JOB DESCRIPTION
Development Officer
Starting Salary: £24,090- £28,888 (dependent on experience)
Responsibilities:
Permanent Position
Cycling Scotland’s vision is a sustainable, inclusive and healthy Scotland where anyone, anywhere can
enjoy all the benefits of cycling. We are recruiting a Development Officer to help achieve the vision of
the charity and get more people cycling, reporting to the Behaviour Change Manager. The post is
based in our Glasgow office and involves travel across Scotland.
The successful candidate will:
1. Project manage the development and deployment of Cycling Scotland’s behaviour change and
associated projects in the communities setting aimed at encouraging more people to make trips
by bike and promoting inclusion.
2. Support the implementation of Cycling Scotland’s projects across workplace, community and
education settings, through the Cycle Friendly Awards scheme.
3. Administer grant funding to communities seeking to overcome barriers and increase cycling
4. Work with the Senior Development Officer and Regional Cycle Training and Development
Officers to expand the cycle training to more communities, and self-funded training courses
including, but not limited to, Cycle Trainer, Cycle Patrol, Practical Cycle Awareness Training and
Cycle Ride Leader.
5. Identify and effectively communicate to target audiences, especially in the communities setting in
order to achieve the organisation’s vision, in partnership with the Communications Officer
6. Work with, influence and consult key partners and networks such as Cycle Friendly Service
Centres, Climate Challenge Fund, Sustrans, Cycling UK, other partner organisations and Local
Authority and Regional Transport Partnership staff.
7. Establish and maintain records of cycling levels in communities, to supporting monitoring and
provide reports as required
8. Support the development of community-based activities, including Bike Week, cycling festivals
and partner initiatives, in conjunction with the Marketing and Development Officer.
9. To assist delivery of all Cycling Scotland’s training, events, behaviour change and promotion
programmes.
10. Deal with enquiries in a competent and professional manner and within timescales set by the
organisation
11. Perform any other duties considered relevant to the post
Person Specification:
Relevant Experience
Special Knowledge &
Skills
Other Requirements
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge and experience of
managing and delivering projects
to deliver outputs and achieve
successful outcomes
Educated to degree level or
equivalent through work experience
Experience of partnership working
and customer service
Experience of delivering behaviour
change projects, ideally in the
communities setting
Experience managing budgets
Ability and expertise with common
office software packages
Excellent written and oral
communication skills with good
attention to detail
Experience influencing change in
large and small organisations
Good reporting skills and ability to
make presentations and run
workshops
Ability to influence decision makers
Act on own initiative and take
responsible decisions
Knowledge of active and
sustainable travel and interest in
cycling.
Willingness to work flexible hours
on occasion and to travel as
required remotely throughout
Scotland
Ability to recognise and share good
practice
Effective team player
Understanding of relevant national
and local government policies
Experience influencing change with
community groups
Experience of working in
communities setting
Awareness of health inequalities