Job Description
* Suffolk County Council
* Address: Endeavour House, Ipswich IP1 2BX or Riverside, Lowestoft NR33 0EQ or West Suffolk House, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3YU - Hybrid working
* Salary: £34,434 per annum (pro rata)
* Hours: 7.5 hours per week.
* Contract: Fixed Term or secondment for 6 months (project)
This advert is open to current Suffolk County Council staff only
At Suffolk County Council we're passionate about improving the future for our customers, our communities and the environment. If you are too, join us as an Active Travel Officer and make a huge and meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving. Our opportunities and support will enable you to make a difference and leave a positive legacy. Reimagine the possibilities.
Your role and responsibilities
* This role is dedicated to delivering a ground-breaking project. You will set up and deliver a scheme to provide several hundred loan bikes to year 5 and 6 pupils in some of the most deprived communities in Suffolk.
* You'll be responsible for engaging schools and staff and working with them to develop a process which involves the minimum of administrative work whilst ensuring that several hundred cycles spread throughout the county are tracked, safety checked and maintained on a regular basis.
* Marketing the scheme to pupils and parents / carers to ensure high levels of engagement and participation will be key with ongoing work through the school community to embed active travel and transport independence amongst service users.
You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (Word). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
The team
You will report to the Communities Active Travel Manager, part of the Transport Travel and Safety team. The team sits within the Transport Strategy division of the Growth, Highways and Infrastructure Directorate.
The Transport Travel and Safety team includes specialist officers with responsibility for road safety education and training, travel planning, behavioural change, traffic management, safety engineering and the school crossing patrol service. The team works with internal partners across Suffolk County Council, including Public Health and external organisations. We are a lively and proactive team which is pragmatic and solutions focussed.
The team works in a range of settings within the community, including hubs, schools, colleges, workplaces and housing estates, and we support people to travel safely and sustainably.
Empowering Everyone
We're big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We're always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report.
For more information
Please contact Chris Grover (he/him) for a casual conversation. You can reach him by calling or emailing
If you want to apply for a secondment, read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager before submitting your application.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (Word).
Step 2 - Click 'Apply Now' to start your online application.
Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 600 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template.
1. You have identified a school which you believe would benefit from being involved in the project. What reasons might the school have for not wishing to engage and how will you overcome them?
2. The project is running well in a village school in north west Suffolk. What steps could you take to increase engagement from both pupils and their parents / carers and ensure that there is an opportunity for them to continue to benefit from transport independence when they leave primary school and return the loan cycle?
3. What will you need to consider and what system(s) will you set up to ensure that, in two years' time, the loan cycle is returned and can be safely issued to a new client? You will need to consider the scale of the project.
Step 4 - Upload a CV (without name and personal details).
Please note: Without a supporting statement and CV, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.
We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We encourage you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage, please contact our Recruitment Team by calling If you are invited to the next stage of selection, you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.
Closing date: 11.30pm, 16 November 2025.
Interview date: 19 November 2025 in Ipswich.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid
About Us
As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In return, you'll enjoy:
* up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
* membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
* travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
* performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
* training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
* a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
* diverse and active staff networks
* flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Plus lots more
If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website ).