About London Sport:
At London Sport we aim to become the most physically active sporting city in the world.
We do this by working in partnership with the numerous organisations involved in sport
and physical activity in London. Including schools, governing bodies of sport, leisure
centres, coaches, clubs and many more organisations. We want 1 million Londoners to be
more physically active by 2020. This is an exciting time to join a newly formed
organisation.
Purposes of the post:
The purpose of the role is to effectively contribute to the development, implementation,
monitoring and improvement of London Sport programmes and projects, particularly the
Satellite Clubs intervention.
Main activities and responsibilities:
1. To positively and effectively engage with appropriate partners and stakeholders –
including, but not limited to, local authorities, community sports clubs, NGBs,
schools, colleges – to support the development of new activities primarily through
the Satellite Clubs intervention.
2. To positively engage with other Development Officers and wider colleagues to
ensure co-ordination, integration and synergy between programmes and work
strands at all times.
3. To act as first point of contact for delivery agencies and organisations seeking
London Sport support or services.
4. To support the implementation of operational delivery plans for London Sport
programmes in order to contribute to London Sport’s strategy, particularly the
Satellite Club delivery plan.
5. To gather monitoring data, insight and stakeholder feedback to support the
review and propose improvement of operations/services.
6. To support and mentor interns and those on work placements.
7. To deliver effectively against agreed targets and budgets.
8. To ensure self-development of competencies, skills and knowledge as required by
the role.
9. To continually seek best practice and strive to identify and implement service
improvement.
10. To deputise for the Programme Manager, Club Development at forums and
meetings where necessary.
11. To undertake any other duties deemed relevant by the Strategic Lead, Community
Sport or Programme Manager, Club Development.
Location:
The role will be located primarily in London Sport office in central London but regular
travel to south London Boroughs including Bromley, Croydon, Sutton, Merton, Kingston,
Richmond, and Wandsworth to attend meetings and carry out work-related duties will be
required and expected.
Person Specification and Selection Criteria:
A. Be educated to degree level or higher.
B. Have good knowledge and experience of working in the physical activity and
sport landscape.
C. Have a proven track-record relevant to this post and of building relationships with
community organisations and supporting them to develop.
D. Have a detailed understanding of the needs of clubs/front-line organisations and
the challenges that they face.
E. Experience of successful project implementation including budget management.
F. Sound critical thinking and decision making skills.
G. Excellent communication and inter-personal skills; the ability to enthuse,
persuade, market, negotiate and influence in person and in writing.
H. Good organisational skills; the ability to manage self and projects, prioritise and
meet deadlines.
I. Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
J. Ability to work under pressure and to adopt a flexible approach to working
methods.
K. Good IT skills including using excel.
L. Able to demonstrate an understanding of equality, diversity and safeguarding and
their practical application.
M. A commitment to personal development.
How to apply
Please see https://londonsport.org/jobs/ for further details about the role.
Applications are by way of a CV and a covering letter and should be sent by email to Richard Croker (Programme Manager, Club Development) hr@londonsport.org by 5:00pm on 22 April 2016.
Please include the following as the subject line of your email: Club Development Officer – [insert your name].
Please note that each applicant will receive a confirmation email that the application has been received. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by London Sport directly. Interviews will take place between 9 to 13 May 2016.