We have a new and exciting opportunity to work with us as an Evidence Officer, working as part of the Strategy, Impact and Evidence team.

Sustrans’ Strategy, Impact and Evidence team is a leading centre of excellence in active travel research, monitoring and evaluation and we are recruiting now. As an Evidence Officer, you will work on a range of behaviour change and infrastructure projects, providing monitoring, evaluation, and analytical support. The Strategy, Impact and Evidence teamplays an important part in supporting our vision by providing robust evidence on sustainable and active travel that ultimately influences and shapes policy, practice and behaviour across the UK.

Focusing on monitoring and evaluating the impact of infrastructure and behaviour change programmes, you will work on a range of projects around the UK and be involved in the planning, delivery, analysis and reporting of our monitoring and evaluation work.

We offer true hybrid working, a flexible mix of working from home and occasional travel to a nearby office hub. There is minimal travel required in this role, however in the course of your work you may have to travel to one of the nominated hubs or project sites if required to do so.

About you

You should have demonstrable quantitative and/or qualitative analytical skills, and be a competent Excel user or have working knowledge of statistical software, such as R.

As an excellent communicator in both oral and written forms, you will have with the ability to present data and findings clearly. You should also have the capability to find innovative and creative solutions to problems.

You will own some experience of project management as well as delivery of project monitoring and evaluation. You should also have some experience of working and communicating with suppliers, partners and/or clients.

Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

What we offer

In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing

• 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits
• London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
• Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

West Calder & Harburn Community Development Trust (WCHCDT) are looking to employ a motivated, capable and empathetic individual to develop and implement the next stage of their “Good Connections” Social Prescription service. Over the past five years the Good Connections Project has been established as a service based on a social prescribing model for local people aged 16+ to access 1-to-1 help to find advice & support services, groups, activities and volunteering opportunities that are good for wellbeing. WCHCDT are looking for someone to progress this successful project.

The service (and post) acts as a Single Point of Access for people referred or signposted from statutory providers, other community organisations, or self-referral, into the service. The Social Prescriber will (along with partner staff and key volunteers) support individuals to engage with other services & community activities.

The role of the Social Prescriber is to provide a holistic support service for individuals from when they seek support and advice or are referred. They will work with key partners to accept referrals into the service. They will initially assess if the referral is appropriate, if so, provide a 1:1 discussion, and then actively signpost and support the client to access appropriate support, activities and services. Where appropriate, the Social Prescriber will also provide proportionate practical support to individuals struggling to engage or communicate effectively with other services. They will also support ongoing development of the Good Connections Community Wellbeing Project.

The ideal candidate for this role would be compassionate, flexible & non-judgmental, with experience of working with people. The Social Prescriber will also be responsible for coordinating the Good Connections Programme of Activities, which includes a wellbeing walking group, an art group & volunteering opportunities that the Social Prescriber can refer or signpost clients into. They will work closely with contracted wellbeing activity leaders, the rest of the WCHCDT team and colleagues at the Community Woods & Garden in Polbeth/West Calder and Polbeth Community Hub as well as with new & established referral partners across West Lothian.

Although led locally by WCHCDT (in partnership with Polbeth Hub), this initiative is reliant on a partnership of both local and county-wide organisations to provide tailored services to the wider West Calder community as defined by the registration scope of West Calder Medical Centre.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to play a key role in further developing our Good Connections Social Prescribing service and activity programme, which has already shown great impact.

A full Job Description and Person Specification is available for download below.