Please note: this vacancy will close for applications at 12:00 on Monday 24 May 2021
The Sustainable Travel Worker has a key role to play in encouraging a shift to sustainable travel for University Staff, Students and local residents of St Andrews through the delivery of projects and programmes aimed at enabling and facilitating sustainable travel choices. A key part of the post will be to develop and support a team of volunteer Active Travel champions and enable them to undertake a wide range of sustainable travel initiatives ranging from Led rides, Cycle Safety and walking to creation of maps and air quality monitoring. They will help to deliver the Universities Travel Plan with an emphasis on promoting smarter travel options including car sharing, cycling, public transport and walking especially at the new Eden Campus site. The post will also support a programme of cycle safety by delivering cycle training, cycle safety promotions and bike security programmes. It will use and develop the “Go St Andrews” travel brand to reach and promote active travel whilst linking and supporting the towns Active travel path network development.
The role will be supported by the Transition Manager and transition steering group as well as funds from the Smarter Choices Smarter Places grant.
The worker will also be required to work as part of a flexible and supportive team to help fulfil the overall objective of Transition UStA.
Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Alistair Macleod, email: am296@st-andrews.ac.uk, Tel: 01334 464000.
Applications are particularly welcome from men, people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.
The University is committed to equality for all, demonstrated through our working on diversity awards (ECU Athena SWAN/Race Charters; Carer Positive; LGBT Charter; and Stonewall). More details can be found at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/diversityawards/.
This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by the UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Further information can be found at https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/policy/immigration/.
Please quote ref: CG1544SB
Closing Date: Monday 24 May 2021
Interview Date: Thursday 3 June 2021
Further Particulars: CG1544SB FPs.doc
Estates
Salary: £19,612 - £20,130 per annum pro rata
Start: As soon as possible
Fixed term until 31 March 2022