Run Together Support Officer

A vacancy has arisen at England Athletics for a Permanent RunTogether Support Officer, to support the Participation and Programmes Manager in identifying new partners to expand the RunTogether Network and work alongside Club Support Managers.

The role will focus on supporting a programme of engagement through our social running groups and associated partners. The RunTogether Support Officer will also assist with trouble shooting the RunTogether Digital Platform and signposting groups to RunTogether resources.

The RunTogether Support Officer will play a pivotal role in fostering active participation and growth within our social running groups and affiliated partners. The primary responsibilities will include supporting existing Run Leaders with retention and expansion strategies for the RunTogether network, as well as providing additional support to our RunTogether Community.

The individual should have excellent organisational skills, excellent communication and customer service skills and a strong attention to detail. It is expected that the successful candidate will also have the ability to travel to event locations and various locations around the country. This will include some weekend work.

England Athletics is the membership and development body for athletics and running in England. We work in partnership with the wider athletics family, especially our member clubs and bodies, UK Athletics, Sport England & commercial partners, to grow opportunities for everyone to experience our sport and to enable them to reach their full potential. England Athletics also provides national-level competition and is responsible for athlete development beneath world-class performance levels.

England Athletics is a membership organisation with c1,770 member clubs/bodies and c166,000 registered athletes, which exists to provide services and support to its members and to promote and deliver athletics and running activities across all ages, event disciplines, ability levels and aspirations; and to give support to the wider sport where there are more than 6m who run each month in England, 3,500 licensed road races and 206,991 active RunTogether participants operating in more than 3,287 groups.

We want to inspire more athletes and runners of all abilities and backgrounds to fulfil their potential and to have a lifelong love of the sport. It is our vision for athletics to become an inclusive sport where everyone belongs and can flourish. We want every participant involved in our sport, whether they are an athlete, runner, coach, official, leader, volunteer, facility operator, parent, or guardian to see and experience first-hand the guiding principles that continue to drive our work - including putting the athlete and runner first, encouraging high standards and ethical success across all aspects of our work, enhancing experiences, and working together in partnership not in isolation.