Our department is dedicated to supporting all residents and communities across the county by making sustainable transport more accessible and available. This includes ensuring that residents with disabilities can access chargepoints. Our primary goal is to increase the provision of EV chargepoints across the county, especially for those without driveways or in close proximity to chargepoints in car parks. As a Sustainable Partnership Officer, you will report to the Programme Manager and play a key role in driving this programme forward. You will act as a crucial link between the county council and the district & borough councils, leading allocated workstreams and making workstream-level decisions. Our team consists of a Programme Manager, Sustainable Partnership Officers, and a Strategy Manager. We pride ourselves on being a collaborative team, leveraging each other's strengths while continuously seeking areas for improvement both as a team and individually. About the role Hertfordshire County Council is committed to increasing electric vehicle infrastructure across the county. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Grown & Environment team and help us achieve our vision to enable residents and businesses across Hertfordshire to recharge their electric vehicles conveniently, and appropriately. We are looking for self-motivated and enthusiastic individuals with an interest / experience in sustainability, the environment and tackling climate change. You'll have a track record of delivering work at a high standard within agreed milestones. With highly developed interpersonal skills you will be confident in working alongside various internal & external stakeholders and be able to use your own initiative to resolve any issues or conflicts that arise. The primary aim of the role is to work with our district and borough councils to ensure the implementation of additional electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the county in line with our Electric Vehicle Strategy. You will act as the main point of contact with district and boroughs within a defined geographical area providing them with support and guidance. The role will also help support the help support the delivery of HCC's sustainable transport policies and strategies, which includes researching and assessing emerging sustainable technologies and solutions and identifying opportunities for sustainable initiatives that could support green transport. There will also be opportunities to work on additional projects within the wider transport for hertfordshire strategy.

• Strong Project management and organisational skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Driving licence (occasional travel to site will be required)
• Ability to work as part of a team and with external stakeholders
• Degree or equivalent experience that must be demonstratable
Desirable:
• Engineer experience
• Experience of working in a local authority
• Knowledge of electric vehicle landscape
• Knowledge of local government democratic process
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role., You'll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations. English Fluency The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).