Workforce Development Manager; Midlands

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Join our Workforce Development team and play a key role in growing the profile of CIMSPA through professional recognition, partnerships and local skills. You’ll lead on delivering local Sport & Physical Activity Skills Plans, build long-term employer relationships, and drive engagement with CIMSPA’s professional pathways in your region as part of our UK-wide team. Teamwork, peer learning and innovation are central to successfully delivering against our commercial and Sport England targets.

We're looking for a natural people-connector with strong partnership management experience, commercial acumen, and a deep understanding of the sport and physical activity sector. In this role you'll spend significant time working with our stakeholders and influencing at all levels, supporting employers to develop and recognise their workforce, and driving a more skilled, impactful workforce in the sector.

You'll have a track record of meeting targets, generating income across multiple revenue streams, and understanding education and workforce development needs. To really thrive in this role, you will be someone who communicates with ease and genuinely connects with people. Extensive travel across the Midlands and regular time at our Loughborough Head Office (expenses covered) are required.

If you're passionate about workforce development, collaboration, and making a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Key tasks include but are not limited to:

Relationship & Account Management

• Build and maintain strong employer partnerships, using local insight to shape skills plans.
• Promote professional recognition and support employers to engage with CIMSPA pathways.
• Manage a partner portfolio to retain relationships, grow income, and prevent churn.
• Lead workforce planning discussions to understand employer skills needs.
• Convert prospective leads into active partners and support effective onboarding with internal teams.

For further information and details on how to apply please click on the link below.