English
- Sound understanding of the informal sector and vulnerable communities
- Experience in program or project management or field work
- Experience in urban or rural development, environment, community relations, community engagement, plastics recycling, or waste management
What We Do
Plastics For Change is a mission-driven recycling and ethical sourcing company that transforms discarded plastic into high-quality recycled materials. Its tech-enabled platform connects waste collectors, recyclers, and global brands through transparent, fair-trade supply chains. The company aims to reduce plastic pollution, prevent waste from reaching oceans and landfills, create dignified livelihoods for informal collectors, and support an inclusive circular economy.
