Salary: c£32,000 (Regional)

Organisation: AoC

Location: Home based: Midlands or South West

Closing Date: 08 Mar 2023

An exceptional opportunity has arisen within AoC Sport as we recruit for a Sport Development Officer to work in the midlands and south west regions. We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced sports development professional to join our sport development team. In this role you will be working collaboratively to develop the sport and physical activity opportunities to students in colleges at all levels, focusing on sustaining participation in sport and organising and supporting our competition pathway. With responsibility for the delivery of a range of events, including Regional Tournaments, and to shape our approach to sport development projects, this role must provide an outstanding level of service to our member colleges and external partners. This is an exciting time to join our team as we plan to meet the challenges of the Government and Sport England strategies as well as our own recently published strategic framework.

To be successful in this role you must be able to work with a wide range of partners to achieve shared outcomes, be equally happy to work collaboratively within a team and independently, be proactive in building partnerships and able to make decisions quickly. You should also value diversity at work, be prepared to work flexibly, manage multiple priorities and take responsibility for completing the job at hand to a high standard. If this is you, we would like to hear from you.

About AoC Sport:

AoC Sport is the lead membership organisation for college sport and physical activity and is an Association of Colleges (AoC) subsidiary company.

AoC Sport encourages and supports every student to participate in sport and physical activity as an integrated part of their college experience. Offering a range of specialist advice, training and events, AoC Sport champions a whole-organisation, cross-curricular approach to physical activity, which results in dynamic college communities, healthy students and an economic boost to the bottom line.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: The role will require travel to member colleges, sports competitions and other meetings on a regular basis in the region.

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If you have any questions regarding the role please email [email protected].

To apply

If you believe you have the skills, experience and attributes for this position, we would welcome your application.

To apply, please send us your current CV along with a cover letter detailing how your key skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification for the role along with a completed equal opportunities form to [email protected]

Please note that your equal opportunities form will be separated from your application and will not be considered by the shortlisting panel.

Please note that all applicants must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role and will be expected to provide proof of this if invited for interview.

Your application must be submitted and received by 9am on Wednesday, 8th March 2023.

AoC is an Equal Opportunities employer.

**Thank you for your interest in working at AoC**