Sports Development Officer

Permanent

Grade C - £35,412 - £41,771

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week - including occasional evenings and weekends

Do you have experience in sports and a passion to develop and support projects across the city?

We are seeking a motivated and forward‑thinking Sports Development Officer to support the strategic development of Sport and Active Recreation across Birmingham. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the city’s approach to increasing participation, improving wellbeing, and delivering high‑quality sport and physical activity opportunities for all communities.

You will be responsible for driving strategic sports development activity across Birmingham, including:

Providing expert sports development advice
Conducting thorough research in Sport and Active Recreation
Supporting the implementation of Birmingham’s key sport and active recreation strategies

We are looking for a candidate who has experience of working in sports development, ideally in a Local Authority setting, who can also demonstrate:

Experience and understanding of the sports sector, including participation development and community engagement
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage, motivate, and influence a wide range of individuals and organisations
Ability to use initiative and strong negotiation skills, enabling positive outcomes across sports and active recreation participation
Proven project management capability, delivering outcomes that improve wellbeing through sport and active recreation
Experience collaborating with a wide range of partners and stakeholders.

What we offer in return…

Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund – with generous employer contributions
Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 30 days, increasing with length of service
My Rewards Scheme – access to 800+ brands providing discounts and savings
Health and wellbeing support – independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling, occupational health

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

Job Description and Person Specification

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team <Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

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