Network Coordinator - Community Sport And Physical Activity

Icf; Ledston; Remote; GBP 26.000 - 34.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Icf is seeking a role focused on building and nurturing relationships with grassroots sport and community organisations across a defined geography. You will connect needs with specialists, support routes, and maintain accurate records to drive inclusive participation in sport and physical activity.

This position emphasizes remote work with travel to engage schools, community groups, and partners while maintaining high standards of data management and collaboration with local authorities and

Qualifikationen

• Experience in community development, membership support, sport for development, or network coordination.
• Ability to build rapport, diagnose support needs and broker practical solutions.
• Strong self-management and confidence working remotely and independently across a defined area.
• Competence with Microsoft 365, CRM or database systems and accurate monitoring records.
• Understanding of physical activity and sport inclusion, grassroots organisational challenges and community-led delivery.

Aufgaben

• Build trusted relationships with organisations and maintain regular, purposeful contact across an allocated geography.
• Assess organisational needs and connect groups to specialists, learning, funding routes, tools and peer support.
• Welcome and onboard new partners, keeping network records, consent information and contact data accurate.
• Coordinate local networking sessions, workshops and partner meetings that respond to shared priorities.
• Capture outcomes, risks, case studies and emerging needs through CRM records and periodic reports.
• Develop relationships with local authorities, schools, active partnerships, funders and voluntary-sector infrastructure bodies.

Kenntnisse

Community development

Member support

Network coordination

Relationship building

Remote work management

Tools

Microsoft 365

CRM/databases

Jobbeschreibung

Role purpose

To act as a consistent point of contact for a portfolio of grassroots sport and community organisations. The role builds an understanding of organisational needs, and connecting them with expertise and funding, and maintaining an active local network. It will build trusted relationships across schools, community organisations and local partners, helping them work together on shared priorities and making it easier to connect children and young people with relevant opportunities, support and facilities.

Key responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with organisations and maintain regular, purposeful contact across an allocated geography.
• Assess organisational needs and connect groups to specialists, learning, funding routes, tools and peer support.
• Welcome and onboard new partners, keeping network records, consent information and contact data accurate.
• Coordinate local networking sessions, workshops and partner meetings that respond to shared priorities.
• Capture outcomes, risks, case studies and emerging needs through CRM records and periodic reports.
• Develop relationships with local authorities, schools, active partnerships, funders and voluntary-sector infrastructure bodies.

Skills, knowledge and experience

• Experience in community development, membership support, sport for development, or network coordination.
• Ability to build rapport, diagnose support needs and broker practical solutions.
• Strong self-management and confidence working remotely and independently across a defined area.
• Competence with Microsoft 365, CRM or database systems and accurate monitoring records.
• Understanding of physical activity and sport inclusion, grassroots organisational challenges and community-led delivery.

Personal qualities

• Inclusive and collaborative, with the confidence to build trust across schools, community organisations, public bodies and delivery partners.
• Organised and solutions-focused, able to manage competing priorities while maintaining quality and accurate records.
• Committed to widening participation and motivated to reducing barriers to sport and physical activity for underserved groups.
• Comfortable travelling and working flexibly when programme activity, events or partner engagement requires it.