Development Officer

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: 35451 - 39165 per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Working Hours: 37

Contract Type: Fixed Term (initially 12 months with any potential extension subject to securing external funding)

Closing Date: 4th September 2025

Interview Date(s): 17th & 18th September 2025

Active Together is a partnership organisation working to help communities in Leicestershire Leicester & Rutland get moving a little more.

This is an exciting opportunity for two Development Officers who would like to support us to work with communities organisations and partners to deliver our Physical Activity Framework and support our vision of Leicestershire Leicester & Rutland: a place where physical activity is part of daily life leading to people living healthier and happier lives.

About the Role/(s) - 1 x Physical Activity & Health Focus 1 x Pre and Post Natal Physical Activity Focus

Postholders would work on projects (although not a definitive list):

• Developing a universal and targeted approach to raise physical activity in low participating groups and settings.
• Raise awareness of the health and wellbeing benefits of physical activity to partners settings and communities.
• Supporting wider sector professionals and groups to embed physical activity into their settings/programmes/policies and have conversations about the benefits of physical activity.
• Support the development and delivery of relevant local and national physical activity campaigns/programmes to reduce inactivity and increase participation.
• Encouraging everyone to embed regular informal physical activity opportunities into their daily lives.
• Address the equality diversity and inclusion challenges that are prevalent in physical activity provision.
• Make a positive difference to the physical activity levels in our People and Communities.

Initially the posts would have a specific focus on:

Post 1: Physical Activity & Health

This post will focus on increasing opportunities to embed physical activity advice and guidance within the health system and work with communities to tackle inequalities linked to participation to both increase activity levels and improve the health and wellbeing of our residents.

Post 2: Pre and Post Natal Activity Focus

This post will lead on developing and delivering a programme linked to pre and post natal physical activity and maternal mental health with the aim to engage and empower pre and post natal women to move more.

Candidates should state on their supporting statement regarding their preferred post or both.

About You

To apply for this post you must have:

• BTEC Higher/NVQ 4 or degree in a relevant area or substantial experience in the areas below and ongoing continuing professional development.
• Experience in;
  • Physical Activity Sport Health Community Development (including experience in designing/delivering and managing large-scale projects/initiatives/programmes)
  • Working with under-represented groups/communities to tackle inequalities (both to address participation levels and improve health and wellbeing)
  • Working in partnership with a broad range of organisations (both within the physical activity sector and non-physical activity partners) and providing development support and advice to a range of partner organisations
  • Supporting and mentoring staff and volunteers
• Knowledge of;
  • Physical Activity Health and Sport (National regional and local plans/policies) including Physical Activity Sport and Health development processes and national direction
• Ability to monitor and evaluate initiatives/projects and demonstration of a proven track record of success

You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we expect you to share our commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit a individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

Jo Newberry Strategic Lead T:Email:

Lucy Betts Development manager T:Email:

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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