Strategic Bee Network Neighbourhood Transport Lead
| Posting date: | 28 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M1 3BG |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75686928 |
Summary
Are you a caring professional with strategy or policy experience who wants to make a difference in a socially important area of public transport?
Your Role
You will play a key role in developing the strategy and policies for the provision of Neighbourhood transport, of which a key focus is on demand transport, as well as other services. You will work creatively to develop innovative customer focused solutions. Your work will ensure that the needs of those at risk of social or geographical isolation are considered and taken into account when developing neighbourhood transport services. You will be working with colleagues across TfGM to support alignment with wider GM policies and strategies, including the Local Transport Plan.
For more information, please see the role profile at the bottom of the advert.
Who are we?
Your role will sit within the Bus Development and Integration team and work closely reporting into the Accessible Transport Manager. Collaboration with other departments including Strategy, Customer as well as Local Authorities will be key. We are a small, caring, supportive team that is great to work with. We care passionately about providing transport for older and disabled people, as well as trying to improve links to work and other opportunities for people in socially deprived areas.
Your work will make a real difference to support the successful delivery of Neighbourhood transport in Greater Manchester.
What you’ll bring
What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.
You will be an organised, professional communicator with demonstrable experience in a strategic or policy field and driven to effect change. You are highly motivated to shape the direction of neighbourhood transport strategy and delivery and you care strongly about making a difference to vulnerable communities.
What we can offer you
This is a permanent role and comes with a salary of £47,539 - £52,866 per annum.
You will be working closely with a range of specialists from different areas and organisations, with the varied workload helping you to further develop your skills, experience and knowledge. This is a busy and exciting time for Greater Manchester, with transport playing a vital role in supporting and facilitating financially and environmentally sustainable growth and prosperity in the UK’s largest regional economy outside London. You will be able to play your important part in this journey.
At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process.
Our benefits include:
- 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
- Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
- Free bus travel within Greater Manchester and free Rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
- Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
- Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
- We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required
What's next?
If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.
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