Road Safety Partnership Coordinator

Overview

The role will be hosted by Gloucestershire County Council on behalf of the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership. You will lead the coordination of partners and activities in the partnership including the Council, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue, the Police, National Highways and others. The goal of the partnership is to achieve local and national objectives by significantly reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the county's roads, and to achieve Vision Zero by 2050.

You will develop and deliver strategic plans for the partnership and lead innovative and creative campaigns and interventions to encourage safer travel and reduce road traffic collisions in the county. Your role will also involve budget management and monitoring programmes. You will provide regular, timely, and accurate reporting and forecasting. You will take the lead in making funding applications to grant bodies including the Department for Transport.

You will drive the work of the partnership ensuring that the partners work together to apply the Safe System to ensure maximum impact in delivering road safety. You will play a prominent role in high priority projects for both the GRSP and the Council, to achieve a significant impact on road safety including county wide speed limit reduction initiatives.

Further details about the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership and Road Safety Policies are below.

• Lead the coordination of partners and activities in the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) including the Council, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue, the Police, National Highways and others.
• Develop and deliver strategic plans for the partnership and lead innovative and creative campaigns and interventions to encourage safer travel and reduce road traffic collisions in the county.
• Manage budgets, monitor programmes, provide regular, timely, and accurate reporting and forecasting.
• Lead funding applications to grant bodies including the Department for Transport.
• Drive collaboration within the partnership to apply the Safe System for maximum impact in delivering road safety.
• Play a prominent role in high priority projects for GRSP and the Council, including county-wide speed limit reduction initiatives.

• Background in road safety and partnership coordination.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to inspire and drive change.
• Knowledge and appreciation of the Safe System.
• Excellent problem solving, lateral thinking, and ability to encourage innovation.
• Proficiency in project, programme and budget management.
• Experience contributing to bidding for funding.
• Political awareness crucial for building and managing relationships with and between partners in the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership.
• Strong coordination, negotiation skills and ability to maintain unity.
• Flexible working arrangements; hybrid working is available, with the ability to travel to various locations.

The work location is flexible and hybrid working applies to the role, but the ability to travel to various locations is essential.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• In-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network