Strategic Lead - Children & Young People (Place)

As part of Sport England's £250m Place Expansion funding to tackle inactivity and health inequalities, Northamptonshire Sport is recruiting two Strategic Leads - Children & Young People (Place), with one post in North Northamptonshire and one in West Northamptonshire. These full time, fixed term roles (to March 2028) are based at Delapré Abbey, Northampton, with hybrid working and travel across local communities, schools, and partner settings.

Northamptonshire Sport is a leading physical activity, health and wellbeing charity based in Northamptonshire, delivering national initiatives locally. We collaborate with local and national partners to change the system, influencing strategy, policy and approaches, tackling inequalities and supporting communities to change lives through widening participation in physical activity. We also deliver sport participation events, physical activity programmes and wellbeing projects.

You will lead children and young people's workstreams across place partnerships, helping reduce inactivity and health inequalities in priority communities through schools, community settings, and multi agency collaboration. The role focuses on embedding a physical literacy led approach, strengthening pathways into local activity, and building sustainable partnerships that improve outcomes for children, young people, and families.

You will be an experienced relationship builder with a strong background in sport development, education, PE and school sport, and a track record of working strategically with schools, community organisations, and multi agency partners. You will bring excellent communication, safeguarding knowledge, and a strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, alongside the ability to turn insight into practical action that creates lasting local impact.

Northamptonshire Sport recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Applicants who apply under the Disability Confident scheme are guaranteed an interview if the minimum criteria score is met.

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