Details
1118342
Liverpool John Moores University
19/10/2026
Other - See Job
This internship will run for 100 hours
Smart Casual
Pay
£13.45
£1.62
Description
Role
***Ringfenced to Level 5 & 6 LJMU students only***
***Applications must be submitted using the application form linked below. Please upload it instead of a CV. Any other method will not be acceptezd***
A bit about us:
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place.
We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, affordable housing, stunning waterfront and our beautiful green spaces – there is really something for everyone!
The Role
The Physical Activity and Sport Development Team are a small highly specialist team who support people with the most barriers to becoming active. They achieve this by working closely with local people, council colleagues and partner agencies to create local environments which enable people to be physically active were they live.
This is an exciting time to join the Physical Activity and Sport Development Team. The city has just adopted the Liverpool
Active City Strategy and is aiming for Liverpool to be the most active major city by 2034. The role of the Physical Activity and
Sport Development (PAS)Intern is seen as an integral part of the team by bridging the gap between academia and front line practice.
The team consists of a Strategic Manager, Team Coordinator,4x Development Officers, Network Support Officer and 2x
Neighbourhood Activators. The Physical Activity and Sport Development Intern would be line managed by the Team
Coordinator and would support the Development Officers place based work across the city
Duties and responsibilities
- Assist the Strategic Physical Activity and Sport Coordinator in delivering the outcomes of the cities physical activity and sport strategies
- Support “Place Based” approaches to increasing physical activity levels
- Assist the Strategic Physical Activity and Sport Coordinator in a periodic review of the strategy and related delivery plans
- Assist the Strategic Physical Activity and Sport Coordinator in the strategic coordination of physical activity and sport programmes, working with key stakeholders
- Assist the Strategic Physical Activity and Sport Coordinator in implementing an insight-led approach in partnership with other council teams and key stakeholders including Sport England, MSP, Liverpool Integrated Place Partnership
- Identify, develop and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders including community and voluntary sector providers of physical activity, sports clubs and major event partners to increase participation across Liverpool
- Assist the Strategic Physical Activity and Sport Coordinator in implementing an effective commissioning framework for the delivery of physical activity and sport programmes including a range of citywide physical activity and sports development campaigns and initiatives
- Assist the Strategic Physical Activity and Sport Coordinator in implementing a robust project and performance management framework across the programme
- Responsible for such budgets that may be assigned to the postholder by the Strategic Physical Activity and Sport Coordinator
- As required, deputise for the Strategic Physical Activity and Sport Coordinator at meetings, seminars, conferences and other events
- Support the Strategic Physical Activity and Sport Coordinator in preparing and presenting reports to the Health and Wellbeing Board, Joint Commissioning Group and funding partners
- Maintain awareness of Corporate and Community Strategies and objectives, supporting the Strategic Physical Activity and
- Sport Coordinator in ensuring that initiatives to increase participation by target groups and communities in physical activity makes appropriate contributions to the development and implementation of such strategies
- Lead, motivate and manage staff, including contractors, volunteers and those in externally funded and time-limited posts that may, from time to time, be assigned to the postholder
- Assist the Strategic Physical Activity and Sport Coordinator in the development, implementation and review of service business plans
Skills and experience
- Recognised qualification in an appropriate discipline
- Experience of the development, implementation and review of a range of sport and physical activity development programmes and initiatives
- Experience of working with communities and user groups in the definition, delivery and review of sports development activities
- Experience of assisting with the development and submission of successful bids for external and partnership funding
- Experience of community and stakeholder engagement
- Ability to prioritise workloads and to meet deadlines
- Awareness of the contributions that sport and physical activity make to high level strategies such as community cohesion and regeneration
- Awareness of Health Improvement and allied Public Health and CCG outcomes and the contributions that sport and physical activity development can make to their achievement; together with an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the
- United Kingdom agencies responsible for sport, physical activity and health improvement
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Occasional work outside standard hours; including, as required, during evenings and at weekends
Location
L3 1AH
Additional information
***Ringfenced to Level 5 & Level 6 LJMU students only***
***Applications must be submitted using the application form linked below. Please upload it instead of a CV. Any other method will not be accepted***
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