Graduate - Public Transport (Bus Partnerships and

**Fixed term for up to 3 years**

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for Nottingham City Council is known for inclusivity and innovation, and we are continually working around the clock to deliver services for Nottingham’s citizens, visitors and investors. Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce.

We will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We have always been open to flexible working and the COVID-19 pandemic provided us with some new options to work in a completely different way. We welcome a conversation about flexible working at the point of interview.

The Public Transport Service is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join an ambitious and innovative team. The post is a development opportunity offering the opportunity to learn about all aspects of public public transport work ranging from policy development, bidding for funding, commissioning projects, scheme delivery, communication and monitoring and evaluation activities. You will work on a broad range of Public Transport related strategies and schemes. This will include the development of the council's Zero Emission Bus Strategy, and administration of the Greater Nottingham Enhanced Partnership Scheme and Bus Service Improvement Plans to help achieve the Council's Carbon Neutral by 2028 target and support the recovery of the bus and tram network from the impact of Covid-19 and changes to travel patterns. Key projects include supporting the management of the local bus partnership, development of Nottingham's zero emission bus network, developing new and improved bus corridors and ehancing the passenger experience.

Applicants should submit their CV and covering letter

**ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS**:

- A degree or equivalent in transport, geography, politics, publicy policy or a related discipline
- An awareness of green public transport policies and their importance to an urban city environments
- A good level of literacy and numeracy, an ability to interpret statistical and other technical date to prepare reports
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- A team player with the ability to build strong supportive relationships
- Ability to analyse and solve problems in an efficient manner

For more information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification which are attached further down on this page.

For informal enquiries please contact Richard Wellings
**Tel**: 0788 195 1732

**Useful information for Applicants**

**Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions information, which includes advice on pay, annual leave and hours of working, and our Total Rewards Package, which includes information on some of the great benefits when working for Nottingham City Council.**

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We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for? Read on to find out more
Nottingham City Council is known for inclusivity and innovation, and we are continually working around the clock to deliver services for Nottingham’s citizens, visitors and investors.
Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce.
We will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We have always been open to flexible working and the COVID-19 pandemic provided us with some new options to work in a completely different way. We welcome a conversation a