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You will be requested to apply by completing an application form. Typically, it takes approximately 20 minutes to complete, so please use the time to complete it as fully as possible, giving specific examples to show how your experience and skills meet the requirements in the person specification.

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Rail & Roads Director

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Transport for the North (TfN) to join our senior leader team as our next Rail & Roads Director. You will be at the forefront of how we transform the north to create lasting change that will be felt for generations to come.

We are looking to recruit a strategic leader to build strong and inclusive partnerships and support in the development and implementation of an integrated approach to pan-Northern strategic transport planning. The post holder will provide leadership, direction and drive efficiencies across our Rail, Roads and Connected Mobility teams, as well as being the lead officer for TfN on the Northern Powerhouse Rail Co-sponsors’ Board and the Rail North Partnership; and working closely with the Rail North Committee Chair to help regulate the rail network in the North of England.

£126k to £147k per annum
Manchester
Wednesday 1st May 2024
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Our values

Developed with our employees, our values and behaviours underpin our unique culture and ways of working. They influence how we operate as individuals and as an organisation.

We’re proud to be a values-based organisation. We’ve introduced the Values In Practice (VIP) recognition scheme, a quarterly programme that celebrates and rewards those who are demonstrating our values day-to-day.

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Diversity and inclusion

Our team is made up of the bright minds we attract and retain from right across the North. We are proud of and value our workforce.

We continue to strive to be a best practice employer. We’ve demonstrated this through accreditations as a Living Wage Employer; a Disability Confident Employer; and a member of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation’s Diversity and Inclusion Charter.

This is backed-up in practice by championing our employee voice, for example via our established Employee Forum, as well as the establishment of active Diversity & Inclusion and Climate Change groups.

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Apprentice and work experience

If you are looking for work experience please email a request and tell us about yourself, why you want work with us and the time period(s) you are looking to undertake the appointment.

We are open to work with students who want to write their dissertation in cooperation with us. There is no formal dissertation admission process but it would be helpful if you email a request and tell us about what your dissertation is on.

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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the ‘controller’ of the personal data which you provide to us as part of the recruitment and selection process (and in the duration of your employment for successful applicants) is Transport for the North.

We are collecting this data and will process it for the purpose of processing your application for employment and for successful applicants, for fulfilling our employer obligations. For successful applicants, we will share your information with the following organisations, for the following specified purposes:

  • Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs – for tax, national insurance and student loan repayment (if applicable) purposes
  • Greater Manchester Pension Fund – for the delivery of the employee pension scheme
  • UNISON – for employees who elect to join the trade union
  • Simply Health – for employees who elect to sign-up to private healthcare provision

There may be other circumstances in which we may share or use certain information about you with other organisations, including:

  • If we have a legal obligation to do so or if we are required or requested to do so by a competent authority such as the police or a court
  • If we need to use or disclose your information to obtain legal advice or in connection with legal proceedings
  • If we need to share your information to protect your vital interests if you are unable to give us consent or it is unreasonable for us to ask for your consent in the circumstances (e.g. if you are injured).

Information relating to unsuccessful applicants will be retained for 12 months and information relating to employees will be retained for a period of 6 years following the end of their employment for audit and referencing purposes. On the expiration of such period(s) we will safely delete your information.

Information provided to us will be processed on the basis of the performance of a contract with an organisation or individual. We do not require your consent to use such data for this purpose. However, as a data subject you have a number of rights under the GDPR, these include the right to access the information which we hold about you. In some cases, you may have a right to have your personal data rectified, erased or restricted, and to object to certain use of your data.

For further information please email [email protected]