Active Health Officer (Exercise Programme)

University of Dundee; Dundee; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Dundee is seeking an Active Health Officer (Exercise Programme) to lead and implement the strategy for Active Health across staff and students. This full-time, permanent role involves delivering group exercise, personal training and gym programmes within a dynamic higher education setting.

You will coordinate staff, monitor performance against KPIs, and foster partnerships to expand activity engagement and impact. A degree and health/fitness qualifications are required.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree level and professional qualifications in health/fitness.
• Experience coordinating, delivering and evaluating group exercise and gym programmes, preferably in higher education.
• Experience supervising or leading staff, including casual or freelance teams.
• Experience in partnership working to deliver collaborative outcomes.
• Budget management and reporting experience.
• Excellent communication, IT literacy and interpersonal skills.
• Enthusiasm and motivation to achieve high standards.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinating planning, development and delivery of Group Exercise and Gym Programmes and Services, driving participation and retention across the University community.
• Sustaining and delivering specialist population exercise programmes, engaging wider community and partnerships.
• Delivering group and individual exercise sessions and triaging referrals.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external partners to support wellbeing initiatives and events.
• Co-ordinating, training and monitoring staff to support programme delivery and promotion.
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting against KPIs.

Skills

Group exercise delivery

Gym programme coordination

Staff supervision

Budget management

Partnership working

Communication skills

IT literacy

Interpersonal skills

Enthusiasm and motivation

Education

Degree in health/fitness

Professional qualifications in health/fitness

Job description

University of Dundee

Details

Description

Sport and Active Health provides the dynamic lead for the University’s sporting and physical activity offer to staff and students by creating and delivering a positive culture and vision. The University mission - to transform lives- is at the very core of the department’s work as we use sport, exercise and physical activity to enhance the student experience, and to improve the health and wellbeing of our University community. We are recruiting for an exceptional individual to join us as an Active Health Officer (Exercise Programme), assisting us in the delivery of the strategic vision for Active Health at the University. This is a full-time, permanent appointment. If you have proven experience in managing and delivering Fitness Programmes and Services (including group exercise, personal training and gym programmes), are committed and motivated to strategically enabling physical activity engagement for all, and would like to work in a dynamic Higher Education environment, then we’d like to hear from you.

• Co-ordinating the planning, development and delivery of SpAH’s Group Exercise and Gym Programmes and Services, driving participation and retention across the extended University community.
• Sustaining and delivering SpAH’s sector leading specialist population exercise programme, fostering wider community engagement, partnership delivery and income generation. The specialist population exercise programme supports individuals with long term health conditions, and SpAH’s older adult members.
• Delivering group and individual exercise sessions, and triaging specialist population referrals, as commensurate with qualifications/experience.
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders, to support wellbeing initiatives, events, recruitment and promotional activities.
• Co-ordinating, training and monitoring staff in support of programme delivery, expansion and promotion.
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting against identified key performance indicators.

• Relevant degree level, and professional, qualifications within the health and fitness sector.
• Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating group exercise and gym programmes, preferably within a higher education setting, and with diverse populations.
• Relevant experience of supervising or leading staff, including casual or freelance teams.
• Prior experience of partnership working to deliver collaborative outcomes.
• Proven competency in budget management and reporting.
• Excellent communication, IT literacy and interpersonal skills.
• Enthusiasm and motivation to achieve high professional standards and outcomes.

We are one of the UK’s leading universities - internationally recognised for our expertise across a range of disciplines and research breakthroughs in multiple areas, including science, medicine and engineering, amongst many others.

Conveniently located on the banks of River Tay, our main city-centre campus is at the heart of Dundee - an up-and-coming, friendly, compact and affordable city with a rich heritage in design and technology. We also have campuses at Ninewells Hospital and in Kirkcaldy which are easily accessible via local transport links.

The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee a UK university of choice for undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning. Family friendly policies, staff networks for BME, Disabled and LGBT staff, membership of Athena SWAN, the ECU Race Equality Charter and Stonewall as well as a full range of disability services, create an enjoyable and inclusive place to work.

For further information about this position please contact Director of Sport and Active Health, Audrey Duncan, [e-mail].

To find out more about Sport and Active Health, please visit www.dundee.ac.uklspah Closing date: 22nd November 2026 (23:59pm).