Assistant Policy Officer

We are looking for an Assistant Transport Policy Officer to join the TfGM policy team. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of transport policy in Greater Manchester, working to understand the city region's transport needs and shape the Bee Network for residents and visitors.

You will play a key role in supporting policy development through research, coordination of meetings, and report writing, and will connect with colleagues across the organisation to find opportunities for collaboration.

Your Role

As an Assistant Transport Policy Officer, you will:

• Support the development of transport policy activities for TfGM, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and GM Local Authorities.
• Research transport trends and developments, preparing draft reports and briefings for the policy team.
• Organise stakeholder meetings, take accurate minutes, and coordinate follow up actions.
• Contribute to TFGM's policy planning by using your independent research to inform the areas the organisation should focus on.

For more details, please refer to the Job Profile below.

For more info see Job Profile below.

Who are we?

The TfGM policy team supports the organisation and its stakeholders to understand and respond to new policy and transport trends. We are fast and thorough researchers, reviewing reports, legislation, and analysing data to provide concise updates to directors and politicians, and prepare policies that will improve transport services in Greater Manchester. We engage with operational teams in TfGM to support service delivery and network development and with all parts of the Greater Manchester system to understand customers transport needs, and how transport can help to develop Greater Manchester. We prepare strategies, plans, and policies to achieve the goals outlined in the Greater Manchester Strategy and the GM Local Transport Strategy.

What you'll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

• Have a strong interest in transport.
• Be organised and capable of supporting colleagues by preparing reports and briefings.
• Act as a proactive researcher, exploring new avenues and preparing first drafts of documents independently.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Embrace an excellent opportunity to develop at the heart of a leading transport organisation in one of the country's fastest-growing city regions.
• Be keen to learn and get involved in new challenges.

What we can offer you

This is a permanent position in the TfGM policy team with a career grade salary of £29,881-£38,723 depending on experience. You will be part of a supportive team of policy officers with varied experiences, and a wider multi-disciplinary Transport Strategy Directorate: the role offers an excellent opportunity to learn and develop in policy and transport.

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
• Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.
• Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
• Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website

What's next?

To apply please submit your CV and complete your application ensuring that you provide clear examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on your CV. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

Internal candidates - check with your line manager before applying for a secondment, to make sure you can be released from your substantive role.

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

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Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

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