Salary: £23,000 – £26,625 (Grade C). New appointments are typically made at the bottom of the scale.
Full-time: 37 hours per week
Permanent: subject to funding
Location: County Durham Sport Offices, however you will be required to travel within County Durham and occasionally regionally. County Durham Sport has a Hybrid Working Policy in place.
Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 31 May 2023.
County Durham Sport are looking for passionate, collaborative and dedicated individuals to join the team and are recruiting for two exciting Community Development posts. One focusing on developing ‘People’, the other focusing on developing ‘Place’.
About County Durham Sport
Our Vision – A Healthy Lifestyle Is An Easy Choice For Everyone
Our Mission – Challenging inequalities and changing lives through sport and physical activity
County Durham Sport is the Sport England funded Active Partnership for the area. An independent company, with charitable status, our role is to support, influence and improve the local delivery system for sport and physical activity and remove the barriers to moving. Ultimately, tackling inequalities is at the core of our work, we influence the system to ensure those people not currently accessing/benefitting from physical activity can get involved.
County Durham Sport has a passionate belief that everyone is able to improve the quality of their life through involvement in sport and physical activity. Our partnership’s ambition is to inspire and connect people and organisations to raise aspiration and remove the barriers to an active and healthy lifestyle and encourage our local system to reflect the needs, aspirations and requirements of the people and communities we serve.
The Community Development Officer (People) will be responsible for working with local communities to develop the skills, competence and confidence of local people to help to increase participation in physical activity and sport by providing better and more inclusive experiences.
The Community Development Officer (Place) will be responsible for supporting County Durham Sport’s vision and mission to remove the barriers to moving by challenging inequalities and supporting community engagement through a place based approach.
The successful candidates will be passionate about the impact sport and physical activity can have, particularly on those that find it most difficult to be active. The postholders will be committed to working in partnership to address, challenge and reduce these inequalities.
Qualifications and Experience:
A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Community Development, Community Engagement, Sports Development or related field.
Experience to include:
working with communities to understand need and develop solutions and interventions.
brokering relationships and developing community led interventions.
using insight and data to develop and drive evidence-based practice.
monitoring and evaluation
Proven ability to build and maintain positive relationships with local communities, stakeholders, and partners.
A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of work
Excellent communication, organisation and planning skills
Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office
A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential
These are two exciting opportunities for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to make a real difference to the lives of people across County Durham. If you are passionate about community development and have a strong background engaging communities/sports development or a related field, we would love to hear from you.
