National Partnerships Lead (Health & Wellbeing)
We are looking for an exceptional individual to join Sport England’s Health and Wellbeing Team at an exciting and ambitious stage of our work to help deliver the Uniting the Movement strategy. In this unique role, you’ll use your physical activity, health systems and place-based expertise; experience of achieving positive change through collaboration at a senior level; and strong relationship and influencing skills to connect, collaborate with and empower partners in order to nurture changes to policy and practice.
- Location
- Flexible - homeworking or hybrid office-based (Loughborough or Bisham) with regular travel, LE11 3QF
- Contact Telephone
- 0345 8508 508
- Organisation
- Sport England
- Salary
- £43,200 per annum + generous benefits package
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Organisation
- Sport England
- Placed On
- Mon 22nd January, 2024
- Closes
- 12:00am - Sun 11th February, 2024
About National Partnerships Lead (Health & Wellbeing)
The Policy and Integrity Directorate provides leadership to our thinking and action in relation to key public policy areas including Health and Wellbeing. Our purpose is to create change in policy and practice, where we know there are big blockers or opportunities and use our advocacy to achieve these changes.
You will join the organisation at an exciting time, as we expand our work through a further 80 –100 places across the next five years. You'll be part of a team with a broad portfolio of relationships, all connected to the health agenda such as working with health charities, social prescribing or partnering with sport and physical activity providers who provide opportunities and support for those that need it most, to help reduce inequalities.
Sport England recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly where we are under-represented, currently, this includes disabled people and those from culturally diverse communities.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 11th February. Interviews are due to take place in person at our London office during the week commencing 4th March.
Role Purpose
The post-holder will lead action designed to successfully influence public bodies and charities across health and social care to recognise and act on the value of physical activity and sport, including increased collaboration with the sport and physical activity sector. This particular role will provide expertise and leadership to continue to evolve how we drive our Health & Wellbeing advocacy ambitions in collaboration with our place relationships. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the development of our place-based systemic work in tackling inequalities and increasing physical activity.
For further information and details on how to apply please click on the link below.
