Role Overview

Lead the design and delivery of impactful projects or funding opportunities, working closely with Programme Directors and colleagues across the Transport Solutions Team.
Manage end-to-end delivery of specific initiatives – this could include grants, pilots, commissioned projects, partnerships or other tools – ensuring they are well scoped and aligned to our strategic priorities.
Use insight, evidence, and stakeholder engagement to shape the approach to new work, including scoping documents, funding criteria, business cases, and delivery plans.
Work flexibly across our matrix team, contributing to projects or funding rounds outside your own portfolio as needed, and supporting colleagues with specialist input or delivery resource.
Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, including charities, researchers, delivery partners and commercial organisations.
Manage delivery, budgets, due diligence, risks and outcomes for projects or funding opportunities, ensuring appropriate governance and reporting is in place.
Collaborate across teams including Impact & Evaluation, Finance, and Communications to ensure high-quality delivery, learning and visibility of our work.
Bring and apply knowledge in key areas such as accessible transport, disability, inclusive innovation, grant-making or systems change.
Support the development and continuous improvement of our delivery models, funding mechanisms and ways of working.

Requirements

Experience managing projects or funding opportunities from inception through to delivery, including planning, delivery, and monitoring, ideally across teams and with external partners or suppliers.
Ability to scope and deliver initiatives or funding opportunities using evidence, insight, and engagement with disabled people and other key stakeholders.
Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple, complex workstreams to deadlines in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholder groups.
Strong data and analysis skills, including the ability to synthesise qualitative and quantitative insight to inform decision-making and strategy.
High IT literacy, including confident use of Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint).
A collaborative and flexible working style, with experience contributing to cross-team initiatives or matrix working.
Understanding of disability and transport issues, such as the social model of disability, transport barriers, key legislation etc. (Nice to haves).
Experience delivering or managing grant programmes, innovation pilots, research projects, or cross-sector partnerships. (Nice to haves).
Familiarity with innovation or funding mechanisms such as challenge prizes, agile funding rounds, co-design, systems mapping, or commissioning frameworks. (Nice to haves).
Experience of working in or alongside government, industry, or the not-for-profit sector. (Nice to haves).
Experience supporting or line managing others in a team or project context. (Nice to haves).

Benefits

26 days annual leave, plus the option to buy/ sell up to five days.
One wellbeing day for extra flexibility.
Pension scheme
Up to 20%, including a 10% non-contributory contribution and matched contributions up to 5%.
Life Assurance of four times your salary.
Private healthcare through BUPA for you and your family, along with a Medicash Health Plan.
Employee assistance programme: GP appointments, eye tests, flu vaccinations, sick pay and free gym and yoga sessions.
Enhanced Parental Leave, including Adoption Pay.
Free parking, EV charge points and a minibus service to/from the town centre and train station.
Fresh fruit, breakfast snacks, and a Dress for Your Day dress code.
Learning and development opportunities to help you grow.

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