Development Officer

Organisation: Active Together
Salary: £35,451 - £39,165
Location: Leicester
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 4 September 2025
Job Description: This is an exciting opportunity for two Development Officers, who would like to support us to work with communities, organisations and partners to deliver our Physical Activity Framework and support our vision of Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland: a place where physical activity is part of daily life, leading to people living healthier and happier lives.

About the Roles

Postholders would work on projects (although not a definitive list):
- Developing a universal and targeted approach to raise physical activity in low participating groups and settings.
- Raise awareness of the health and wellbeing benefits of physical activity to partners, settings and communities.
- Supporting wider sector professionals and groups to embed physical activity into their settings/programmes/policies and have conversations about the benefits of physical activity.
- Support the development and delivery of relevant local and national physical activity campaigns/programmes to reduce inactivity and increase participation.
- Encouraging everyone to embed regular, informal physical activity opportunities into their daily lives.
- Address the equality, diversity and inclusion challenges that are prevalent in physical activity provision.
- Make a positive difference to the physical activity levels in our People and Communities.

Initially, the posts would have a specific focus on:

Post 1: Physical Activity and Health

This post will focus on increasing opportunities to embed physical activity advice and guidance within the health system and work with communities to tackle inequalities linked to participation to both increase activity levels and improve the health and wellbeing of our residents.

Post 2: Pre and Post Natal Physical Activity Focus

This post will lead on developing and delivering a programme linked to pre and post natal physical activity and maternal mental health, with the aim to engage and empower pre and post natal women to move more.

Candidates should state on their supporting statement, regarding their preferred post or both.

About You

To apply for this post, you must have:
- BTEC Higher/NVQ 4 or degree in a relevant area or substantial experience in the areas below and ongoing continuing professional development.

Experience in;
- Physical Activity, Sport, Health, Community Development(including experience in designing/delivering and managing large-scale projects/initiatives/programmes)
- Working with under-represented groups/communities to tackle inequalities (both to address participation levels and improve health and wellbeing)
- Working in partnership with a broad range of organisations (both within the physical activity sector and non-physical activity partners) and providing development support and advice to a range of partner organisations
Supporting and mentoring staff and volunteers

Knowledge of;
- Physical Activity, health and Sport (National, regional and local plans/policies), including Physical Activity, Sport and health development processes and national direction
- Ability to monitor and evaluate initiatives/projects and demonstration of a proven track record of success.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
How to apply: Apply via website: https://www.active-together.org/jobs/10847