Health, Equality and Inclusion Officer

Role Responsibility

Active Kent & Medway is one of 43 Active Partnerships in England. We are hosted by Kent County Council and funded by Sport England.

We are seeking someone with the expertise and drive to work with the Active Partnership to engage health and inclusion partners and stakeholders with our vision of getting “more people, more active, more often”. 

The role provides an exciting opportunity to make a difference within the health and sport and physical activity sectors across Kent and Medway. The Health, Equality & Inclusion Officer will be working alongside and supported by the Strategic Lead for Health & Physical Activity to advocate for, and support development of, physical activity opportunities in Kent and Medway where the need is greatest. The role is wide ranging and will include working with health and equality partners to support increases in physical activity in underrepresented groups and disadvantaged communities, contributing to reducing health inequalities.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Interview date 28th February 2025

Contact Details

For any other queries about this role please contact:

Elise Rendall   Email: elise.rendall@kent.gov.uk   Phone: 03000 412290

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.