Project Officer (SSRP)

Are you an experienced and motivated Project Officer ready to help shape and deliver behavioural change programmes that will make Sussex's roads safer for everyone.

The Opportunity

Salary: £44,075 to £47,181 per annum

Working Pattern: Full time 37 hour per week

Location County Hall, Chichester and Hybrid working

Contract: Fixed term/Secondment until 30/09/2028

Interview date: W/C 24/08/2026

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

As a Project Officer supporting the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP), you will play a key role in delivering and overseeing a diverse programme of behaviour change initiatives across Sussex. Working collaboratively with Partners and external organisations, you will identify, develop and drive new opportunities to improve road safety outcomes.

You will be responsible for managing contracts and financial processes, preparing project briefs and evaluation reports, and providing professional and technical support to Partners. This varied role offers the opportunity to influence strategic road safety initiatives while ensuring effective project delivery and measurable impact.

Working closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including SSRP Partners, local authorities and road safety professionals, you will research, develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based interventions aimed at reducing road casualties, with a particular focus on vulnerable and high-risk road users.

If you are passionate about community safety and enjoy working collaboratively to deliver change, this is an excellent opportunity to make an impact across West Sussex.

What are we looking for?

• Excellent communicator, adept at conveying complex information clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Experience of managing projects from inception to completion.
• Strong research, analytical, and interpretative skills to produce reports, bids, and business cases.
• Excellent organisational skills and efficient at prioritising tasks to meet deadlines with minimal disruption.
• Strategic thinker, skilled in forward planning and evaluating service effectiveness to achieve targets.
• Proficient in negotiating and influencing stakeholders to deliver value and effective road safety interventions.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Working for us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide a great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

• an excellent local government pension scheme
• generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
• a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
• maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
• volunteering opportunities
• training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see ourStaff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
• health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

The reference number for this role is EIE01574.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Chris Stark (Road Safety Group Manager) at [email protected].

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact [email protected].

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 5 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

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