Graduate Active Travel Officer

**Employer**: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
- **Salary**: £29,423 - £32,530
- **Location**: No 1 Mann Island, Liverpool
- **Contract**: Contract
- **Working Pattern**: Flexible Hours/Full Time
- **Hours**: 35 hours per week.
- **DBS Check**: No
- **Closing Date**: 22/12/2025 at 23:59
- **Reference**: PL/25/327297

**Please be advised that this position is a two-year fixed-term appointment**

** About the Role**

Are you enthusiastic about increasing access to and participation in walking, wheeling and cycling across the Liverpool City Region? Would you like to make a real difference to how people move around the City Region, both now and in the future?

As a graduate Active Travel Officer in the Active Travel team, you will have the opportunity to work across a wide range of projects within the team’s portfolio. The Active Travel Team delivers a wide range of programmes and projects across the Liverpool City Region with the aim of encouraging and enabling the take-up of active travel and supporting the growth of the City Region’s walking, wheeling and cycling network.

You will help us deliver the Metro Mayor’s ambition for walking, wheeling and cycling becoming the preferred ways of travelling shorter distances by the people of Liverpool City Region. You will support us with making active travel easier by improving connections between our public transport hubs (like railway stations) and walking and cycling routes, and, in doing so, deliver the mayor’s vision for a London style, integrated, transport system.

You will be involved with projects that work directly with schools, pupils, parents/carers and the local community through to promoting and supporting the development and delivery of new infrastructure, collaborating with our Constituent Local Authorities, and funding partners such as Active Travel England.

You will also assist project officers in the review of active travel schemes; supporting the Design Review process and ensuring that active travel infrastructure is of high quality.

Alongside technical support, you will also help the team develop and implement efficiency and process improvements that are critical to achieving our service area objectives.

** About the person**

** If you think you match the job description, and our values, then click on the link to apply.**

** 1. Analytical Skills: The ability to interpret and analyse data to inform decision-making and evaluate scheme effectiveness.**

** 3. Communication: Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.**

** About the organisation**

The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year.

The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

** Staff benefits**
- Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional daysFree travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partnerFlexible and hybrid working24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling serviceAutomatic enrolment to our Westfield Health ProgrammeCorporate discounts at council-owned gymsBike to Work SchemeCoaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning ** Equality, Diversity & Inclusion**

Applications that do not include this evidence will not be considered under the guaranteed interview schemes.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.