Active Travel Officer

3 weeks ago

Ipswich, United Kingdom Suffolk County Council Full time

Suffolk County Council - Ipswich IP1 2BX, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3YU or Lowestoft NR33 0EQ
- £30,151 per annum (pro-rata if part-time)
- 37 hours per week (part-time working considered
- Fixed term/secondment for 12 months (absence cover)

We are committed to** flexible working**, so please read the **Job and Person Profile (docx)** to find out about the types of flexible working available for this role.

**Job Details**

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Suffolk County Council (SCC) Transport, Travel & Safety Team as an **Active Travel Officer**, based at one of our offices in either Ipswich, Lowestoft, or Bury St. Edmunds, but working across the County including from home.
- Do you have recent experience working with housing developers, schools, businesses, or communities to encourage and promote active or sustainable lifestyles?
- Would you like to work in an incredibly varied, challenging, and rewarding role, with a proactive team?
- Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of people living and working in Suffolk?

**Your role**
- Working across a range of areas and settings to engage with schools, businesses, and new developments to make it easier for people to choose walking, cycling, and public transport instead of the car for their local journeys.
- You will bring a range of activities and initiatives tailored to the local setting, such as (but not limited to) Modeshift STARS accreditation, event days, and promotion and participation in local or national campaigns such as Clean Air Day, Walk once a Week or Bike Month.
- You will work with internal and external stakeholders and partners to ensure that your work reflects the needs of all and that there is an inclusive approach to this. This includes our Public Health and Children & Young People services Directorates as well as the District Councils.
- You will have the opportunity to be innovative and forward-thinking in your approach to your workload and develop relationships with a wide range of colleagues.
- Working as part of a team within Transport Strategy and the wider Growth, Highways, and Infrastructure Directorate, your work will contribute directly to the priorities of the Council.

**Your responsibilities**
- You will work with developers, residents, and schools, primarily in the larger towns, to deliver effective activities and interventions. This a key element within the Suffolk Local Transport Plan. An understanding of the planning system would be an advantage, or working with Local Planning Authorities.
- You will need to be able to demonstrate experience of successful partnership working, have an understanding of local travel options, and be committed to the promotion of active and sustainable travel.
- You will have the ability to take forward project work with minimum supervision, be able to work well with others both in the team and your wider contacts, be self-motivated, and have the ability to successfully motivate others.

**You will need**
- a degree/HND or similar level qualification or equivalent experience
- experience of successfully delivering similar successful work within the past 3 years (desirable)
- experience of effectively managing multiple workstreams, budgets, and stakeholders in a variety of settings

**The team**

The Transport Travel and Safety team includes specialist officers with responsibility for road safety education and training, transport planning, behavioural change, traffic management, safety engineering, and the school crossing patrol service. If you are enthusiastic about making a positive change to people’s health, contributing to making a positive impact on the environment, and seeing the results of your work this role is an opportunity to make a real and long-lasting contribution as part of the team’s collective work.

**We will offer you**
- a respectful and positive working environment
- the opportunity to network and research good practice across the region
- the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge
- a meaningful and rewarding portfolio of work
- the opportunity to become familiar with the work of a range of teams in the Council

**Travel and workplace requirements**
- **Infrequent Travel** - This organisation positively encourages the use of technology to communicate and engage, but on occasions, there may be a requirement for you to travel using reasonable and suitable means available to you and agreed by the authority. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability to meet the travel requirements of this role, please speak with the contact detailed below.
- **Hybrid** - This role supports **hybrid working**, a broadly even balance between working from home and working from an office base. Please speak with the contact detailed below if you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements. #LI-Hybrid

**For further information**
- when writing your **Supporting Statement template**, **please answer the followin

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