Assistant Transport Policy Officer

Reference:

JUN20160892

Expiry date:

16:00, 06 July 2016

Location:

North of England

Salary:

£30,000 Per Annum

Benefits:

Free rail or Metrolink travel to/from work within Greater Manchester and free bus travel within Greater Manchester.

Attachment:

RoleProfile-AssistantTransportPolicyOfficer.doc

Transport for the North (TfN) has been formed as part of the strategic response to the changing transport and infrastructure needs of the whole of the North of England. It incorporates the city regions of Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield connecting these cities and the wider regional towns and cities across the North of England, to drive better connectivity, economic growth and better opportunity for all. It is crystal clear that “the cities of the North together can be greater than the sum of their parts”.

The Government has committed to establishing TfN as a statutory body, with statutory powers and duties, and is now delivering on this important commitment. Amendments to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill will provide for the creation of sub-national transport bodies (STBs), which would be established through secondary legislation at the request of local areas in England. STBs will initially advise the Secretary of State for Transport on strategic transport schemes and investment priorities in their own area. The Secretary of State may grant individual STBs additional responsibilities around the decision-making and delivery of strategic transport schemes and significant cross-regional schemes such as smart ticketing. TfN will be the first of these.

Devolving strategic transport planning powers through STBs via this amendment to the Bill demonstrates the Government’s clear commitment to the Northern Powerhouse and rebalancing the economy outside of London.

The Assistant Transport Policy Officer will be responsible for assisting in the development of policy approaches across Transport for the North (TfN) and supporting the organisations evidence base for connectivity across the North. You will also take ownership of investment case-making, the evaluation of TfN business cases and the completion of funding proposals.

The role is offered on a Two Year Fixed Term Contract / Secondment (public sector bodies only).

The successful candidate will have previous experience of supporting transport policy development activities. You will be experience of analysing information and evidence and making recommendations. In addition you will experience of effectively communicating research findings to a range of audiences and to meet a variety of requirements for TfN and the north.

The base location for this position is flexible across the North of England but with a requirement to regularly work from our offices in Manchester.