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Job Description
Job Summary: Promote Sustainable Travel in Ireland
The National Transport Authority (NTA) seeks a candidate to support the Smarter Travel Programme, promoting public transport and active travel to workplaces, colleges, and schools throughout Ireland.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain relationships with Smarter Travel Programme partners to develop and implement active and sustainable travel plans.
- Act as primary contact for Smarter Travel Programme partners and assist with implementing sustainable mobility plans.
- Administer, analyse, and report on Smarter Travel programme surveys.
- Coordinate the delivery of the Smarter Travel Mark, reviewing organisations' expressions of interest and awarding successful organisations with the Mark certification.
- Arrange and represent the NTA at Smarter Travel Mark plaque presentations.
- Actively seek opportunities to grow and expand the Smarter Travel Programme, Smarter Travel Mark, and Smarter Travel Student Awards Programme.
- Forecast, manage, and analyse the Smarter Travel Programme and Smarter Travel Marks performance metrics.
- Coordinate behavioural change initiatives, including active travel interventions.
- Coordinate, deliver, and promote the national Smarter Travel Student Awards Programme.
- Maintain and develop the Smarter Travel Student awards judging panel.
- Deliver lectures and student briefings throughout the academic year.
- Organise and coordinate seminars, events, and campaigns.
- Develop marketing, communications, and promotional materials.
- Maintain, update, and write copy for the website and TFI Smarter Travel website.
- Promote the use of digital channels to publicise the Smarter Travel Programme, Smarter Travel Mark, and Smarter Travel Students Awards Programme.
- Analyse data and present comprehensive results and reports on KPIs and achievements.
- Manage budgets and perform other tasks as required.
Essential Criteria:
- Hold a minimum of a NFQ Level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline.
- Have at least five years of recent relevant experience in business or behavioural change roles.
- Have at least two years of experience managing projects or people.
- Have at least one year of experience in public transport roles related to promoting public transport, active, or sustainable transport modes.
- Have strong experience in managing and building stakeholder relationships.
- Have strong experience in analysing, reporting, and presenting data.
Desirable Criteria:
- Have strong experience of writing copy for websites and/or other publications.
- Have experience managing multiple projects.
- Have experience marketing sustainable and active travel initiatives.
Skills:
- Uses previous knowledge and experience.
- Delegates work effectively.
- Has a clear understanding of the roles' objectives.