Project Officer

Project Officer

• England South
• £28,831 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
• Ref: 03REC
• Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
• Contract: Fixed term until the end of December 2025, with potential extensions
  to 2029, subject to funding
• Base: Council Office in Bournemouth with flexibility to work from home

About the role

As the Project Officer for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP), you will work closely
with two existing Project Officers to engage with selected schools. You will support these
schools across the area to inspire, encourage and enable more pupils and their families to
walk, wheel, cycle and scoot to school.

You will engage and work with selected schools and their wider communities across BCP,
developing and delivering fun, engaging and innovative activities and events. These will be
inclusive and promote and enable all forms of active travel (walking, cycling, scooting and
wheeling) to school. This will be achieved through planning and delivering practical skills
(like cycle and scooter skills sessions, bike maintenance and led walks and rides), information
events (such as assemblies, drop in sessions, pop up stands), competitions, incentive
programmes and classroom sessions. You will also support the successful delivery of BCP
Council’s School Streets programme, both for new and existing schemes.

You will work closely with relevant teams at BCP Council and other key stakeholders to achieve
the biggest impact through collaborative working.

You will report directly to the local Project Manager, work with the other project officers and
local volunteers on the project, and other officers locally, as well as engaging with project
officers across the South region and the UK.

Due to the nature of the role, a full DBS is required to be completed by the successful
person. Candidates should be based within the geographical area with regular travel expected.

About you

You should have experience of working with young people from a wide variety of backgrounds and
be able to adapt your approach to meet varying needs. You must demonstrate evidence of planning
and delivering engaging and interactive group workshops and activity sessions, as well as
experience of events planning.

You will have experience of delivering successful behaviour change projects, ideally with a
physical activity focus, and have an understanding of community based or environmental
projects.

You will be a skilled communicator, with the ability to connect with different audiences
ranging from children, parents, school staff and the wider community.

Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone – reducing inequality,
valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and
respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all
parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

What we offer

In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible,
supportive and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing

• 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to
  work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by
  Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits
• London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32
  local authority districts plus the City of London)
• Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday – Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 08 June 2025.
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams on the 17th or 18th June 2025

To apply, please complete our online application form.

About Sustrans

At Sustrans you’ll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.

We’re all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented,
passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We
act locally and think big – we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates
healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

You’ll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You’ll work on
exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you’ll be rewarded by seeing
the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.

We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome
difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your
wellness is supported.

You’ll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible,
supportive, ethical and fun.