Salary:Grade F: 21,321 - 23,864 Pro Rata Per Annum

Job Description

JobTitle:ProjectOfficer,CommunityStreetDesign,

ActiveSchoolNeighbourhoods

Reference:SUS1187

Salary:Grade F: £21,321 - £23,864 pro rata per annum

(dependent on relevant skills and experience)

FixedTerm:12monthcontract

Hours:22.5perweek

Base:CrossHouseWestgateRoadNewcastle

Purposeof theJob:

To support thedelivery ofaBIGLotteryfunded ActiveSchoolNeighbourhood(ASN) projectand Newcastle Cycle City Ambition DIY Streets projectwiththeaimofworkingwithschoolsandtheircommunitiestoestablishbarriersto activetravelandinresponse,redesignthelocalstreetsandneighbourhoodto createsafer,moreattractiveandsociableneighbourhoods.

Thedesignswill beinnovativeandpushtheboundariesofconventionalstreetlayouts.

PlaceintheOrganisation:

ThepostholderwillreporttotheNetworkManagerandworkcloselywiththeActiveSchoolNeighbourhood Senior Project Officer and Co-ordinatorandthecentralcommunities' team.

KeyRelationships:

Internal:Senior Project Officer, ASN, Newcastle

NetworkManager,NorthEast

ProgrammeManager,Smarter Choices,NorthEast

Programme Co-ordinator for Street Design (Midlands & North)

National Projects Co-ordinator for Street Design

SeniorUrbanDesigner,DIYStreets(Bristol)

Technician(UrbanDesign) (Bristol)

NationalProjectsCo-ordinator,Communities(Bristol)

RegionalDirector,NorthEast

Otherregionalstaff

Otherheadofficestaff

KeyResponsibilities(notinrankingorder):

1. To work with the Senior Project Officer (SPO)to delivertheBIGLotteryfundedActiveSchoolNeighbourhoods (ASN)projecttoaddresslocaltrafficandtransportconcernsinNewcastleby proactivelyengaginginthedesignanddeliveryofacommunityleddesign process.
2. Toactasakeycontactfortheparticipatingschoolsandtofoster,promoteanddevelopsuccessfulrelationshipswithresidentsandother communitystakeholders.
3. Tosupport thedevelopmentofstreetre-designproposals.
4. ToworkwiththeCommunities'teamtodevelopappropriatematerialstofacilitatecommunityinputintothedesignprocess.
5. Tosupport the designanddelivercommunityengagementactivitiesandevents, suchasconsultationsevents,streetparties,roadclosuresetc.
6. TosupporttheNetworkManager,Programme Manager, SmarterChoices and the Senior Project Officer, ASNinthe developmentofnewprojectopportunities.
7. Tosupportthe Senior Project Officer, ASNintheevaluationandreportingonprojectoutcomes
8. Toworkwiththe Senior Project Officer, ASNtosupportthe generationofpositivemediabaseduponASNworkinNewcastle
9. Toworkinaccordancewiththearrangementsdescribedinthe organisation'shealthandsafetymanagementsystemincludinganyprojector departmentspecificrequirements
10. Toundertakeanyotherdutiesappropriatetothegrade,thepostand capabilitiesofthepostholderasdirectedbythelinemanager.

WorkingConditions:

ThepostwillbebasedattheNewcastleoffice,withsometraveltoSustrans headofficeinBristol.Therewillalsobesometravelrequired,includingregular visitstotheprojectareapotentiallywithsomeovernightsawayfromhome. Duetothenatureoftherolesomeworkoutsidenormalofficehourswillbe required.

SpecialNote:

Thisjobdescriptiondoesnotformpartofthecontractofemployment,but indicateshowthatcontractshouldbeperformed. Thejobdescriptionmaybe subjecttoamendmentinthelightofexperienceandinconsultationwiththejobholder.

Compiled:Senior Project Officer, Street Design

Date:April 2014

ProjectOfficer,CommunityStreetDesign,ActiveSchoolNeighbourhoods

PersonSpecification

Criteria / Essential
Qualifications, education and training / Good standard of education
Experience / Experienceofdeliveringapractical/similarIequivalent projectwhichhadcommunity involvementasacoreelement.
Experience working with schools and young people.
Experienceofworkshopdesignandfacilitation.
Experienceoforganisinganddeliveringcommunityevents.
Experienceofreportwriting.
Skillsand abilities / Excellentinterpersonalandnetworkingskills
Excellentpresentationskills
Excellentwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills,
includingwritingandincludingeditingcopyforweb/other media
Anabilitytodevelopproductiveworkingrelationshipswith
awiderangeofindividualsandorganisations
Organisedandefficient,abletofunctiononown initiativewithlimitedsupervision
Excellentreportwritingskills
Computerliterate(knowledgeofword-processing, databases, spreadsheets, internet and website usage)
Knowledge / An understandingoftherelationshipbetweenpeople,the urbanenvironmentandactivetravel
Computerliterate(knowledgeofword-processing,
databases,spreadsheetspackages,internetandwebsite usage)
Other / Adynamicandcreativeapproach.
Committedtotheidealsofactivetravelandsustainable transport.
Criteria / Desirable
Qualifications, education anddtraining / Good standard of education
/ Educated to degree level
Experience / Experienceofworkinginneighbourhood regeneration Experienceofengaginghardtoreachcommunities ExperienceofcreatingandmanagingawebsiteIblogand othersocialmedia
Experienceofproducingstreetre-designproposals
Skillsand abilities / Visualpresentationskills(free-handdrawingand/or relevantexperiencewithcomputerdesignpackagese.g. Photoshop,sketchupIllustrator,Photoshop,lnDesign)
Knowledge / Knowledgeandunderstandingof: urbanandpublicrealm design;andtransportplanningandpolicy
Appreciationofwiderurbandesignissuesandsustainable
transportmodes.