Senior Sports Development & Participation Officer - REQ

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35 hours per week (35hrs 5 over
7). Reporting to the sport development & participation manager, you will oversee and manage sport development programmes including the sports camps offered by north lanarkshire council. You will liaise with venue staff, parents and clubs to ensure the smooth operation and pathways offered within our sport development programmes.

you will work closely with external agencies, apply for external funding, manage the coaching infrastructure within sport development and oversee any sport development activity/programme/initiative that sport development have responsibility for.

• oversee and manage sport development programmes including sports camps.
• liaise with venue staff, parents and clubs to ensure smooth operation and pathways within sport development programmes.
• collaborate with external agencies and apply for external funding.
• manage the coaching infrastructure within sport development and oversee sport development activity/programmes/initiatives under sport development responsibility.

• substantial experience of sports development at a local and regional level with the ability to attract events to north lanarkshire at all levels.
• hold a svq5, degree or equivalent in a sports related discipline.
• extensive experience in delivering sports development programmes and initiatives; excellent knowledge and understanding of sports development across multiple disciplines.
• extensive experience in managing staff, large events, income generation and participation targets; experience with media and communication packages; ability to prepare operational and statistical reports for senior management.

• you will be required to become a protecting vulnerable groups (pvg) scheme member through disclosure scotland and obtain a satisfactory membership check prior to commencing in this role.
• location: broadwood stadium, cumbernauld, g68 9ne.

policies and commitments

• we are a disability confident leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves disabled, provided they meet the essential criteria.
• we have adopted the armed forces community covenant and offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, provided they meet the essential criteria.
• we are committed to #keepingthepromise for care-experienced people, with a guaranteed interview if essential criteria are met.
• the plan for north lanarkshire emphasizes fair work; for more information see the linked resources.

additional information

• alternative application packs can be requested in other formats (e.g., large print, braille, audio). To request, please phone
• the following link contains easy read documents: easy read – my nl.
• please note we do not accept cvs in place of the application form. To be considered for this vacancy you must ensure an application form is submitted. Any cv submissions will be disregarded.
• north lanarkshire council has reached its current allocation of certificates of sponsorship and cannot provide visa sponsorship at this time.

we are happy to talk flexible working and operate a smarter working policy. North lanarkshire council is committed to keeping the promise and supports care-experienced people and veterans as described above.

senior sports development participation officer req
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