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Role Description

Role Title: Director of England.
Salary: £90,500 per annum.
Location: England-based, with significant travel across England. To provide visible leadership, the post-holder will be expected to typically spend 2 days per week working from one of the England hubs or Sustrans project-sites.
Line Manager: Executive Director, Delivery.
Department / Team: Delivery.

Role Summary

This role is responsible for managing and growing Sustrans’ impact across England through influencing key stakeholders, predominantly national and local government, and other statutory funders, and leading the delivery of our behaviour change work.

The post holder is accountable for our relationships with combined and local authorities and strategic transport organisations across England. They will understand the opportunities presented by devolved funding for the delivery of Sustrans’ vision. Additionally, they will manage critical relationships at Active Travel England, DfT, National Highways and government departments that interface with Sustrans agenda.

They will lead our locally based behaviour change/active journeys projects, to include schools work under our ‘’Safer School Neighbourhoods & Active Journeys’’ priority, and aspects of our ‘’Better Connected New Developments’’ (such as Travel Planning) and ‘’Integrated Active & Public Transport’’ (such as Community Rail Partnerships).
Leading regional ‘’Partnership & Growth’’ teams, the Director is accountable for meeting delegated income generation targets and ensuring an impactful and financially sustainable allocation of resources.

We would accept a job share for the England Director role.

Key Responsibilities

  • Stewardship of key statutory funding relationships, to include local authorities and combined authorities.
  • Own relationship with key public and private sector organisations, including ATE, National Highways and government departments as they relate to Sustrans’ vision, as delegated by the Delivery Director.
  • Lead a positive and productive culture, promoting open communication and recognition, while supporting development, ensuring alignment with values and strategy, and driving performance through clear expectations and resources.
  • Ensure that devolved relationships within England are effectively managed to generate new income (and sustain existing income where it aligns with Sustrans priorities) while remaining financially sustainable. There will be a particular focus on Combined Authorities.
  • Identify and own relationships with strategic partners critical to the delivery of the priorities.
  • Identify and develop community led projects that align to Sustrans priorities, in partnership with Programme Directors.
  • Accountable for business development targets.
  • Accountable for the delivery of behaviour change projects that form part of our four strategic priorities, with a focus on Active Journeys to School (including School Streets).
  • Lead locally based functional teams, ensuring we have the right skills in the right locations to deliver funded behaviour change projects in a financial sustainable way.
  • Management of Sustrans’ offices across England.
  • Achieve delegated KPIs.
  • Ensure financial sustainability through effective budget management.
  • Ensure the Delivery Framework is followed.
  • Ensure delivery of the volunteering strategy working closely with the Volunteering Director.
  • Embed the For Everyone Strategic Framework in product development and delivery.
  • Champion EDI by driving inclusive strategies, fostering a respectful culture, supporting diverse hiring and development, and tracking progress through measurable goals. They should also model inclusivity, ensure access to EDI resources, and engage with diverse communities.
  • To support and comply with the organisation’s policy for the management of health and safety.

Dimensions of Role

Scope

  • Steward key statutory funder relationships at a local/combined authority level.
  • Managed delegated England wide relationships.
  • The delivery of all Behaviour Change projects.
  • A portfolio of X projects.
  • Key internal relationships: NCN Director, Connected Neighbourhoods Director, Commercial Director, People Director, Planning, Governance and Assurance Director. Volunteer Director.
  • Key external relationships: Statutory funders (combined/local authorities, highway authorities etc), local public transport operators, local developers, academy trusts, volunteers, community groups.
  • Budget: £tbc million.
  • Headcount: ~60-100 people (tbc).