Job Description
Closing Date: 3rd December 2025 11:59 (GMT
Interview date - 10 December 2025
Role Type: Part time, Permanent
This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. The successful candidate(s) will have to ensure that they have the right to work in the UK or be able to secure this through another means without the sponsorship of the University. Further information about sponsorship is available on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the University’s award-winning Sustainability Team as our new Sustainable Travel Officer. You’ll lead the delivery of a the 5-year Travel Plan, shaping how our community travels between campuses and reducing the environmental impact of business and commuter travel.
You will have (compulsory):
- Previous experience in either an environmental-related or travel-related role, with experience of travel planning and managing Travel Action Plans,
- Experience in effectively communicating in order to influence decisions and build relationships. As well as the ability to collaborate and engage a diverse range of people across departments and with local partners, to drive forward improvements and encourage real behaviour change and the uptake of active and low-carbon forms of travel.
- A proven ability to collect, analyse, and report on travel data
- A proven ability to use your organisational skills to deliver sustainable travel initiatives using your project management skills - from active travel and low-carbon commuting to smarter business travel - helping the University achieve its ambitious Net Zero Carbon goals.
At the University of Reading, you’ll join an organisation recognised for its sustainability leadership, set in our beautiful Whiteknights campus. We offer a generous holiday allowance, an excellent pension scheme, and access to staff wellbeing, development, and travel benefits.
If you are passionate about sustainability and making a tangible impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact details
Contact Name: Anna Glue
Contact Job Title: Head of Sustainability
Contact Email address: a.glue@reading.ac.uk
Alternative Contact Name: Dan Fernbank
Alternative Contact Job Title: Energy and Sustainability Director
Alternative Contact Email address: d.fernbank@reading.ac.uk
The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.
