Role: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Programme: Safe Routes to School

Salary: €37,000

Location: Home based (remote/hybrid)

Apply to: Tracey Lydon, Safe Routes to School Programme Manager at tlydon@eeu.antaisce.org

Closing date for receipt of applications is 9am on 29th May 2025

Background:

An Taisce is the national operator of a number of highly successful environmental education and management programmes such as Green-Schools, Blue Flag, National Spring Clean, Clean Coasts and Climate Ambassador. The Safe Routes to School programme was launched in March 2021 and focuses on the delivery of infrastructure to support active travel to school. The programme is funded by the Department of Transport and supported by the National Transport Authority (NTA).

Safe Routes to School Programme:

The Department of Transport has funded An Taisce to develop and deliver the Safe Routes to School programme. The programme is focused on improving infrastructure in front of and around schools so that more students can walk, cycle, or wheel to school. The programme is being delivered in partnership with Local Authorities and other key stakeholders nationwide.

The key focus for the programme is as follows:

• To provide “front of school” treatments to enhance sustainable access into the school grounds.
• To accelerate the delivery of walking, cycling and wheeling infrastructure on access routes to schools.

To find out more information about the programme go to: Safe Routes to School | Promoting Safe Travel to Schools

Recruitment:

An Taisce is now recruiting one full-time Safe Routes to School Monitoring & Evaluation Officer.

The post will be full-time for a period of up to two years, subject to funding. There will be a probationary period of 6 months. The post will be 32.75 hours per week but a degree of flexibility of working hours around evenings and weekends will be expected. This role is for a homeworker/remote worker who will be required to travel for meetings, audits, training, events etc.

Role Overview

The monitoring and evaluation role functions within the Support Staff team within the Safe Routes to School programme.

The aim of this role is to monitor and showcase the effectiveness of works delivered under the programme, to oversee programme evaluation and to support management in programme refinement.

Please see Job Description attached below.

To Apply:

Please send your CV and a brief cover letter to Tracey Lydon, Safe Routes to School Programme manager with the subject line ‘Infrastructure Officer Application’ by 9am on the 29th May

An Taisce is an equal opportunities employer.