Policy Officer

Salary:  £34,834 - £38,223 (Bar at £37,336) per annum pro rata

Working Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 09 May 2024

The City Centre Growth and Infrastructure Team drive the delivery of a wide range of projects and initiatives that support the regeneration and ongoing growth of the city centre. The team work to promote Manchester as a place to live, work and visit; facilitating development and investment in the city centre, and encouraging businesses to relocate here, supporting the creation of new jobs, homes, infrastructure, and amenities. The service works with a wide range of partners in the public and private sector, and other stakeholders, to ensure an integrated and comprehensive approach to achieving the Council’s growth objectives. 

The role will work across the Infrastructure & Environment’s wide remit to set transport or environment strategy for the whole city of Manchester, ensuring that the City Council’s strategic objectives for transport, sustainable economic growth, regeneration and zero carbon are met.

As part of a flexible pool of policy officers working across the full thematic responsibilities of the service, but with specific emphasis on transport, clean air, climate change and infrastructure policy and strategy.  

About the candidate:

You will be a passionate advocate for transforming Manchester and delivering on our objectives for zero carbon and sustainable transport. You will have experience of working in a built environment, transport, highways or related area, in either a strategy or projects-related role, or you will have strong transferrable skills. You will be keen to work with people in Manchester's neighbourhoods to create positive change on the ground and have strong communication skills to a wide range of audiences.

For further information and the application process follow https://tinyurl.com/4rkph66m