Job Description
This brand-new role will play a fundamental part in helping communities to move more in five priority places with higher levels of inactivity and inequality in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
You ll be helping to create better conditions for people to be more active, overseeing and coordinating a programme of work that requires a shift in mindset, a more collaborative approach, and the coming together of key people and organisations in place.
Pay and benefits
Full time role (35 hours per week)
Salary range: £32,500 to £39,200 per annum
25 Days holiday (plus bank + public holidays)
Flexible hybrid working
10% Employer pension contribution
The Person We re Looking For
We re looking for someone with a passion for connecting with communities and understanding the value of their insight.
You ll be a confident communicator and facilitator and be able to bring people together under a common goal.
You ll have experience of managing programmes and budgets, delivering on-time and in budget.
You ll be curious about what works and what doesn t and able to capture evidence to help the programme learn and evolve.
You ll be great at building trusted relationships and networks.
Role Highlights
You ll be co-ordinating our programme of work across five priority places in Andover, Gosport, Isle of Wight, New Forest and Rushmoor.
- Developing and nurturing key relationships in each place
- Managing the implementation of our Place in Focus delivery plan
- Capturing and evaluating insight from work happening from across the team and sector to help us understand what impact the programme is having
- Managing contracts for the external expertise needed to help support the work
- Regular reporting on the programmes progress, including budget updates
There are so many people involved in supporting communities to be more active. As well as the Energise Me team, you could be working with professionals in the Health Sector, Local Authority, Education, Charity, Housing and Planning across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Central to it all is working alongside people in the community too.
Other things to know
We offer great flexibility as an organisation. We re in the office two days a week, and make sure we re all in on a Tuesday so we can meet as a team. The rest of the week you can work from our office, remotely in our priority places or home it s up to you.
We work in communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, travel across the five priority places will be expected as part of the role.
The role is part of our Place team. You ll be supported by the Head of Place and the rest of the Energise Me team to grow and develop your own skills and knowledge.
We re part of a network of 42 Active Partnerships across England, supported by Sport England and connected to their system partners. These also provide opportunities for networking, learning and development.
How to apply
To apply for this role, you will need to complete a short application via our online recruitment platform, Applied. Using Applied allows us to review applications anonymously to help reduce the chance of bias in the hiring process.
You will need to answer a small number of questions that relate to the job description and person specification. If you re providing examples to support your answer you can draw upon experience from previous work, your personal life or your education.
Your application will be anonymously reviewed by three of our team to ensure fairness.
Deadline for applications: Sunday 14 September (23:59)
Interviews will take place in Winchester on either Wednesday 24 or Thursday 25 September.
