Westmeath County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered on a panel from which fixed term contract posts for the position of Sports Partnership Programme Manager will be drawn.  The Programme Manager will be based in the Sports Partnership Department and report to the Sports Partnership Co-Ordinator or other appropriate Line Manager in the Department. The duties of the office will involve activities outside normal working hours, including Evenings or Weekends, in this regard a system of time off in lieu will apply.

Sport Ireland established the Local Sports Partnership (LSP) Network as an initiative to create a national structure to co-ordinate and promote the development at local level. LSP’S aim to increase participation in sport and physical activity by breaking down barriers and increasing the numbers of people participating and ensuring participation through all stages of life.

The role of the Programme Manager, which is funded by Sport Ireland, will focus on supporting the management function and working at a strategic level with the Westmeath Sports Partnership Team. The successful candidate will also have a role in the co-ordination of high-level programming within the LSP.
 

Westmeath County Council