Looking for a Paddle Sports Consultant

Swindon, United Kingdom

Salary: GNP£34,366 / Per Year

Job Description

With thousands of miles of waterways in our care, we want to be recognised as a go-to destination for a great recreational water experience. Together with British Canoeing, we are looking to recruit a talented project manager who can help us make this happen in a supportive and consistent way; meeting the demands of this growing audience, whilst also being sensitive to our conservation ambitions.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a 2-year fixed term opportunity, and we are welcoming external and internal applicants. If you are looking to take this on as a secondment, please get the approval from your current Line Manager. Whilst a central role, it will be based working from home with the opportunity to have desk space in the regional offices nearest to where you reside.

Internally this role is known as Active Outdoors Assistant Consultant


What it's like to work here:We’re bigger than you think, we’re more complicated than we appear and we’re larger scale than you’d imagine. We’ve got passionate people in all our teams, and we’ve got so much more we want to achieve. We’re for ever, for everyone and we really mean that. We don’t want to stop at 5.5 million members and we want everyone to feel welcome and enjoy access to our places, so we need to reach new audiences in ways that are meaningful and relevant to them without losing the hearts and minds of those that are already with us. 

What you'll be doing:A hugely exciting and dynamic role, you will work closely within the Active Outdoors team, Regions and properties as well as British Canoeing teams. You will build positive relationships with key stakeholders both internally (including Land & Nature, Operational Risk, Visitor experience, Membership and Marketing) and externally to ensure that we have the highest levels of expertise to draw on to support the development and delivery of this project.

This project is not new work; it is about extending on some of the activities already taking place and responding to the pull from properties to enhance and further develop this offer. This project is about developing a consistent approach and support to increase access to blue spaces, allowing people to connect deeply to nature and enhance their own wellbeing. We want to make it easier for more diverse audiences to engage with our places, and this could be via facilitated paddle sport activities and events or self-led experiences. We want to meet the demands of this growing audience, whilst also being sensitive to our conservation ambitions.

Communication is key. Your role will be to ensure our communication channels are up to date and effectively delivering information and actionable messages across the programme and to the regions. It will be important to share what properties are doing, best practice guidance, and ideas that are having a positive known impact.

You will spot all avenues to be an advocate for the Active Outdoors and British Canoeing programmes, working collaboratively across many areas and regions to develop and deliver on our outdoor ambitions.

 

Who we're looking forTo be successful in this role you’ll have:

  • Experience of managing product and project management lifecycles, processes and practices including governance requirements with experience of being accountable to a Board of internal and external members
  • A sound understanding of the political climate around physical activity, particularly in regard to access and conflict of use, with experience of successful consultancy in this area
  • Strong knowledge of compliance and legal requirements relating to delivering an active outdoors programme and experience of developing policy to respond to operational risk need including normal operating and emergency operating procedure
  • Understanding of the role of governing bodies in the sports sector and proven relationship management of external agencies to both advocate the work of the Trust and influence policy development at organisation and government level.
  • Able to produce and influence using data with a solid understanding of the need for robust data collection and interrogation.
  • Project management of programmes with multiple strands including infrastructure development, facilities development, IT solutions and visitor business development
  • Highly organised and excellent at keeping records of information with sound understanding of GDPR requirements
  • Ability to manage delegated budgets on behalf of operational managers and senior managers including funding from internal and external sources
  • Ability to lead on, interpret and respond to external and internal research, intelligence and analysis
  • Experience of presenting at all levels to internal and external audiences with the ability to influence and negotiate, including the ability to attract funding
  • Experience of marketing & promotion of sport and physical activity programmes
  • Experience of working with people of all levels including property staff, local delivery partners, regional and national governing bodies.
  • Excellent communication skills: listening, building trust and a clear, diplomatic and concise written and verbal communication style.
  • Good influencing skills, understanding people, explaining benefits and changing practice and behaviour.
  • Creativity and innovation, sharing learning and ideas, team working skills.
  • Ability to prioritise workload across multiple projects and business as usual activity.

 

The packageBenefits for working with is:

  • Flexible working whenever possible
  • Free parking at most locations
  • Discounts in high street stores, cinemas, National Trust properties and cafes.
  • Free entry to our properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
  • Generous annual leave
  • Subsidised health cash plan
  • Free 24-hour support service
  • Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
  • Training & Development tailored to you
  • Up to 5 days of paid volunteering for you.


Requirements :Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK

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Salary and Benefits

Salary: GNP£34,366 / Per Year

Accommodation Included :No

Job: Full Time

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