Active Communities Lead

Ferry, OX2 7DP

Permanent, Full time

Circa £30,000 dependant on experience per annum plus benefits

Here at More Community Leisure Trust our goal is to encourage active, healthy lifestyles in an environment that is safe, warm, clean, friendly, and fun. To be the destination of choice for being part of an active community, whilst helping you to make MORE of every day. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team – and right now we are looking to recruit for an Active Communities Lead to join our team. 

As Active Communities Lead you will be responsible for ensuring the leisure contract is proactively leading the way and our activities and initiatives are seen as integral to the healthy lifestyle offering across the city of Oxford.

You will establish thriving relationships with community partners and stakeholders and identify opportunities for growth and development of the Leisure trust activities within key local areas to serve underrepresented groups.

Your main responsibilities:

• Develop the active communities offer across Oxford, through collaborating with key partners and identify opportunities to increase activity levels across the borough.
• Engage with Oxford City Council representatives regarding health and wellbeing and attend local Health and wellbeing partnership meetings.
• Understand the demographics and specific needs of the local population and collaborate with partners to develop a programme of activities both within the community and leisure facilities to cater towards these needs.
• Regularly gather monitoring data, customer insight, achievements and learnings relating to external funding projects as appropriate.
• Produce reports for colleagues, Local Authority and external funders as required.
• Enhance the community offering across the leisure facilities utilising available space within centres to provide activities for under-represented groups.
• Ensure that community wellbeing activities are effectively promoted and well attended by target populations.
• Ensure self-development of competencies, skills and knowledge as required.

What you’ll need to do the role:

• You will have demonstrable experience as an Active Communities Lead, or a similar role related to physical activity/ sport/ health or community development.
• Proven experience of developing and leading projects including implementation plans & monitoring of outcomes.
• A strong understanding of the wider determinants of health and the barriers to physical activity.
• Excellent relationship building skills and experience of multi stakeholder working to successfully deliver joint projects /programmes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to enthuse, persuade, negotiate, and influence a variety of audiences.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with people at all levels and across sectors.
• Experience of writing funding bids is desirable.

What we offer

• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Simply Health Plans, Annual Leave Purchase Scheme and more
• Access to a huge range of discounts and exclusive deals such as Merlin Attractions, Mobile Phone discounts, Cinema discounts, Leisure and Hospitality discounts
• Leisure benefits – Employee Benefits
• Committed to professional and personal development with a wide range of training and coaching opportunities to expand your capabilities. 
• Up to 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

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Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.

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