Vacancies and opportunities at Slow Ways
What if there was a network of walking routes that connected all of Great Britain’s towns and cities? That’s what we are making. Want to help us?
Slow Ways is an initiative to create a network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britain’s towns and cities as well as thousands of villages. Ultimately we want to inspire and support more people to walk and wheel, more often, further and for more purposes.
We’ve made a great start. So far volunteers have created nearly 8,000 routes that stretch for over 120,000km. Our current phase of work is focussed on engaging people from across Great Britain to walk, review and survey all these routes.
Want to join us? Great! All of our current vacancies are detailed below and they will always be advertised here first.
Team Administrator & Can-Do Specialist
(London, permanent part-time, 3 days per week)
We are looking for an exceptional administrator with a 'can do' attitude to join our dynamic core team of eight together with tens of thousands of contributors and supporters spread across England, Scotland and Wales.
This is a hybrid working role. You will work from our London hub at least once a week with bi-monthly meetings taking place in different locations across Great Britain. Whether it's keeping our accounts system up to date, handling enquiries, managing diaries, organising travel/events or testing the website, no two days will be the same!
Applications for this role will close later than previously advertised - we apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.
For more information and to apply, please click here
Applications close: 23.59 on Monday, 17th October 2022
QGIS / Python Engineer
(UK based)
We are looking for an ongoing one day a week contract or permanent position to help take our GIS systems to the next level. QGIS and Python API experience is essential to help integrate the Slow Ways website and review data with our spatial GIS data. Data visualisation and dashboard creation is also desirable. We’d like your GIS spatial skills to become part of the decision making progress for Slow Ways campaigns into the future. Are you a mapping specialist into mashing up tranquillity or deprivation data with our network and creating engaging maps and experiences?
If so, then please contact our Chief Technologist darren@slowways.org for more information.
Applications close: 23.59 on Friday, 23rd December 2022
Open call for an off-road piano maker!
We want to take an upright piano off road, complete with its own set of wheels. This is for a Slow Ways intervention that will explore access, inclusivity and community on our routes. We are looking for an experienced welder/maker who can design, build and deliver an off-road rolling chassis for this purpose. The rolling chassis should be designed to:
- fit a standard upright piano
- last, and be extremely strong
- go on bumpy long off-road tracks that will include mud and stones, including in challenging hilly environments
- be pushed/pulled by people
- be safe, including a reliable braking system
We will be especially pleased to hear from non-profits and community groups. Please contact us at hello@slowways.org with:
- a quote and timeframe to complete this work
- your experience of delivering similar projects
- a description of how you might go about designing and building this