PACTS (the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety) is
seeking to recruit a Policy and Campaigns Officer as the current
postholder has been appointed Transport Specialist to the House of
Commons Transport Select Committee. The job description is
attached below.

Robert Gifford
Executive Director
Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety
Clutha House

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Policy and Campaigns Officer

The Organisation and the Post

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS), a
registered charity, associate Parliamentary group and the leading
multi-modal transport safety think-tank, wishes to appoint a Policy and
Campaigns Officer. The current postholder is leaving to take up the
post of Committee Specialist to the Transport Select Committee of the
House of Commons.

Independent of both government and the civil service, PACTS brings
together transport safety specialists from the public, private, research
and professional fields to advise and inform Parliamentarians,
Government and civil servants on road, rail and aviation safety issues.
It seeks to promote research-based solutions to transport safety
problems, having regard to identified benefits, costs, achievability and
acceptability. Its income comes from members' subscriptions,
sponsorship, research grants and conferences.

Based in offices just opposite the Houses of Parliament, PACTS
consists of three full-time members of staff: the Executive Director, an
Administrator/Conference Organiser and the Policy and Campaigns
Officer. It is expected that the postholder will play a part in all PACTS'
activities.

PACTS is intended to be the first point of contact for Parliamentarians
and the press on issues of transport safety. To achieve this, it uses a
variety of means, including the internet for both external and internal
policy development and promotion. The postholder will be responsible
for maintaining PACTS' web-site (www.pacts.org.uk).

It is likely that the post will suit new or recent graduates wishing to
gather experience of working in a social policy environment or seeking
a career in the campaigning/not for profit sector.

Principal Responsibilities

*   Undertaking research into the impact that road traffic law and
    enforcement, new technology and police resources can have on
    casualty reduction - a project part funded by the Rees Jeffreys
    Road Fund due for completion in October 2005.
*   First line responsibility for the efficient running of five working
    parties by arranging meetings, preparing agendas and papers,
    attending meetings, taking minutes and following up actions.
*   Identifying and promoting Parliamentary interventions arising from
    working party meetings and, under the direction of the Executive
    Director, undertaking appropriate Parliamentary liaison.
*   Preparing briefing papers for Parliamentarians on transport safety
    issues.
*   Monitoring Hansard and ensuring the regular dissemination of
    Parliamentary Questions on transport safety.
*   Drafting responses to government or agency consultation
    documents.
*   Preparing policy papers on aspects of transport safety.
*   Dealing with press and public requests for factual information on
    PACTS' policy and on transport safety issues.
*   Maintaining PACTS' web page and developing it further, in
    consultation with the Executive Director.
*   Monitoring research developments in transport safety.
*   Representing PACTS at occasional external events and meetings.
*   Preparing briefing material for the Executive Director as required.
*   Assistance with PACTS' conferences and events.




About the Person

To fill this post, we are looking for somebody with:

*   A research background in transport, health, economics, criminal
    law or politics.
*   Good writing skills and the ability to communicate specialist
    technical knowledge to a non-specialist audience.
*   High level of IT literacy.
*   Understanding of statistics.
*   Evidence of capacity to prepare and publish reports within
    specified deadlines.
*   Evidence of organisational skills, including arranging meetings and
    minuting outcomes.
*   A self-starter, able to work unsupervised and to take initiative.
*   Enthusiasm, ability to take a key role in a small organisation, and
    possession of a sense of humour.

We also would like the candidate to show, if possible:

*   Evidence of or the clear capacity to undertake campaigning work.
*   Understanding of the British Parliamentary and government
    system.
*   Commitment to improving transport safety.

Hours

37 hours per week. Some evening work may be necessary as dictated
by the Parliamentary timetable but time in lieu will be permitted.

Holidays

20 days holiday entitlement excluding statutory holidays.

Salary

£21,000 per year paid monthly in arrears.

To apply: Please apply by letter explaining your suitability for the post,
enclosing your curriculum vitae including current salary and giving the
names of two referees to:

Robert Gifford
Executive Director
Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety
3rd Floor
Clutha House
10 Storey's Gate
London SW1P 3AY

Closing Date: August 1 2003