Road Safety Coordinator

Salary: £28,153 to £29,542 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time - 37 hours per week
Location: Based atCounty Hall, West Street, Chichester PO19 1RQ with hybrid working.
Interviews: Week Commencing 19/10/2026

We are looking for a Road Safety Coordinator to join our team on a permanent basis. In this role, you will work within the Road Safety Education, Training and Publicity (ETP) Team and support the planning, coordination and delivery of cycle training and ETP projects/programmes. These projects and programmes contribute to the Council’s organisational objectives to enable us to promote safe and accessible cycling within the community.

This role will ensure that projects and programmes run smoothly and are delivered in line with the plan to the highest of standards. You will be providing advice and guidance to a wide range of audiences in line with the Council’s initiatives and strategies.

So, if you are comfortable with working with a wide range of audiences, in a professional and customer focused way, to deliver on road safety projects and programmes, then this might be job for you! Read on to find out more about this exciting role…

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do. Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

For a full list, please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.

The Opportunity

As a Road Safety Coordinator, you will provide an efficient and effective, customer focused, advisory, administrative service to a wide range of audiences. You will be responsible for supporting effective marketing, promotion and communication around our initiatives and programmes. You will be responsible for the development, planning and implementation of specific campaigns and web pages.

You will be responsible for supporting and raising awareness of initiatives at a local level, through a variety of mediums. You will need to be able to interpret, collate and analyse information and statistics to inform our performance and progress.

This role will require an element of physical activity to support on delivering resources around the county. This could include lifting bikes from racks for example.

About you

Some of the key skills, experience and knowledge required to be successful in the role include:

• Ability to work in a customer focused way, enabling you to gain trust and providing a high-quality customer service.
• Demonstratable administrative experience to provide effective administrative support that manages records and maintains accurate information.
• Sounds communication and interpersonal skills and experience to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders and maintain relationships.
• Experience of providing accurate and timely advice and guidance to a variety of audiences and stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret information with the ability to problem solve and plan over the short term.
• Experience of working in partnership with external bodies, volunteers and agencies.
• Sound and accurate IT skills and knowledge of standard office applications to produce clear and concise information, reports and monitor statistics.
• It’s also highly desirable to have experience of implementing policies in response to new or amended legislation from the Government.
• A full clean driving license is essential as you will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes are available.

For more information on the key skills as well as the qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the job description attached.

About us

West Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 900,000 residents every day. The Road Safety Group is a part of Transport and Network Operations within the Highways, Transport & Planning directorate. The Transport and Network Operations Service delivers home to school transport, network management, parking management, sustainable travel infrastructure improvements, and road safety.

Further information

The reference number for this role is EIE01611.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Dean Pocock (Principal Road Safety Officer) dean.pocock@westsussex.gov.uk

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact emma.cooper@westsussex.gov.uk

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 explain the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills and ensure 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 a basic DBS check, right to work in the UK, 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion, accessibility and diversity is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all cultures, ethnicities, identities, backgrounds and lived experiences, 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.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application helppage.