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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sports Development team at AoC Sport as the Sport Development Officer for the South
East and South West regions. In this role you will be working collaboratively to develop the sport and physical activity
opportunities to students in colleges at all levels, focusing on sustaining participation in sport and organising and supporting
our competition pathway. With responsibility for the delivery of a range of events, including Regional Tournaments, and to shape
our approach to sport development projects, this role must provide an outstanding level of service to our member colleges and
external partners. This is an exciting time to join our team as we plan to meet the challenges of the Government and Sport England
strategies as well as our own recently published strategic framework.
We are looking for someone with a sports development background to lead on development of high quality competition and development
opportunities in the SE and SW regions, with a key role in managing the delivery of the AoC Sport regional tournaments, local
development opportunities and wider AoC Sport competitions and events. Ideally the candidate will have experience of building
partnerships as they will lead on partnerships with key organisations regionally and nationally.
A knowledge of AoC Sport programmes and in particular how they are embedded into FE Colleges is essential and a key history of
being able to manage and build strong relationships with colleges to support and enhance competitive sport regionally and
nationally.
Location:
The role will require travel to member colleges, sports competitions and other meetings on a regular basis in the region.
Hours:
37.5 hours per week/5 days a week
About AoC Sport:
AoC Sport is the lead membership organisation for college sport and physical activity and is an Association of Colleges (AoC)
subsidiary company.
AoC Sport encourages and supports every student to participate in sport and physical activity as an integrated part of their
college experience. Offering a range of specialist advice, training and events, AoC Sport champions a whole-organisation,
cross-curricular approach to physical activity, which results in dynamic college communities, healthy students and an economic
boost to the bottom line.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details. To discuss this role, please contact Rob Elkin
[rob.elkin@aoc.co.uk].
How to Apply
If you think you have the skills, experience, and attributes to hit the ground running in this position, we would welcome your
application. Click 'apply now' below.
Your application must be submitted and received by 10am on 5 November 2024.
Interview Date:
W/C 11 November 2024
AoC is committed to providing equal opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage applications from everyone and will not
discriminate against any applicants on the basis of age, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race,
religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable
you to apply or attend any interview, please email us at careers@aoc.co.uk [careers@aoc.co.uk] to let us know or contact the HR
team via telephone: 020 7034 9900.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity to join the AoC Sport team.