Sports Project Officer

**About us**

We are a sport consultancy and education and training provider and have been working in the sector since 2002. We have two companies - Sport Structures Limited and Sport Structures Community Interest Company (CIC). Both companies work together to provide an excellent service and the remit of the CIC is to re-invest back into sport. We pride ourselves on being a company with a social conscience. Our vision is to:

- Transform sport and physical activity through empowering and inspiring people._

We work with a range of organisations from National Sport Organisations, National Governing Bodies of Sport, Universities and community sport organisations, along with individuals who access our training. These include apprentices, volunteers, coaches and the professional workforce. We have a number of _landmark projects_ that have shaped us as an organisation and we are proud to have won a _number of awards_ over the years. Our mission is to:

- Provide solutions that add value and drive positive change, reflecting the diverse needs of sport and physical activity._

We hold our values very highly in reflecting how we operate:

- **_Passion_**:

- **_Integrity_**:

- **_Excellence_**:

- **_Togetherness_**

**Job Summary**

We are seeking a self-motivated, personable and enthusiastic individual to work as part of a team to deliver multiple sports development projects, working with a variety of organisations such as Active Partnerships (APs) and National Governing Bodies (NGBs). The role will involve working on specific consultancy projects which may include; change management, strategy development, governance, insight and impact, club development, people and organisational development, and equality, diversity and inclusion (including embedding culture change).

The successful applicant is required to have a sport development background and be able to communicate effectively to customers and partners. The ability to multi-task and deal with conflicting priorities is essential. We are looking for an individual that has good attention to detail and can use their initiative.

**Job title**:
Sport Project Officer (Consultancy)

**Position type**:
Permanent

**Salary**:
£18,575-£22,000 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience) pro rata, per annum.

**Hours of working**:
Full-time (37.5 hours per week).

We have a flexible approach to working, balanced with business need.

**Persons responsible to**:
People Development Manager

**Location**:
Hybrid working.

The post holder will be required to work from the Sport Structures office in Edgbaston, Birmingham for a minimum of 1 day per week.

**Benefits**:
The successful applicant will have access to continual professional development opportunities provided by Sport Structures.

**Special conditions**

Home-working and some out-of-office-hours working at weekends and evenings.

Attendance at meetings/events may be required outside of normal office hours.

Casual car user allowance for business travel only.

**Job closing date**:Friday 16thSeptember

**Interview date**:Wednesday 28thSeptember

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Project delivery: To deliver on specific sport development projects as per the needs of the business, effectively contributing and coordinating where required and working autonomously where needed
- Embedded service: To work as an ‘embedded’ member of staff within NGBs / APs, other sports/organisations to support specific sport development projects
- Project development: To develop specific development projects to further the business of the company in conjunction with other members of the team
- Facilitation: To contribute to the design and delivery of inter-active facilitative training and learning sessions with partners and customers through a consultative approach. This may be as part of ‘projects’ or stand-alone training sessions
- Communication: To communicate effectively internally with colleagues and externally with partners and customers
- Relationship management: To be proactive and work with colleagues to build, develop and maintain partner relationships and maintain database / CRM systems regularly
- Processes and procedures: To ensure all process and procedures are up-to-date for each specific project and are regularly reviewed. Also, there is a need to be responsible for developing and creating new documentation, where required.
- Finance: To work with managers to reconcile small budgets, ensuring they are planned, cost effective and meet the needs of the partners
- Internal reporting and insight: To develop draft reports which meet partner requirements and support with generating sector insight to inform our consultancy offer.
- External reporting: To draft interim and final reports to provide analytical and insightful recommendations to partners and in conjunction with our Marketing team, developing case studies and celebrating successful projects
- Tender process: To support and prepare tender documen