Active Travel Coordinator

Derby City Council; Derby; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Derby City Council seeks an Active Travel Coordinator to lead initiatives promoting active travel within the community. This permanent position, based at the Council House, offers a salary ranging from £36,124 to £38,626 and includes benefits such as flexible work arrangements and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible work/life balance scheme

Hybrid working

Continued professional development opportunities

27 days annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Team Derby Rewards

Cycle2Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in delivering collaborative projects.
• Strong community engagement skills with a track record of partnership working.
• Experience with funding applications and managing funded programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead existing projects such as Cycle Derby.
• Support community-led walking programmes.
• Increase opportunities for residents to travel actively.

Skills

Leadership

Community Engagement

Project Management

Education

Experience in Active Travel or Health Improvement

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Job title Active Travel Coordinator Job reference 000011239 Date posted 01/07/2025 Application closing date 23/07/2025 Working Pattern Blank Salary Grade H £36,124 - £38,626 a year Contractual hours Blank Basis Blank Job category/type Sport & Leisure Attachments Blank Job description

Role: Active Travel Coordinator
Salary: Grade H £36,124 - £38,626 a year
Location: Council House
Hours: 37 hours a week
Closing Date: 23/07/2025
Contract Type: Permanent

We are recruiting for the role of an Active Travel Coordinator, a key post within Climate and Active Environments - Physical Activity and Health team to support us in our vision to create resilience and improve health by connecting people to each other, their communities and their environment. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is not only experienced, but also passionate about creating a new narrative for Active Travel in Derby, one that is collaborative, community led and reflective of the diverse needs of Derby’s population.

The role involves leading and managing existing projects such as Cycle Derby and supporting community led walking programmes, with the ambition to grow these further and increase opportunities for all residents to move more and travel actively within their community and city.

Who We Are

Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

What We Offer

You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:

• Flexible work/life balance scheme
• Hybrid working
• Modern office environment
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have…

• Proven leadership in delivering collaborative projects in Active Travel, Health improvement, or Physical Activity.

• Strong community engagement skills, with a track record of co-design and partnership working.

• An understanding of systemic barriers faced by underrepresented communities and a drive to create inclusive, practical solutions.

• Experience with funding applications and managing funded programmes.

• The confidence to bring fresh ideas and challenge the status quo in a positive, constructive way.

• This role will play a central part in delivering our Active Lives (Travel) and Move More Derby plans and we are keen to hear from those who can demonstrate a new approach and help us shape an ambitious future for Active Travel in our city.

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.

The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 23 July 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held: on 28 July 2025 at the Council House – Online interviews will be considered with prior notification

Important Information

Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [e-mail]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

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