Transport For The North Overview
Transport for the North was established in 2018 as the first Sub-national Transport Body in England and was formed to transform the transport system for the North of England, providing the strategic infrastructure needed for enhanced economic growth.
As a partnership, we bring together the North's local transport authorities and business leaders together with delivery partners, like Network Rail and National Highways, and work closely with government. We work with our partners to support and enable delivery of the North's Strategic Transport Plan ambitions to drive sustainable and inclusive growth.
Our role is to add strategic value by ensuring that funding and strategy decisions about transport in the North are informed by local knowledge and requirements. As a partnership, we have powers devolved from central government to work together to deliver strategic transport priorities.
Our vision is of a thriving North of England, where modern transport connections drive economic growth and support an excellent quality of life.
Role Overview
This appointment represents a unique opportunity to work for a pan-regional organisation focussed on improving outcomes for people and communities across the North. By managing and developing our policy and research work in relation to both decarbonisation and emerging technologies, you will play a vital part in the implementation of our Strategic Transport Plan.
This exciting horizon facing role involves delivering a range of research projects, data tools and partner support in relation to decarbonisation and climate adaptation as well as helping to ensure TfN and its partners are appraised of the opportunities and challenges posed by the latest new technologies. The role provides the opportunity to explore the complex inter-relationships between new technologies and the need for a fair and prosperous decarbonisation transition for the North.
The role will maintain existing and build new networks and relationships, both internally and externally, working closely with our partner authorities, and also our rail, road and transport appraisal and modelling teams (TAME), supporting TfN's Strategic Ambitions and our headline objectives in relation to both decarbonisation and connected mobility.
What we're looking for:
The successful candidate will have significant experience in the field of transport decarbonisation, as well as wider environmental and sustainability aspects, and the ability to apply this experience in complex strategy and policy situations.
The candidate must also have experience in tracking new technologies, both directly related to transport systems such as connected and autonomous vehicles and for other related sectors where relevant to transport system, for example, how artificial intelligence and digital connectivity may interact now and in the future with transport connectivity - and subsequently developing related advice, policy and research projects.
You must have the confidence, experience and ability to navigate the complex trade-offs involved in transport decarbonisation and transport infrastructure development, developing effective narratives to ensure TfN and its partners continue to progress towards achieving the outcomes defined within our STP.
The successful candidate must be at ease in frequently engaging with a wide range of external and internal stakeholders to ensure TfN's work in these areas remains relevant and optimises the value for our local partners, as well as the ability and confidence to represent TfN in a wide variety of public and professional forums.
Candidates must possess a Master's degree or other specialist post-graduate qualification (or equivalent level reached through experience) in an environmental, sustainability and / or transport related subject. Above all else, we're looking for someone who's passionate about achieving a fair and prosperous decarbonisation transition for our communities.
Closing Date: 12:00pm 11th Feb 2025
Provisional Interview Date: 24th/25th Feb 2025
In return, as well as a competitive salary, our other benefits are:
- 28 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays
- Access to the local government pension scheme
- Access to various salary sacrifice benefits, including Travel Pass purchase scheme.
- Access to TfN's Flexi-Time Scheme, allowing accrual of up to 18 additional days leave per year
If you believe you have the skills and experience we're looking for please apply online, ensuring that in your application you provide evidence in the form of specific examples of how you meet the essential criteria in the role profile.
All candidates will be required to prove their right to work in the UK as part of the recruitment process.
At TfN, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We are particularly keen to encourage applications from women, members of ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities who are currently under-represented.
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, all applications will be considered on their merit.
As an organisation we always strive to do the right thing and understand that in order to make a difference in our society and workplace, we must be committed to respecting equality and diversity, showing kindness, tackling discrimination and promoting inclusion and have signed the CIHT Diversity and Inclusion Charter Statement to further endorse our commitment. We are also an accredited Living Wage Employer, this means that every employee earns a real Living Wage and are recognised as Disability Confident employer (stage 2) acting as a disability confident champion within our local and business communities and business networks.
