Active Travel Officer

• Suffolk County Council

• Address: Endeavour House IpswichIP1 2BX or Riverside LowestoftNR33 0EQ or West Suffolk House Bury St Edmunds IP33 3YU - Hybrid working

• Salary: 34434 per annum (pro rata)

• Hours: 7.5 hours per week.

• Contract: Fixed Term or secondment for 6 months (project)

This advert is open to current Suffolk County Council staff only

At Suffolk County Council were passionate about improving the future for our customers our communities and the environment. If you are too join us as an Active Travel Officer and make a huge and meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving. Our opportunities and support will enable you to make a difference and leave a positive legacy. Reimagine the possibilities.

Your role and responsibilities

• This role is dedicated to delivering a ground-breaking project. You will set up and deliver a scheme to provide several hundred loan bikes to year 5 and 6 pupils in some of the most deprived communities in Suffolk.

• Youll be responsible for engaging schools and staff and working with them to develop a process which involves the minimum of administrative work whilst ensuring that several hundred cycles spread throughout the county are tracked safety checked and maintained on a regular basis.

• Marketing the scheme to pupils and parents / carers to ensure high levels of engagement and participation will be key with ongoing work through the school community to embed active travel and transport independence amongst service users.

You can view a full list of requirements in theJob and Person Profile (Word). If you believe you can succeed in this role apply. Even if you dont meet all requirements still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team

You will report to the Communities Active Travel Manager part of the Transport Travel and Safety team. The team sits within the Transport Strategy division of the Growth Highways and Infrastructure Directorate.

The Transport Travel and Safety team includes specialist officers with responsibility for road safety education and training travel planning behavioural change traffic management safety engineering and the school crossing patrol service. The team works with internal partners across Suffolk County Council including Public Health and external organisations. We are a lively and proactive team which is pragmatic and solutions focussed.

The team works in a range of settings within the community including hubs schools colleges workplaces and housing estates and we support people to travel safely and sustainably.

Empowering Everyone

Were big believers in potential possibility and the power of different ideas. Were always searching for ways to encourage respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation as shown in ourWorkforce Equality Report.

For more information

Please contact Chris Grover (he/him) for a casual conversation. You can reach him by calling or emailing

If you want to apply for a secondment read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager before submitting your application.

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (Word).

Step 2 - Click Apply Now to start your online application.

Step 3 -Upload asupporting statementanswering the following questions below (no more than 600 words per question). You should use theSupporting Statement template.

1. You have identified a school which you believe would benefit from being involved in the project. What reasons might the school have for not wishing to engage and how will you overcome them

2. The project is running well in a village school in north west Suffolk. What steps could you take to increase engagement from both pupils and their parents / carers and ensure that there is an opportunity for them to continue to benefit from transport independence when they leave primary school and return the loan cycle

3. What will you need to consider and what system(s) will you set up to ensure that in two years time the loan cycle is returned and can be safely issued to a new client You will need to consider the scale of the project.

Step 4 -Upload a CV (without name and personal details).

Please note:Without a supporting statement and CV your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.

We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We encourage you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage please contact our Recruitment Team by emailingor calling. If you are invited to the next stage of selection you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.

Closing date:11.30pm 16 November 2025.

Interview date: 19 November 2025 in Ipswich.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid