Club Development Officer

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive team in a role that will enable and support strong, sustainable, safe and inclusive sports clubs in East Renfrewshire. As part of this role, you will be responsible for building relationships with club leaders and ensuring sports clubs in East Renfrewshire provide a pathway for people to participate, progress and go on to achieve in sport.

We need someone with a strong background in working across a range of sporting environments and a proven ability to build and maintain productive partnerships that deliver positive outcomes and lasting community impact. You will be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of governance and compliance within the sport sector, alongside experience of supporting and enabling volunteers to contribute effectively.

Committed to increasing participation among underrepresented groups, you will have experience of leading and delivering projects in the community from planning through to implementation, ensuring sports clubs are accessible, impactful, and responsive to community needs.

Ideally the successful post holder will also hold a degree level qualification in sport or a related discipline.

For more about Enjoy East Ren and joining our team please visit

www.enjoyeastren.org/join-our-team

*Depending upon the needs of the service, staff in Hybrid roles will typically work from home for up to 40-60% of the time where the needs of the service can still be met.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children and protected adults.  In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check. 

For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/careers

East Renfrewshire Council has launched a new 15-year Community Planning Partnership vision called ‘A Place to Grow’.  Please follow this link https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/placetogrow to watch a video and read our full plan which sets out our shared hopes and aspirations between now and 2040 so that East Renfrewshire is a place where everyone can flourish, thrive and grow.

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences.  Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note - East Renfrewshire Culture Leisure & Trust does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References – during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer.  It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees.  Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted.  Please contact hrdirect@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk with any questions.

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