Active Environments Officer

Organisation: Harlow Council
Salary: £39,862 - £41,771 per annum, Grade 12
Location: Harlow, Essex
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 26 October 2025
Job Description: As Active Environments Officer you will play a key role in the creation of environments that support healthy and active lifestyles within Harlow. This will be done by taking a system change based approach to influencing policy, planning and infrastructure developments at a strategic level. You will also be skilled at building relationships and delivering outcome driven projects within the community. You will play a key role in improving health and wellbeing outcomes for Harlow residents.

You are expected to have credible knowledge, experience and awareness of work including physical activity, active travel, planning, housing development, and section 106 agreements.

You will be expected to work flexibly and autonomously whilst contributing to the wider work Culture and Community and Planning and Garden Town teams as appropriate. You will also contribute towards the development of best practice and network by building relationships across the Active Network, particularly with other Place Partnership Expansion areas.

The post is being recruited on a fixed term contract for three years following a successful partnership application, led by Active Essex, to Sport England’s Place Partnership Expansion Programme for £988,244. Active Environments is a strategic priority for this funding and you will play a key role in helping us achieve outcomes against the priority. You will be expected to contribute to the wider Sport England Place Partnership Expansion work.

This position is being offered as a three year fixed term contract.

This post is subject to a basic DBS check.

For more information about this role, please email Chris Purvis, Senior Community Health & Wellbeing and Culture Officer chris.purvis@harlow.gov.uk (please use the job title in the email heading).

Harlow Council is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We offer flexibility with purpose through our Dynamic Working approach. While office-based work is the norm, most full-time employees attend the workplace at least four days a week (pro rata).

We also support a range of flexible arrangements to help balance work and personal life. Our excellent benefits include the Local Government pension scheme, generous annual leave, wellbeing initiatives, and development opportunities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the Essential Criteria on the Employee Profile.
How to apply: To apply, please visit our jobs page to find out more and to complete an online application form: visit https://www.harlow.gov.uk/jobs