Physical Activity Lead (Projects and Influencing)

Salary:£39,572 - £45,112
Pay Frequency:Annual Salary
London salary:£41,242
Location:Homeworking, National Mind Hybrid (Stratford - London)
Directorate:Social Impact
Contract Type:Fixed term full time
Closing Date:20 October 2025

We have big goals over the next few years.

We're going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we'll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

It's an exciting time to join Mind's Physical Activity team.

We believe sport and physical activity can build resilience, support and enable mental health recovery, and tackle mental health stigma. We have a track record of delivering impactful programmes with Sport England, the English Football League (EFL), ASICS and many other partners.

About the role

As Physical Activity Lead (Projects and Influencing), you will take a leading role in influencing the sport sector to embed mental health in their work.

You will work closely with Physical Activity Operations Manager and Head of Physical Activity to explore opportunities to embed mental health across the sport sector. This will include influencing the sector to integrate mental health content in workforce training and qualifications. You will also project manage the implementation of our Safe and effective practice support package.

This post is funded by Sport England and the National Lottery as part of our system partnership.

Watch this video to find out more about the Physical Activity team and the role - https://youtu.be/T2vcuKVdmss.

The post holder will:

Support the Physical Activity Operations Manager and Head of Physical Activity to embed mental health across the sport sector. This includes exploring opportunities to integrate mental health content into coaching, fitness and Further Education sport qualifications.
Lead on the implementation of the Safe and effective guidance and support package. This includes delivering workshops, supporting organisations to use the guidance and influencing its adoption across the sector.
Support the Physical Activity Operations Manager to maintain relationships with young people's organisations. This will include chairing Mind's Young People's Mental Health in Physical Activity Community of Practice.
Provide consultancy support to organisations through our Embedding mental health in sport and physical activity: our jigsaw approach. This may include auditing current mental health provision, supporting strategy or policy development, providing content for resources or delivering workshops.
Develop, deliver and update training courses, workshops and resources. These will support the sport and physical activity sector's understanding of mental health and for mental health partners on using physical activity to achieve mental health outcomes.

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.

You can read about our work supporting the sport and physical activity sector at mind.org.uk/sport.

Interviews are likely to take place virtually on Thursday 6 November 2025.