James Cavalier MCIMSPA

Experience

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  Three Rivers District Council

  Sept 2001 - Aug 2006

  Youth Leader / Head Coach / Play Leader / Assistant SDO

  Variety of roles including organising youth project activities, coaching a cluster of primary schools, managing a holiday play scheme and assisting the SDO in organising the Herts Youth Games for the District.

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  AFC Bournemouth

  Oct 2003 - Jun 2005

  Community Coach / Centre of Excellence Sports Therapist

  Part-time community coach and sports therapist for the Centre of Excellence.

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  Bedfordshire FA

  Jun 2005 - Jun 2006

  Football Development Officer (voluntary)

  Structured the Bedfordshire County involvement in the REFF scheme (Research of English Football Facilities), supported in event management, coach education, charter standard applications and community engagement.

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  Roundwood Park Secondary School

  Sept 2007 - Apr 2008

  Physical Education Technician

  The role included preperation for lessons, organising extra-curricular clubs, working in the SEN (Special Education Needs) department, taking on the role of a form tutor and covering PE lessons in teacher absence.

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  Leisure Connection Ltd

  Apr 2008 - Sept 2009

  Sport Development Officer

  Responsible for the 'Adopt a School' project which linked primary schools to their local leisure facilities to increase usage of the site and awareness of the opportunities to become physically active within their local community.I was also given the provision to set up and deliver a series of projects targeting a variety of groups. Through this remit, I was able to develop a highly successful Parkour/Free Running group and a 'Veterans' football league.

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  Wycombe District Council

  Sept 2009 - Nov 2012

  Sports Development Manager

  Full responsibility for the provision of sport and physical activity opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds.Examples of work include an Olympic and Paralympic legacy programme which has gained the Inspire Mark from LOCOG and endorsement from Sir Steve Redgrave MBE, an Olympic and Paralympic open top bus parade following London 2012, the first community sports forum ever held in Wycombe, a large scale community festival which was attended by over 8,000 people, and initiating a University volunteer work programme. Show less

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  Freelance

  May 2013 - Dec 2022

  Event Manager

  Freelance work at corporate events, charity events, music and sporting functions. I have a large amount of event management and project management experience in the sports industry but I also have the flexibility to fill in other roles such as camera operator for live music events and master of ceremonies at corporate functions. Examples of events include leading on transport logistics for a Jaguar-Land Rover US retail event for Alem International, event crew for Race to the King ultramarathon event and Ride Across Britain (both for Threshold), GB athlete liaison for 9 Paralympians competing at Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021) on behalf of Athletes Inspired, flame lighter at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Flame Festival at Stoke Mandeville Stadium (live on channel 4), and a creating an annual Sports Awards event featuring multiple World Champions and Olympic medal winning athletes including Dame Katherine Grainger, Sarah Winckless MBE, Greg Searle MBE and Sir Steve Redgrave. Show less

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  Wycombe District Council

  May 2013 - Aug 2015

  Sports Development and Health Manager

  Responsible for the development, progression and management of the Sports Development and Health Improvement teams.The work includes strategic development of both teams, marketing, budgeting, sourcing funding and delivering projects that increase participation, maximise potential of individuals and teams, improve the health of the community and awareness and sustainability of community based facilities and groups.Examples of recent work include securing the Tour of Britain - both Men and Women Tours, creating a series of Go Tri events in the UK, developing a Sport and Physical Activity Network strategy, and initiating the externalisation of the service. Show less

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  Three Rivers District Council

  Jun 2013 - Oct 2016

  Chairman

  The Chair of the Three Rivers District CSN has a main role of chairing meetings of the Three Rivers District Community Sports Network and being a key exponent of the Network and its key objectives.

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  Inspiring Steps

  Jun 2015 - Nov 2019

  Director

  Director of a community interest company that specialises in projects for children and young people, providing opportunities to try new sports in their local area.

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  ADVENTURE LEARNING CHARITY

  Sept 2015 - Oct 2018

  Project Director

  I managed a fantastic team of people, under the brand name of Active-In, that delivered a large range of activities, events and commissioned projects throughout the Home Counties. My role was to lead on the strategic direction of the team and to successfully secure investment in line with our five strategic areas of work. Our team had grown five-fold and turnover increases by more than 300% in 2.5 years. Our work was recognised as a finalist at both the SME Bucks Awards 2017 and the Bucks Business First Awards 2017, as well as winning various specific project awards for the programmes that we deliver. Some of the projects included the Wycombe District Council Sports Development service, the Active East Herts CSN, Watford Borough Council CSAF project, a Bucks Public Health contract, a commissioned project on behalf of the Leap CSP, one of the largest Sports Education events in the UK, and range of inclusive sports sessions as part of a disability sport hub. Show less

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  Buckinghamshire Mind

  Sept 2018 - Mar 2020

  Board Trustee

  One of the board of trustees for the Buckinghamshire Mind independent charity, that provides high quality services to support and represent people with mental health needs in the local community. We work to provide a voice for people with mental health needs, to fight stigma and campaign to influence policy and decision making locally.

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  Active in the Community CIC

  Nov 2018 - now

  Founder and Director

  Working as the Director for Active in the Community CIC, my role is to identify new areas and partners that require some additional capacity support to deliver contracts, services or projects. The services address some of the most pressing issues in society, including inactivity, community safety, mental health and inclusive sport for marginalised demographic groups.