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Are you a highly organised project professional with a passion for delivering results and driving strategic change? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where no two days are the same?
CIMSPA is looking for a Strategy and Project Officer to join our Strategic Delivery Team and play a key role in delivering projects, supporting organisational growth, and helping us achieve our strategic ambitions.
This is an exciting opportunity to work across a range of projects and strategic initiatives, collaborating with colleagues, partners and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery while contributing to the ongoing transformation of our digital and operational landscape.
As Strategy and Project Officer, you will support the delivery of projects and strategic priorities across CIMSPA. Working closely with the Senior Project Manager and Head of Strategic Delivery, you will help coordinate project activity, manage risks, support governance processes, and ensure projects are delivered effectively and efficiently.
You’ll be instrumental in keeping projects on track, bringing people together, identifying solutions to challenges, and maintaining high standards of project delivery throughout the project lifecycle.
- Coordinating and supporting a variety of projects from initiation through to completion.
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with project partners and stakeholders.
- Facilitating and supporting project meetings, workshops and governance activities.
- Monitoring project progress and providing regular updates and reports.
- Identifying project and organisational risks and supporting mitigation plans.
- Supporting post-project reviews and continuous improvement activities.
- Assisting with resource planning and managing project interdependencies.
- Championing strong governance, reporting and project management practices.
- Supporting strategic operations, reporting and organisational planning activities.
- Helping identify and remove barriers to project and organisational success.
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Experienced in project coordination, project management or a similar role.
- Highly organised, with strong planning and prioritisation skills.
- Confident managing multiple tasks and competing deadlines.
- An excellent communicator who can build positive working relationships.
- Comfortable facilitating meetings and engaging with a range of stakeholders.
- Proactive in identifying risks, challenges and solutions.
- Detail-oriented with strong reporting and administrative skills.
- Passionate about delivering high-quality outcomes and driving continuous improvement.
At CIMSPA, you’ll be joining a friendly, supportive and high-performing team that is passionate about making a positive impact across the sport and physical activity sector. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects, work with talented colleagues and stakeholders, and help shape the future direction of the organisation.
If you’re looking for a role where you can combine project delivery, strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement while making a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us deliver the projects and strategies that support the future growth and success of CIMSPA.
For full details about the role, please see job description.
Salary: £31,000 – £35,000 per annum
Contract: 18-months fixed term
Closing date: Friday 4 September 2026 at 4pm.
Interviews to be held in Loughborough: 15 – 16 September 2026 subject to change
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