Community Project Officer - Sport, Leisure and Major Events Team

Organisation: Sheffield City Council
Salary: Grade 7, £38,220 to £41,771
Location: Sheffield - Hybrid
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 18 January 2026
Job Description: Are you ready to help transform Sheffield’s communities?

We’re looking for a passionate and driven Community Project Officer to lead delivery of a major citywide programme tackling inactivity and health inequalities. If you thrive on collaboration, have strong leadership skills, and want to make a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Why join us?

This is more than a job; it’s a chance to make a real difference. You’ll be at the heart of a Sport England-funded initiative that empowers communities, strengthens local organisations, and embeds physical activity and sport into everyday life.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

Lead delivery in five priority neighbourhoods across Sheffield.
Work with passionate partners across health, leisure, sport and community sectors.
Shape services that reduce inequalities and improve wellbeing.

About the Programme

Sheffield has successfully secured Sport England Place Expansion investment.

It focuses on five neighbourhoods with the highest levels of inactivity and inequality: Firth Park, Woodthorpe, Arbourthorne, Batemoor & Jordanthorpe, and Tinsley.

Our approach starts with trust and co-design, builds local capacity, and integrates physical activity into health pathways and referral systems. This is about creating sustainable, community-led change through sport.

About the Role

As Community Project Officer, you’ll lead neighbourhood-level delivery, supporting local organisations and mentoring emerging community leaders. You’ll ensure quality and consistency across areas, working closely with partners to embed physical activity and sport into communities and health and wellbeing systems.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and deliver inclusive, co-designed physical activity opportunities.
Support and strengthen VCSE organisations through training and mentoring.
Build partnerships across health, leisure, sport and community sectors.
Manage contracts, monitor performance, and ensure compliance.
Maximise local opportunity through a variety of sources and funding streams.
Represent the programme at meetings, events, and community forums.
Measuring learning and outcomes whilst working alongside research partners.

What We’re Looking For

Experience leading teams and increasing participation in physical activity and sport.
Strong partnership development skills across public, private, and VCSE sectors.
Knowledge of commissioning, contract management, and performance monitoring.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends.
Driving licence and willingness to travel across Sheffield.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

Be part of a forward-thinking team making a real impact on sport, physical activity and health and wellbeing.
Opportunities for professional development and training.
A supportive, inclusive work environment where your ideas matter.

Location: Hybrid – Based at Howden House (city centre), with city-wide travel and remote working

For informal enquiries, please contact Levi Ashton at Levi.Ashton@sheffield.gov.uk

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/news/2024/new-job-evaluation-process-be-introduced-sheffield-city-council
How to apply: Please visit https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/job-vacancies to locate the roles and follow the link to apply.