Are you passionate about community-led solutions that make transport accessible for everyone?
At the Community Transport Association (CTA), we support and advocate for charities, community groups and social enterprises who deliver vital transport services in their communities. We’re a UK-wide charity and membership organisation, and we’re looking for a new Development Officer to join our England team.
You’ll build strong relationships with members in London, East England and the East Midlands, helping them navigate challenges and make the most of opportunities. Through day-to-day support, events, training and advice, you’ll make sure members feel supported, connected and heard.
You’ll also gather insights from your work with members to help us improve our services and advocate more effectively for the community transport sector.
This role is remote, but you must be able to travel regularly within your region and across England. We welcome applications from across the UK, but we will prioritise those who live within or near the region.
Join us and help power the community transport movement.
Purpose of the Role
To ensure that our members receive outstanding support and derive value from their membership, by the provision of development support, advice, resources, training, forums and events.
The post-holder will collect data from member interactions to improve our services and help us better advocate for and champion community transport.
The role provides a valuable two-way communication channel with members to gather intelligence, promote membership, increase participation in CTA initiatives and market our services and products such as driver training, permits etc.
In this role, you will be involved in addressing local and regional priorities with CTA members and supporting the development of other coproduced projects with partners and stakeholders.
Skills and Experiences
We are interested in people that have the following skills and experiences
- Working in, or with, community groups or charities to strengthen their services and performance.
- Working with public sector bodies and supporting cross-sector collaboration.
- Experience of at least one area of Organisational Development activity such as governance, strategy development, funding / fundraising, volunteer management, stakeholder engagement, and/or partnership development.
- Gathering data / information from stakeholders and using this to contribute to the development of policy, projects or services.
- Strong comprehension skills with the ability to identify key points and underlying questions.
- Working in or with the community transport sector and/or issues related to transport policy / services.
- Developing professional resources / toolkits to be used by stakeholders.
- Working within a membership and/or voluntary sector environment.
If you like the sound of this opportunity and have the credentials and self-confidence to rise to the challenge, then we’d love to hear from you. Come and join the community transport movement!
Visit https://ctauk.org/opportunities/ for further information and the full job description and person specification
Your application should include the following two things:
- A personal statement that’s no longer than two sides of A4. Share your motivation for applying for the role and how you meet the essential requirements from the knowledge, skills and abilities section of the Person Specification.
- An up-to-date, detailed CV including all relevant employment history and key achievements in your most recent role(s). Please also ensure your CV has your email address, phone number including names and contact details of two people who can provide references, one of whom should be your most recent employer. We will only request references once we have chosen an applicant we wish to appoint. Also, ensure your CV does not contain personal data such as DOB, gender, nationality, photo etc.
Pay: £30,292.00-£33,437.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Paid volunteer time
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Please share your experience of working in or with community groups or charities to strengthen their services and performance.
- Please share why you are interested in working with community transport operators.
Experience:
- Providing advice and support to clients: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Remote
