Active Partnership Director
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Job Summary
Active Partnership Director
72024 - 81300 per annum
Active Together (Hosted by Public Health at Leicestershire County Council)
Lead Change. Champion Inclusion. Inspire Healthier Lives.
Active Together the Active Partnership for Leicestershire Leicester and Rutland is seeking a strategic values-driven leader to shape our next chapter. This rare opportunity offers the chance to lead a well-established partnership working with system partners to create a more inclusive and accessible offer across physical activity and sportsupporting healthier more active communities.
We believe physical activity and sport are powerful tools for changereducing inactivity tackling inequality and fostering inclusion. As Director you will lead our strategic evolution embedding physical activity and sport with wider system partners.
About the Role
This is more than a leadership role in physical activity and sport. You will drive a movement to address inequality reduce inactivity and support wellbeing. Reporting to the Board Chair you will represent Active Together with clarity and purpose responding to local needs and national priorities.
You will lead strategic planning strengthen partnerships and position Active Together for future funding and long-term sustainability. Working with a supportive Board you will aim to build trusted relationships across sectors to deliver a lasting impact.
About You
You do not need a background in physical activity and sport. What matters is your passion to address inequality your ability to connect across sectors and your commitment to making physical activity and sport matter. You will be able to:
- Lead with empathy and purpose
- Champion inclusion and equity
- Influence systems and policy to reduce inactivity and improve wellbeing
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Strategic leadership and delivery in a relevant setting
- Experience navigating political environments and engaging senior stakeholders
- Strong planning and implementation skills focused on outcomes
- Understanding of national policy around physical activity sport and school PE
- Success in securing public or private sector funding including Lottery bids
- A strategic mindset with the ability to lead through complexity
You must show a strong commitment to equality diversity and inclusion and apply this in practice. We will ask you to evidence alignment with our values during the interview process.
Ready to Apply
Visit: for more information and candidate pack
- Closing date: Wednesday 29th October 2025 (midnight)
- Assessment & stakeholder engagement: Friday 21st November 2025
- Final interviews: Friday 28th November 2025
To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement (max 1500 words) as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.
Flexible Working
We support flexible arrangements including part-time compressed hours and remote working. Contact us to discuss options.
Contact for Informal Discussion
John Byrne Active Partnership Director
Leicestershire County Council as host of Active Together is committed to equality diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds especially Ethnically Diverse LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
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.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Fundraising
- Management Experience
- Coaching
- Analysis Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Team Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- negotiation
- Supervising Experience
About Company
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