Active Living Programme Lead

Wakefield Council
📍 wakefield, england, United-Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 20, 2026

Job Description

An exciting opportunity to lead change across Wakefield.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Wakefield Council’s Arts, Culture and Leisure Service in a newly developed career‑grade role.

Are you passionate about physical activity and its ability to improve lives?

Do you have experience of leading teams, managing programmes, engaging communities and building strong partnerships?

Have you worked with active travel, public health or behaviour‑change initiatives?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and experienced team member to lead a busy and high‑profile portfolio of physical activity work, helping to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities across Wakefield District.

About the role

Working within the Sport & Physical Activity team, you will play a central role in shaping and delivering programmes that increase and diversify participation in physical activity...

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Job Details

  • Location wakefield, england
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Management & Operations
  • Posted Date June 20, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 30, 2026