Job Description

Job Introduction

About Us

Oxfordshire County Council is seeking a Technical Lead - Work Place Engagement with extensive experience to work within the Behavour Change and Travel Plans team. As a Technical Lead within the team you will have the opportunity to oversee and lead on the council's engagement with major employers across the county to support and enable sustainable and active travel and behavour change interventions and to lead on the development of the councils own travel plan, which will include being responsible for the monitoring, governance, reporting and communication of the OCC Travel Plan.

About the Role

This role will be supporting the major employment sites in developing a package of measures to support the development of Active Travel interventions and the uptake of public transport.


You will help to develop a work place strategy to support the delivery of the LTCP, along with developing bids to secure funding for the delivery of the strategy.


This role will Work be a cross county role with a focus on supporting the major employers in the county.

About you

You will be an experienced transport planner who has a keen interest in championing the place making and Active Travel. You will have experience in delivering behavour change interventions and including good knowledge of supporting active travel projects. You will be a team player, helping to develop those in junior roles and also have strategic political awareness of working within a political organisation. You will seek to drive continuous improvement enabling ambitious and innovative delivery for our organisation and communities in the future.


Please see the full job specification for full details on the role

Rewards and benefits

Culture of flexible working Technology to support agile working where role permits 30 day's holiday p.a. pro rata, plus bank holidays. Option to 'buy' additional holiday Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer's contribution of up to 19.9% Enhanced family friendly policies Local and national discounts for shopping and travel Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development

Our commitment to:

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Our commitment to:

Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to:

Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to:

Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, full time and part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

Follow us on Social Media

Stay up-to-date with the latest news and featured jobs from Oxfordshire County Council by following us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.



If you encounter any technical issues with the application system, please contact us at: careers@oxfordshire.gov.uk