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Health Manager

  • Location: London
  • Organisation: London Sport
  • Salary: £37,000
  • Contract: Full Time, Permanent
  • Closing Date: 25 October 2024 | Coaching & Sports Development

The Role

Our physical and mental health is our biggest asset and being physically active unlocks so much that’s good for our health and wellbeing. But despite this, and amid a backdrop of health inequalities, not everyone’s currently able to enjoy the benefits of an active life. In this exciting role you will work to realise the potential of physical activity to improve Londoner’s health and wellbeing.

Working with a range of partners within the health and physical activity & sport sectors you will develop and implement projects that have impact in local communities through using physical activity to prevent poor health, whilst supporting those with existing conditions to gain the benefits.

What you will do: 

· Working with colleagues across London Sport, contribute to the development of collaborative and ambitious health focused plans which deliver on London Sport’s strategy. 

· Manage projects from ideation and planning through to delivery and completion, ensuring they are delivered within budget and on time. 

· Liaise and work with a range of external stakeholders and partners, fostering collaboration and establishing impactful partnerships.

· Collaborating with others, identify and develop opportunities to have impact against our health objectives within identified priority places, ensuring local voice is central to the progression of these opportunities.

·Working with colleagues, capture learning and impact from our health work and sharing this appropriately within and beyond London Sport.   

· Through developing and maintaining knowledge of the health system and organisations that make up the system, provide advice and guidance to internal colleagues and external partners.

· Working with others, proactively support the identification and development of external funding applications.

· Work closely with London Sport colleagues to ensure co-ordination, collaboration and alignment between work areas and programmes.

Who You are

·  Knowledgeable and understanding of the health-related structures in London, ideally gained through working in a health related setting.

· Lived experience of day-to-day life in London.   

· An ability to develop and maintain trusted relationships.

· A practical understanding of project management techniques, with experience of effectively delivering successful projects/programmes

· You’re pro-active in identifying needs and opportunities. You can translate these into actionable steps to achieve positive outcomes.

· A can-do positive attitude and flexible, solution-focused approach. You have the ability to drive plans forward to achieve impact. 

· Strong written and verbal communication skills. You understand how to effectively communicate with partners in the London health care sector.

· Ability to demonstrate a practical commitment to the Values and Behaviours of London Sport. 

· Ability to demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion in relation to London.  

· Passionate about improving the lives of Londoners.

Key Details:

• Permanent, full-time, preferably but flexible to exploring part-time and compressed hours contracts. 

• Salary: £37,000 pro rata

• Offering 28 days’ holiday + 8 public holidays + 5 volunteer days + Christmas Closure

• Competitive Pension scheme 

• Life Assurance and Health Cash Plan

• Flexible working: we use a model of 2 plus days in our central London office at House of Sport and working from home, with travel required throughout London

• By applying for the role, you are stating that you are eligible to work in the UK. London Sport is unable to apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

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