Head of Local Transport Funding Data

489237 Head of Local Transport Funding Data

Department for Transport

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 23rd November 2026

📍 Location: Birmingham, Leeds, London (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £64,816 – £69,515

National base- £59,816
London base – £64,515
The salary of £64,816 (National) £69,515 (London) includes a basic salary of £59,816 (National) £64,515 (London) and a non-pensionable Recruitment and Retention Allowance of £5,000.
Plus a Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

Over the next few years DfT will invest over £15 billion in local transport initiatives, and fund hundreds of projects in Local Authorities (LAs) across England. It is therefore important that DfT has up-to-date and accurate information about how funding has been allocated across LAs and transport modes, and can track the costs, outputs, and delivery of individual schemes and programmes as they progress.

You will need to show flexibility as the team’s size and remit will change to accommodate developing government priorities.

You will become an expert on all aspects of funding and performance data from Local Authorities. You will be instrumental in collecting this data, disseminating it for colleagues at all levels, and analysing it for trends and insight. At working level your data will be used by colleagues to monitor delivery of Local Authority projects such as cycle lanes, bus services, and potholes. At senior level you will provide summaries for members of the Department for Transport’s senior executive team on spend and delivery.

Top Responsibilities

Managing 2-3 staff to deliver all the team’s work.
Working alongside the Local Transport Portfolio Office to provide regular reporting and analysis to senior executives of the Department for Transport.
Working with project managers, digital colleagues and funding teams on delivery of an innovative and high-impact data portal, which will streamline data collection across the department.
Developing and maintaining our core database which contains quarterly data on all Local Authority spend, delivery, and risks, and disseminating this for policy and delivery colleagues. You will also link this data to supplementary information on finance, population, performance (outcomes), and project delivery.

For more information on the role and responsibilities please see the full job advert on CS Jobs using the link provided.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here

25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).

8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.

Access to the staff discount portal.

Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.

Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.

24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.

Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About You

We are looking for someone with experience of the following:

Leading the delivery of analytical projects to challenging timescales, including forward planning to identify risks and issues; managing others; and delivering quality outcomes that meet customer needs.
Collecting, processing and analysing complex data (e.g. in SQL, R or Python) with a clear focus on coding good practice to support collaboration and quality assurance; knowledge of various statistical techniques and ability to assess the best ones for the data.
Working closely and communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical customers (including policy teams) to understand analytical requirements; and use effective tools to present data and analysis.
Managing Official Statistics publications and applying the Code of Practice for statistics.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/4zJVdrl

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Monday 23^rd November 2026