Assistant Safety Strategy Manager

Job title: Assistant Safety Strategy Manager

Salary: circa £40k
Grade: Band 2

Contract type: TfL                                                     Reference: 3968

Contract details: Permanent                                                 Location: Palestra, London (Hybrid)*

Application closing date: 3/5/2026 at 23:59

External - All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks.  Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.  At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.  

*Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.

Overview of project/role

This role exists to support the setting of Safety strategy and vision setting activities for TfL (themes include Road Risk, Public Transport Safety and Colleague Safety), taking the lead on small workstreams within this. It will do this using robust data and insight, including risk modelling information, to identify priorities and action plans to drive consistently improving safety performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the vision, strategy and priority setting for elements of Safety across TfL, including target setting. Manage elements of this, including running workshops, writing up outputs and drafting plans.
• Support the setting of safety policy. Draft policy documents. Make sure the SHE management systems reflects correct versions.
• Assist with the development of robust evidence bases to support interventions to deliver the vision by assessing feasibility and brainstorming ideas. Liaise with the Data & Insight team to ensure these are robust and sustainable.
• Support delivery planning of interventions to establish clear action plans to move the organisation towards the vision. Write up outputs and draft plans to bring interventions together. Liaise with SMEs to establish indicative timescales and feasibility
• Support trials to identify new ways of driving improved performance, working with third parties as needed to drive this. Lead on elements of larger trial or whole smaller trials as appropriate
• Support the development of frameworks and measures to monitor performance. Support target setting and monitoring, highlighting and reporting challenging where targets are missed.
• Be a champion and advocate for safety, health & environment in everything they do, role modelling what it means to make SHE personal

Knowledge

• Understanding of Mayor's Transport Strategy and TfL's business priorities
• Some knowledge of how to form strategy and progress it into action in a complex organisation
• Some understanding of the political framework in which TfL operates
• Some knowledge of TfL’s SHE Management system
• Some understanding of engineering, operational and business management requirements in a safety critical environment

Skills

• Good collaboration skills, including working across organisational boundaries
• Ability to understand performance data and trends and translate this into priorities
• Ability to work in a highly pressurised environment to very tight time constraints and high quality
• Good written, verbal and presentation skills, with a proven ability to write strategic and analytical reports

Experience

• Experience of setting visions and ambitions in large complex organisations

Application Process 

• Please apply using your CV only
• Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV
• PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.
  
Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:

Final salary pension scheme 
Free travel for you on the TfL network 
Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
Retail, health, leisure and travel offers 
Discounted Eurostar travel
 
We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.

Vetting Process

At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter (https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.

We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.