The Active Communities Manager will play an integral role in the development, implementation and monitoring of Stockport Council's Active Communities Strategy.

They will engage at a neighbourhood level to understand the needs of communities and lead the development and delivery of a range of Community and Health interventions to improve population health and address health inequity.

The role will continually look for new ways to improve and develop our programmes and interventions whilst ensuring that our teams are equipped to effectively promote and connect with residents and consistently deliver high quality provision that we provide to the community.

About you:

• You are a dedicated and versatile person who recognises that everybody deserves the opportunity to move more and move well.
• You recognise that in order for us to truly improve lives across the borough, we must work together as ONE team and include the voices of multiple partners, stakeholders and community members across Stockport.
• You are a master of bringing together your strategic vision with an operation can-do mindset.
• By supporting your team members and internal colleagues, you will help bring alive our vision of Live Well Live Life, with a particular focus on those who face the greatest barriers to being physically active.
• With excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills, you thrive in managing multiple work streams and priorities to continue the excellent developments that have placed Stockport as an exemplar in Place Based work.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and supporting statement answering the following questions to [email protected] 1. Please describe why you would like to work within the role of Active Communities Manager. 2. Please describe a situation where you brought stakeholders together to work towards a common goal. For a full job description, please visit our website.