Location: Home based, within South England or Midlands, with occasional travel for team meetings or events.
Interview stages: 1st Stage interviews will be held online (30 mins)
The successful candidates will then be invited to an in-person interview at the London office (N1 7JE)
Closing date: 12th January - We reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive high volumes of applicants
Regions: South East, South West, London, East of England, East Midlands and West Midlands
The role requires occasional travel to attend meetings regionally and nationally, which may include overnight stays. It also involves some work outside standard office hours, as well as attendance at four staff meetings held annually in London
To develop productive working relationships with volunteers in CIHT’s Regions and Nations
To develop and deliver materials and membership services to support the Regions and Nations
To monitor and report regularly on the Regions’ performance
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) is a charity, learned society, membership body and leading voice for those who work in the highways, transport and infrastructure sector. CIHT members come from within the private, public and academic sectors. We offer a neutral space to inform, network and discuss transport sector issues, with the sector at large, offering 360-degree perspective and insight. We champion equality, diversity and inclusion. We work with employers to encourage people from all backgrounds to choose a career in our sector. Society relies on safe, sustainable and integrated environmentally friendly transport and infrastructure systems. Our members play a vital part in meeting that need. CIHT works with our members to improve the standard of practice across the fields of highways, transportation and infrastructure. We are the lead voice of the highways and transportation profession in the UK.
Key Responsibilities of the role:
CIHT is committed to equality and diversity in its role as an employer, valuing the benefit a diverse workforce brings. It is our intention not to discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Professional
An effective, high-performing and ethically focused Institution that has integrity, acts impartially and strives to do the right thing, in a fair and responsible way
Inclusive
An accessible Institution that values equality, diversity and inclusion by supporting all our members, regions and national groups, committees and panels
Collaborative
A membership body that engages with our stakeholders, supports common interests and informs and influences decision-makers
Progressive
An ambitious and innovative Institution committed to positive change
We recognise that our people are central to our ability to deliver high-quality and professional services. We offer a welcoming working environment and a commitment to good people management, including our performance and development review process.
Learning and development
We are committed to supporting employees’ learning and development. Ensuring every employee has a learning and development plan is part of our annual performance development process.
Working environment
We are a friendly team located in central London, close to transport links, in a well-resourced light and airy building.
Wellbeing support
We provide a range of benefits to support staff wellbeing: employee assistance programme (post probation), assistance with eye care costs (post probation) and opportunity to apply for flexible working hours.
Pension and life assurance provision
All employees are eligible for the statutory provision, and additionally we provide a good pension scheme with 8% employer contributions (employee contribution is minimum 5%).
Other benefits
Generous holiday allowance (27 pro rata days plus bank holidays), with option to buy/sell leave
