Place Partnerships
Sport England is investing in local communities, specifically in those places where it is hardest to be active.
Physical activity is vital for our physical and mental health, from walking to work to playing sports with friends.
But not all of us have the same opportunities to be active.
When children don’t have safe spaces to run and play, when adults are working long hours and constantly worrying about making ends meet, it makes it harder to be active and healthy.
Through placed-based working we can work deeply in a place, developing meaningful partnerships with communities and the organisations that support them – this is why we are calling the work ‘Place Partnerships’. With these partnerships in place we can better co-design opportunities which make it easier for residents to be active when they step out of their homes.
To achieve this, we need to:
- work together, from community members to voluntary organisations to local government.
- build networks and develop relationships in place
- break down the barriers that get in the way of being active.
- strengthen communities in a way that is reflective of their unique needs, relationships and geography.
Watch this film to find out more about the ethos and learning behind creating change in places.
Values and behaviours are critical to this work. The following list of values, mindsets and behaviours has been pulled from this video which has been developed from learning from place-based work in other areas of the country .
We are looking for people who work this way.
- Curious and reflective
- Open and honest (integrity)
- Humble and approachable
- Enthusiastic & passionate (caring to make a difference)
- Courageous and disruptive (willing to do things differently and challenge status quo)
- Authentic value of physical activity
- Comfortable with uncertainty and complexity, with a positive approach to risk/failure
- Values driven and outcomes focused (purpose over process)
- Flexible, agile and responsive
- Resilience and perseverance
- Collaborative, inclusive, engaging & empowering (involving people in finding solutions)
- Empathetic (takes time to understand lived experience)
- Genuine commitment to tackling inactivity, inequalities & discriminatory practices
- Non-hierarchical (leadership at all levels)
Place Partnership Recruitment info
We have been working closely with partners in Derby, Nottingham, Erewash and Ashfield to work out how best to host and facilitate these exciting new roles in each area.
To ensure we are being as fair as possible we require you to submit an application for each role you are interested in. As an organisation, we are a disability confident employer and our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion extends throughout our work. To ensure we are being as fair as possible with our recruitment, we are using software that helps us take an inclusive approach removing biases, and allowing us to shortlist based on skills. You will need to apply online and to be considered for more than one role, you will need to apply for each one separately (but you can cut and paste from one application to another).
If you have any questions about any of the roles please feel free to contact the named person towards the bottom of the page
Place Partnership Vacancies
Contact for Ashfield based roles
Helen Davis
Strategic Lead
Main contact for Ashfield and Mansfield.
Contact for Nottingham based roles
Kerryn Chamberlin
Active Notts Lead
Contact for Derby based roles
Michelle Skinner
National/Local Relationships
Contact for Erewash based roles
Stuart Batchelor
Active Derbyshire Lead
These Place Partnership roles are centered around partnership working, so whilst it’s likely successful applicants will be contracted to Active Partners Trust, they will predominantly be based at partner organisations with variable working practices.
