Vacancies

Travel Choices Officer

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

About the role

The Highways and Transport Team provides statutory services that all residents of West Northamptonshire use. The team is responsible for providing a safe road network that operates efficiently and effectively, providing strategic direction for the future development of highway assets, public transport, active travel and all road users, being mindful of budget constraints, legislation and the sustainability agenda. The team also fulfils the local authority’s duty to ensure the safe travel of eligible students to school.

The Travel Choices Officer role promotes sustainable and low carbon travel choices for the health and well-being of the public throughout the area, reduce congestion and C02 levels, and improve air quality. The role offers an exciting variation of activities some desk based and some out in various locations across the LA area. No two days are necessarily the same and you will engage with a wide variety of partners and colleagues during the course of your work.

What will you be doing?

The role holder will develop and implement a menu of interventions and projects designed to encourage travel behaviour change.

You will be involved in devising, delivering and contributing towards active travel and smarter choices projects and communications.

You will also prepare and deliver sustainable transport advice to local planning authorities and developers in respect of Travel Plan proposals, and ensure implementation of these Travel Plans where required through legal obligations and in line with local plans and transport strategies.

About you

The ideal candidate will be flexible, highly motivated and have the ability to work independently and can use their own initiative. You will be adaptable and able to manage your time and workload accordingly. You will have a 'can-do' attitude and be an excellent and reliable team player with first rate communication skills and a positive and solution focussed approach to challenges. You will have a passion for learning and continuous development.

For further information or an informal chat, please contact Nicky Hyde-Pulley nicky.hyde-pulley@westnorthants.gov.uk via email

Interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing 10th September 2024.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
Cycle to Work scheme.
Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
Car Lease scheme
Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

About us

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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