Strategic Partnership Advisor – East and South East

We are looking to appoint an exceptional person to join our team of six Strategic Partnership Advisors across England. In this role you will support key partners, including Active Partnerships, National Governing Bodies of sport, local authorities and leisure providers to become more effective in their role of enabling more disabled people to be active.  

You will have good knowledge of the sport and activity sector and how it operates and be able to advocate improvements which enable more disabled people to get active. You will also have knowledge of the non-sport sectors including disabled people’s organisations and how to establish relationships to build effective cross-sector partnership working. 

We are looking for a person with experience of working strategically at a place based and/or locality level within the East and South East region. Someone who can positively influence local developments and investments to tackle the inequalities disabled people face in sport and activity through inclusive practice. 

You will have knowledge and expertise in understanding of the wider systems and barriers within disabled people’s lives. This could include disabled children and young adult services, health and social care, transport or education. This understanding and your excellent relationship skills means you will establish connections that build effective cross-sector partnership working.   

The successful candidate will be working remotely and from home and will be based in the East/South East region. This role will involve travel across both areas as occasional travel to our Loughborough and Manchester offices.  

This role is full time on a two years fixed term contract.  

We offer 26.5 days of annual leave, including birthday leave, plus bank holidays. Activity Alliance also closes between Christmas and New Year which means that employees are not expected to work during this time and they are not required to use their annual leave allowance to have this time free from work. 

Activity Alliance currently offers the following benefits:  

• Hybrid working 
• Time off in lieu 
• A contributory pension scheme (employee 6%, employer 9%) 
• Childcare vouchers 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Eye care  
• Employee engagement initiatives such as away days 
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme 
• Menopause policy 
• Enhanced sickness pay 
• Group Income Protection 
• Death in service package
• Training and development opportunities 

You can read the full job description here.

How to apply

To apply for this role please complete the application form and equal opportunities form, and send them by email to jobs@activityalliance.org.uk with the subject line “Strategic Partnership Advisor – East and South East”. CVs will not be accepted.  

• Activity Alliance accessible PDF application form
• Activity Alliance accessible application form
• Activity Alliance Equal Opportunities form

Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 13 January 2025. In-person interviews will take place on Tuesday 28 January 2025 at Sense Offices, 101 Pentonville Road, London N1 9LG.

We will ensure this process is accessible for anyone who requires support. Reasonable expenses will be paid to attend the interview. Requests for a remote interview will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  

For further information please contact Agata Sromecka via email jobs@activityalliance.org.uk