Partnerships and Strategy Lead – Sport England Place Partnership (Hackney) in London

This Partnerships and Strategy Lead sits in the Chief Executive's department at the London Borough of Hackney, supporting its Sport England Place Partnership on a fixed-term contract or secondment to 31 March 2028. The work centres on building relationships across the council, health partners and grassroots groups to shape policy, service design and funding. It sits in a small programme team tackling structural inequalities in physical activity under Sport England's Uniting the Movement strategy. Applications use competency questions instead of a supporting statement or CV.

What the job involves

• Build relationships across the council, health partners and grassroots organisations to drive system-level change
• Shape policy, service design and funding approaches with partners
• Lead a varied programme of work that navigates complexity
• Build trust with community groups, residents, senior officers, elected members and national stakeholders
• Turn data into compelling business cases

What’s required

Experience

• Substantial experience leading community-based programmes on health, wellbeing or social equality
• Proven track record of driving change across multi-agency partnerships
• Track record in strategic delivery

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of systems thinking and co-production
• Relational working in complex, iterative environments
• Convening and strategic influencing
• Collaborative communication that builds trust at every level
• Ability to turn data into business cases

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