Sustainable Travel Assistant in Leicester

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and ambitious individual who has an interest in Active and Sustainable Travel to work within a large and multi-faceted team to drive forward the council's sustainable travel agenda, which includes the vision for Leicestershire to become a county where walking and cycling are safe, accessible and obvious choices for short journeys, and a natural part of longer journeys, helping to deliver healthier, greener communities.

The work of the team includes the promotion of cycling, walking, wheeling, car-sharing and public transport, the management of the council’s supported passenger transport network and the council’s extensive Public Rights of Way network.

About the Role

You will be responsible for assisting the Team Manager to develop and deliver commissioning strategies for integrated sustainable transport across all modes including Enhanced Partnership and local passenger transport provision, Leicestershire’s PROW network, administrative support for Blue Badge appeals, travel planning and information that promotes the safe and sustainable use of the transport network throughout Leicestershire. The role involves assisting the Team Manager and senior officers to deliver the day-to-day team business programmes and processes. The role is responsible for ensuring services are delivered effectively for the benefit of the people of Leicestershire, fostering strong partnerships with statutory, voluntary, private agencies, and local communities. It involves delivering activities efficiently, preparing technical reports for stakeholders, and supporting performance management through contribution to departmental business planning. Additionally, the position requires safeguarding and managing information securely, including reporting any breaches in compliance.

About You

To apply for this post, you must have:

• Good standard of education including English & mathematics GCSE Grade 4-9 (or equivalent)
• Demonstrable work experience in a public focused business with an understanding of political awareness.
• Good organisational skills with a willingness to be flexible, learn and undertake a variety of different tasks.
• Problem solving, and collecting, collating, and manipulating statistical information/data.
• Good written and verbal communication skills including handling customer enquiries to a high standard whilst demonstrating tact, assertiveness and diplomacy.
• Good numerical and analysis skills including experience of using Microsoft Office systems (Excel, Access, etc), and attention to detail.
• Aware of transportation issues as they relate to the service area, with a particular focus on active and sustainable travel.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working? We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council.

If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

How to Apply

Please apply sending us your CV as well as a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words.

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities.

We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.