Purpose of Post
• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the centre of everything we do.
• Ensure the development and standard of the Wales Coast Path route (Gwynedd area), in accordance with national guidelines.
• Assist with the day-to-day work of the Wales Coast Path Team in Gwynedd
Responsibility for Resources
• General equipment
• Volunteers from time to time 
• Contractors from time to time
Main Duties
• Discuss and negotiate new rights of way with landowners/agents and other stakeholders 
• Assist in drafting agreements to create new public footpaths (Section 25 of the Highways Act 1980)
• Discuss and describe the CP (Coast Path) team's intentions with the property department in order for them to calculate a compensation package for the creation of a new public footpath.
• Prepare progress reports on the development of the work. 
• Present the above information in a formal context at public meetings such as the local access forums, using Power Point or similar methods. Present more informally to the Wales Coast Path project board.
• Prepare and submit (occasionally) justification reports for the planning committee on matters relating to public footpath creation orders (Section 26 of the Highways Act 1980).
• Responsibility for developing a record of relevant landowners who will be involved in the work area.
• Prepare a brief for professional access contractors to undertake research work on behalf of the team.
• Responsible for undertaking online land searches. 
• Use a combination of IT programmes, CAMS (Countryside Access Management Systems) and Arc Map to prepare detailed maps of the new paths to be created. There will be an occasional need to use CAMS to undertake detailed investigations of public footpaths.
• Prepare work specifications and pricing or tender documents for granting general footpath work to contractors.
• Monitor the work of contractors and report back on the progress of the frontline work.
• Assist the CP team by undertaking physical work on the ground, such as installing signage etc.
• Assist the CP team to develop and establish new and wider access / environmental schemes outside the CP arrangements.
• Assist the Access to the Coast Warden with volunteer days, who will work on the path from time to time.
• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with workplace Health and Safety regulations in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s equal opportunities and equality policies.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management standards and guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsible for reporting any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.

Special Circumstances
• Attend occasional evening meetings.