PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
ESSENTIAL
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic and can work as an individual without day to day instruction
- Work as a part of a team
- Flexible
- The ability to inspire others
- Excellent communication skills
- Ambitious
- Energetic
- Leading People skills
- General interest in Sports and Physical Activity
DESIRABLE
- Knowledge reagrding the area/community
QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT TRAINING
ESSENTIAL
- A level or BTEC Level 3 or equivalent qualification in one of the following fields – Management, Sports,education, Community Development or corresponding field
DESIRABLE
- Additional qualifications relating to teaching, sports development, coaching, leadership or project management, community development
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
- Experience of working or volunteering in the following fields – sports, leisure, physical Activity, education youth work, community engagement, partnership working
- Experience of working with children and young people
DESIRABLE
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Experience of managing/leaing on projects
- Experience of working with multi-agencies
- Experience of assisting to make grant applcations
SKILLS AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
ESSENTIAL
- Possess formal writing, arithmetic, and computer literate skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Excellent Time Management skills
- High calibre presentation skills
- Good influencing skills
- Ability to create partnerships with various stakeholders
- Good negotiation skills
DESIRABLE
- Understanding of place based projects
- Project leadership skills
- Worked to targets
- Budget management experience
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
Listening and Speaking - Higher Level
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions. Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
Reading and Understanding - Higher Level
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal. Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
Writing - Higher Level
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).