Strategic Lead, Children & Young People (Place)

As part of Sport England's £250m Place Expansion funding to tackle inactivity and health inequalities, Northamptonshire Sport is recruiting two Strategic Leads – Children & Young People (Place), with one post in North Northamptonshire and one in West Northamptonshire. These full-time, fixed-term roles (to March 2028) are based at Delapré Abbey, Northampton, with hybrid working and travel across local communities, schools, and partner settings.

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Contact telephone:

07912892081

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Northamptonshire Sport is a leading physical activity, health and wellbeing charity based in Northamptonshire, delivering national initiatives locally. We collaborate with local and national partners to change the system, influencing strategy, policy and approaches, tackling inequalities and supporting communities to change lives through widening participation in physical activity. We also deliver sport participation events, physical activity programmesand wellbeing projects.

You will lead children and young people’s workstreams across place partnerships, helping reduce inactivity and health inequalities in priority communities through schools, community settings, and multi-agency collaboration. The role focuses on embedding a physical literacy-led approach, strengthening pathways into local activity, and building sustainable partnerships that improve outcomes for children, young people, and families

You will be an experienced relationship-builder with a strong background in sport development, education, PE and school sport, and a track record of working strategically with schools, community organisations, and multi-agency partners. You will bring excellent communication, safeguarding knowledge, and a strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, alongside the ability to turn insight into practical action that creates lasting local impact.

The closing date for applications isSunday 7th June 2026

Interviews will be heldWednesday17th June 2026

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.

For an informal discussion about this post contact Natalie Lawrence 07912 892081

Northamptonshire Sport recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Applicants who apply under the Disability Confident schemeare guaranteed an interview if the minimum criteria score is met.

If you have a disability that makes it difficult to apply online, don’t worry – there are other ways to get your application seen. Contact [email protected]