Project Officer, Plymouth

Project Officer, Plymouth

(England South)

£28,831 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)

(Ref: SUS4361)

Part Time - 15 hours per week happy to talk flexible working

Contract: Fixed term until the end August 2025, with a potential 1 year extension depending on funding approval.

Base: Local Authority offices in Plymouth, with the flexibility to work from home.

About the role

As the Project Officer for Plymouth, you will work closely with the existing Project Officer to engage with selected schools. You will support these schools across the area to inspire, encourage and enable more pupils and their families to walk, cycle, scoot and wheel to school.

You will engage and work with schools and their wider communities across Plymouth, developing and delivering fun, engaging and innovative activities and events. These will be inclusive and promote and enable all forms of active travel (walking, cycling, scooting and wheeling) to school. This will be achieved through planning and delivering practical skills (like cycle and scooter skills sessions, bike maintenance and led walks and rides), information events (such as assemblies, drop-in sessions, pop-up stands), competitions, incentive programmes and classroom sessions.

You will work closely with relevant teams at Plymouth City Council and the Plymotion behaviour change programme, to achieve the biggest impact through joint working.

You will report directly to the local Project Manager, work with the other project officer and local volunteers on the project, and other officers locally, as well as engaging with project officers across the South region and the UK.

Due to the nature of the role, a full DBS is required to be completed by the successful person. Candidates should be based within the geographical area with regular travel expected.

About you

You should have experience of working with young people and demonstrate evidence of planning and delivering group workshops and activity sessions, as well as experience of events planning.

Ideally you will have experience of delivering behaviour change projects with a physical activity focus and have an understanding of community based or environmental projects.

You will be a skilled communicator, with the ability to connect with different audiences ranging from children, parents, school staff and the wider community.

Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

What we offer

In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing

• 28 days leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits
• London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
• Death in Service benefit 3 x annual Salary

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 29 January 2025.
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams on the 11th or 12th of February 2025

About Sustrans

At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.

We're all here to change things! You ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.

We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.

You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.