Active Health Officer (Exercise Programme) - UOD2394


Company:	University of Dundee
Salary:	£31,236 to £37,694 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Dundee, DD1 4HN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	15 Oct 2026
Closing date:	29 Oct 2026

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Summary

Active
Health
Officer
(Exercise
Programme)

Sport and Active Health

Full-Time, Permanent

Grade 6 (£31,236- £37,694)

Sport and Active Health provides the dynamic lead for the University's sporting and physical activity offer to staff

and

students

creating and

delivering a

positive

culture

and

vision. The

University

mission - to

transform

lives-

is at the very core of the department's work as we use sport, exercise and physical activity to enhance the student experience, and to improve the health and wellbeing of our University community.

We are recruiting for an exceptional individual to join us as an Active Health Officer (Exercise Programme), assisting us in the delivery of the strategic vision for Active Health at the University. This is a full-time, permanent

appointment.

If you have proven experience in managing and delivering Fitness Programmes and Services (including group exercise, personal training and gym programmes), are committed and motivated to strategically enabling physical activity engagement for all, and would like to work in a dynamic Higher Education environment, then we'd like to hear from you.

Your

priorities

will

include:

Co-ordinating the planning, development and delivery of SpAH's Group Exercise and Gym Programmes and Services, driving participation and retention across the extended University community.

Sustaining and delivering SpAH's sector leading specialist population exercise programme*, fostering wider community engagement, partnership delivery and income generation. *The specialist population exercise

programme

supports

ndividuals

with

long

term

health

conditions,

and

SpAH's

older

adult

members.

Delivering group I individual exercise sessions, and triaging specialist population referrals,

commensurate

with

qualifications/experience.

Developing and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders,

support wellbeing initiatives, events, recruitment and promotional

activities.

Co-ordinating, training and monitoring staff in support of programme delivery, expansion and

promotion.

Monitoring, evaluating and reporting against identified key performance

indicators.

Who we're looking

for:

Relevant degree level, and professional, qualifications within the health and fitness

sector.

Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating group exercise and gym programmes,

preferably within a higher education setting, and with diverse populations.

Relevant experience of supervising or leading staff, including casual or freelance

teams.

Prior experience of partnership working to deliver collaborative

outcomes.

Proven competency in budget management and

reporting.

Excellent communication, IT literacy and interpersonal

skills.

Enthusiasm and motivation to achieve high professional standards and

outcomes.

We are one of the UK's leading universities - internationally recognised for our expertise across a range of disciplines and research breakthroughs in multiple areas, including science, medicine and engineering, amongst many others. Conveniently located on the banks of River Tay, our main city-centre campus is at the heart of Dundee - an up-and-coming, friendly, compact and affordable city with a rich heritage in design and technology. .

The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee a UK university of choice for undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning. Family friendly policies, staff networks for BME, Disabled and LGBT staff, membership of Athena SWAN, the ECU Race Equality Charter and Stonewall as well as a full range of disability services, create an enjoyable and inclusive place to work.

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