Description
- Hours: 37 hours per week
- Contract: Fixed Term - 24 Months
- Salary: Grade 11 £51,357 - £54,495
- Location: Sheffield
(This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office)
We are looking for a Micromobility Programme Manager to join us here at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
Joining the Active Travel team, you will work with local, regional, and national partners to shape, develop, and influence the implementation of e-bikes, e-scooters and other forms of micromobility in South Yorkshire, leading more people to get easily to job and study opportunities. The key focus for the role will be developing, launching and then leading our £1m+ innovative e-bike subscription programme, one of the largest in the country, with a social enterprise business model focussed on supporting those who will benefit the most.
Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter to detail how you meet the criteria as detailed within the role profile. (please see role profile attached). Please note, all applications should be made directly via our .
Interviews: The hiring team plan to hold interviews for this role in early July. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role in further detail before applying, please email the hiring manager at .
About the role
We are seeking a motivated and proactive Micromobility Project Manager who can support the coordination and delivery of a range of e-bike, e-scooter and other micromobility programmes across South Yorkshire. You will play a key role delivering against ‘Our strategy for walking, wheeling and cycling in South Yorkshire’, supporting our ‘software’ measures, provided alongside our ‘hardware’ for people to feel capable of walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling more, and to feel motivated to do so.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Mayoral e-bikes: Ready SYMCA to launch its Mayoral e-bikes project, including procurement, supplier on-boarding and contract management
- Maintain extensive internal and external stakeholder management, to a wide range of stakeholders including local authorities, the Mayor and Active Lives Commissioner
- In a local government setting that supports our strategy and enable cycling to opportunities, particularly amongst those that otherwise wouldn’t, pro-actively support sales; reacting to opportunities, retaining customers and reduce churn
- Financial accountability; maintaining commercial modelling and forecasts of income vs expenditure and identifying financial risks and opportunities
- Pro-actively managing risk registers and regular performance and risk reporting to senior management
- Key account management for a range of clients and suppliers to achieve SLA’s, contracts and expected delivery; identifying and mitigating risks early
- Leading behaviour change initiatives to increase mayoral e-bike use, encouraging those who otherwise wouldn’t, to try e-cycling
- Supporting SYMCA teams with comms and engagement strategies
- Lead and support South Yorkshire’s safe adoption of e-scooters in accordance with government legislation, with knowledge of, or keenness to develop expertise in, government’s proposed changes to micromobility laws
- Support potential use of e-scooters integrated with e-cycle hire schemes in South Yorkshire
- Ready South Yorkshire for the potential legalisation of private e-scooters, working with stakeholders including SY Safer Roads Partnership, Mayor’s office and local authorities
- Support cycle hire: be the SYMCA lead for local authority cycle hire schemes, supporting local authorities to successfully deliver cycle hire
- Promote and support safe micromobility
- Pro-actively counter e-bike battery fire misinformation to demonstrate safety
- Support improved public understanding by distinguishing legal e‑bikes from illegal or non‑compliant
- Work with partners, including South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, to coordinate behaviour change and campaigns that address illegal e‑bikes and e‑scooters
About you
- You will have experience of working within programme or project environments, with an understanding of employment, skills, or work and health agendas.
- You will be confident working with a range of stakeholders, including local partners and service providers, and supporting engagement activities to ensure successful programme delivery.
- The successful candidate will demonstrate strong problem solving, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and contribute to the smooth running of complex programmes.
- You will be able to demonstrate entrepreneurialism, promoting sales and reducing cancellations, managing commercial modelling and spotting opportunities to drive active travel behaviour change.
- Experience of supporting partnership working, monitoring performance, and contributing to continuous improvement activities would be beneficial.
- You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, using data and feedback to support programme development and maximise impact.
For further detail about the requirements for this role, please see the criteria listed within the role prole attached.
Benefits
All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well-placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities. Work/life balance is extremely important to us here at SYMCA with our recognised family/friendly policies, genuine work flexibility, recognition, and shared success.
In addition to the above, some of our benefits include -
Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues.
Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in additional to your normal annual leave
Hybrid working – Our offices are a space where we come together and collaborate. Most of our roles are offered on a hybrid basis with the exception of some support roles being onsite full time. Please note, unless specified within the job advert, we cannot accommodate remote working contracts.
Flexible Hours Scheme – Most roles within SYMCA work under the Flexi-Scheme which allows office-based employees’ flexibility and discretion over their working hours. Under the scheme employees can accrue a defined amount of credit or debit of working hours, and to take time-off in the form of Flexi-Leave or banked Annual Leave.
Rewarding You - Reducing everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway and Cycle-to-Work schemes.
Training on the job - Support with upskilling skills through on-the-job training and qualifications
Professional Membership Fees – Where membership to Professional bodies is applicable to your role, SYMCA will reimburse your membership fees where applicable and following approval by Line Management.
Diversity at South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority
Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one of employment as such all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements.
Where candidates share disabilities within the application process, if they demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria from the Role Profile within their application, they will automatically be invited to interview.
If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please contact or include within your application form detailing the adjustment and how it will assist in managing any barriers.
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) brings together the local authorities of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield and to serve the communities and businesses of South Yorkshire. From transport to housing, from business growth to skills, the SYMCA has a great story to tell. We have ambitions to deliver recovery and renewal for people, businesses and places across South Yorkshire.
In recent years significant funding has been secured through the Transforming Cities Fund and a devolution deal, and further funding has recently been secured through the region’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement. As a result we have a large and growing capital programme to deliver in support of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Mayor’s 2040 vision for transport. Join our workforce of talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions.
This is what a career at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is like, and this is where yours starts.
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is currently in the process of reviewing its terms and conditions of employment including pay and grading. As part of this project, the post advertised may be subject to changes in the near future. All changes and any impact on individual posts will be discussed further should you be successfully appointed to the position you have applied for.
Please note that SYMCA follows a structured salary grading system for all roles, and the offered salary for each post will be at the starting point within the specified grade. We value the skills and experience of potential candidates, and there will be opportunities for salary enhancements as you grow within South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority does not hold a sponsorship licence and cannot provide Skilled Worker sponsorship for any roles advertised.
Please note, we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than indicated on the Job Advert should we receive a high volume of applicants.
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