•The focus is to connect and collaborate with partners that play a role in creating active environments, ensuring that this and active design is built into future facility investment, including place-based work.​

•A key aspect of the role is to support Sport England to deliver test and learn from small scale infrastructure Active Environment projects linked to Football Foundation PlayZone and Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Parks Tennis and other multi-sport investment. The projects will be specifically set out to remove barriers to access for specific target groups, respond to local need and increase accessibility and inclusivity. 

•Ensure that tackling inequalities is at the heart of the work, adapting and shaping approaches in light of challenges people face and listening to those who experience it.

Roles and Responsibilities

Support project delivery:

• Develop, with partners, test and learn small scale infrastructure projects to create safe, welcoming, and accessible spaces for all.

• Lead the co-ordination and implementation of a portfolio of small scale infrastructure investment, through collaboration with partners.

• Ensure that the projects are insight-led, supported by community engagement and that the findings are used to inform project design and development.

• Develop with support from the Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Lead, a monitoring and evaluation approach to help build an evidence base for the impact of the small scale infrastructure investment.

Relationship Management:

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with Active Environment leads and other colleagues across the Active Partnership network to support the delivery of active environments, including the ‘Community of Learning’.

• Maintain regular engagement with Sport England, National Governing Bodies, Town and Country Planning Association, and other key national bodies to encourage a whole systems approach to promoting and implementing active environment and healthy place making approaches across the Active Partnership network.

Advocacy and Systems Change:

• Support the roll out and implementation of relevant Active Design training across the Active Partnership network

• Support Sport England, Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, (OHID) the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) and other relevant bodies to encourage local Planning Authorities to adopt and embed Active Design and healthy place making principles, and guidance within local planning policy and practice.

• Identify and disseminate good practice examples of active design, healthy placemaking and active environments-based projects and programmes.

• Provide a supporting role for the Active Partnerships National Organisation to champion environmental sustainability across the Active Partnership network, supporting Sport England's Sustainability policy and networks advocating for sustainable practices within the built environment.