Road Safety Coordinator

**Road Safety Coordinator**

**Location**: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) HQ
**Contract Type**: 5 Year FTC

**About the Role**

Are you passionate about making a difference on our roads? Do you want to be part of a bold new initiative to reduce road casualties across Greater Manchester?

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is seeking a dynamic and motivated **Road Safety Coordinator** to support the delivery of the **Vision Zero Strategy**, with a strong focus on young driver education. This is an exciting opportunity to lead on a new road safety programme that aims to eliminate all road deaths and serious injuries.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Essential**
- Experience of creating outturn reports in preparation for delivery to a partnership board, for scrutiny against KPIs.
- Experience of working to provide a service to members of the community and measuring impact through performance reporting.
- Experience of managing a high performing team and providing support / mentoring to other team members.
- Experience of managing performance and addressing any performance issues including welfare support.
- Have a detailed understanding of health and safety, equality and diversity and safeguarding legislation.
- Experience of coaching, training or teaching (not necessarily as a full-time occupation).
- Experience in working in partnership with other private or public sector agencies to achieve a common goal.
- Experience of managing a budget and ensuring value for money.
- Experience in change management and implementing a change to improve performance.

**Desirable**
- Have an awareness of road safety and the Vision Zero ambition.
- Have an awareness of road safety educational material, NFCC toolkit etc.
- Have an awareness of road safety and the key messages for delivery against key demographics and target audiences.

**About You**

We’re looking for someone who is:

- Experienced in partnership working, particularly within the education or public safety sectors.
- Knowledgeable about the **Vision Zero Strategy** and the **Safe System** approach to road safety.
- Skilled in project coordination and confident in managing small teams.
- A strong communicator, capable of engaging with young people and stakeholders at all levels.
- Proactive, organised, and passionate about reducing harm on our roads.

**Why Join Us?**
- Be part of a high-impact initiative that saves lives.
- Work in a flexible, multi-agency environment with opportunities for innovation.
- Help shape the future of road safety education in Greater Manchester.

**About us**:
As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

**Our offer**:
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here:
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**Hybrid working**

This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our [Manchester city centre office / Fire and Rescue service HQ in Swinton / other location] with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.