Policy and Strategy Officer in Transport and Rail - Manchester, United Kingdom - Adecco UK

Adecco UK

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Policy and Strategy Officer in Transport and Rail

Salary:
£42,011.00 Per Annum to £48,692.00 Per Annum

Benefits: 28 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays, access to the local government pension scheme, access to various salary sacrifice benefits, access to Flexi-Time Scheme, allowing accrual of up to 18 additional days leave per year

Location:
Manchester, M1 3BN

An exciting opportunity has become available in a Transport and Rail organisation's strategy, policy and research function providing the evidence, professional services and expert advice needed to develop and deliver an integrated approach to a Strategic Transport Plan (STP). This includes leading on the monitoring, evaluation and annual planning/reporting against the STP, and associated strategies.

Working across the organisation, this role will support the STP's three strategic ambitions (economic growth, decarbonization and reducing transport-related social exclusion), provide strategic oversight and manage the integration of relevant workstreams as well as managing interdependencies, and identifying and delivering further evidence and/or policy developments where necessary.

What we're looking for:

Experience of working in transport strategy and policy development (or in a related area of local economic development and planning), working in complex situations
A leader the development and policies, strategies, or business cases.
A good understanding of national and regional policy context, transport policy and regulatory frameworks
Experience of contract and procurement management.

As a confident communicator, you will have the ability to engage - in written and verbal format - with and influence a wide range of stakeholders, partners and senior colleagues alongside representing the organisation in public, professional and stakeholder forums.

Closing Date: 12:00pm on 23rd May 2023

Provisional Interview Date: 2 June 2023

In return, as well as a competitive salary, the other benefits are:

28 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays
Access to the local government pension scheme
Access to various salary sacrifice benefits, including Travel Pass purchase scheme.
Access to a Flexi-Time Scheme, allowing accrual of up to 18 additional days leave per year

To speak to a recruitment expert please contact Hannah Quinn