Active Travel Officer

Are you an active travel ambassador who is passionate about increasing access to and participation in active travel across Greater Manchester?  

Are you seeking a varied role which provides the opportunity to work across a range of projects that will benefit residents across the region? 

Your Role 

The Active Travel Team at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) works collaboratively with the Network Director for Active Travel to deliver a comprehensive programme of behaviour change activity that supports Greater Manchester's ambitious plans to achieve a step-change in the proportion of trips made by active travel modes. 

As an Active Travel Officer, you will work with a wide range of stakeholders from funders and Local Authorities to community groups and suppliers to develop and deliver a range of projects and interventions aimed at improving access to walking, wheeling and cycling, that will make a difference to people’s lives 

In this role, you will manage a variety of projects ensuring that project plans, activities and interventions are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard. 

For more information, please see the role profile at the bottom of the advert. 

Who are we? 

This role sits within the Active Travel Team, part of the wider successful Cycling and Walking Programme team at TfGM making a fundamental difference to how people move around Greater Manchester, both now and in the future. 

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 bring a real enthusiasm for active travel as well as experience of developing and delivering interventions and projects to influence and change behaviours and a good understanding of the benefits of and barriers to active travel. 

Experience in reporting on and monitoring the impact of live projects through the collection of data and case studies helping to build a case for future investment is key. You will also need good project management skills to ensure that projects are delivered to a high standard and on budget. 

You’ll have the ability to work independently and as part of a team to ensure goals can be achieved. Additionally, you will be able to listen and to communicate clearly and effectively to a range of audiences. 

What we can offer you 

We have a fixed term contract opportunity to join the team until March 2026. This is a critical time as we work to deliver an integrated transport network across Greater Manchester with active travel at its core. If you think you have what it takes and want to join a dynamic organisation at the heart of the city-region we would really like to hear from you! 

Our benefits include: 

• A salary of £39,360 - £43,817 per annum depending on skills and experience  
• 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays) 
• Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance 
• Free bus, 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. When completing your application, please ensure that you provide clear examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit.  

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.    

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor. 

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.