Job Details

Salary: £27,928 - £32,499 pro rata Contract type: Fixed Term Working pattern: 52 Weeks

Closing date: Monday 31 July 2017 Interview date: Monday 07 August 2017

How to apply: For further information please email or ring our recruitment line. Please quote reference number.

About the Role

This new and exciting role will have the responsibility of managing East Sussex County Council’s ‘Active Access for Growth Programme’, funded by the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Access Fund; the successor to the Local Sustainable Transport Fund and Sustainable Travel Transition Year funding. Active Access for Growth will deliver a comprehensive package of cycling and walking initiatives, which will provide longer term behaviour change towards active and sustainable modes of travel across East Sussex’s key growth areas of Newhaven, Eastbourne/South Wealden and Bexhill/Hastings. The Programme has an emphasis on integrating initiatives alongside existing County Council programmes of work that are focused on supporting business engagement, work force development and public health community development.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience of programme and project management, of collecting monitoring data, evaluation and producing reports and experience of co-ordinating governance structures. You will have excellent written and verbal communications skills, experience of budget management and financial reporting and be IT literate. You will also be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Starting on 30 hours per week reducing to 22.5 hours per week.

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.