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Access Sport is a national charity with a vision that no one should be excluded from the transformational benefits of community sport. We are on a mission to make inclusion the norm in community sport by tackling the access barriers faced by disadvantaged and disabled young people.

We do this by training, equipping, and supporting community sports clubs, organisations, and volunteers to provide inclusive programmes, unleashing their potential to transform the lives of underserved young people in their local communities.

This work is either place based (Changing Places) or sport focussed (Changing Sports). All the clubs we support are invited to join our Inclusive Club Network.

In 2025/26 Access Sport engaged over 40,000 disadvantaged and disabled young people, with a strong representation from ethnically diverse communities, girls, and previously less active young people.

Read more about our impact in our Annual Review. A number of videos showcasing our work can be found on our YouTube channel. These include a recent film about Access Sport and one about COG, a club in our cycling club network. 

About The Role

Access Sport is seeking a Club Development Manager to support the growth and delivery of our cycling club network as part of an ambitious new phase of programme expansion.

Access Sport believes cycling can transform the lives of disadvantaged and disabled young people in their local communities, and we’re working towards a future where every young person has:
• Access to a bike
• The skills and confidence to use it
• Somewhere local, safe and exciting to enjoy riding.

We work across three areas:
• Facilities: We build exciting and inclusive places to ride that are accessible to underserved communities and are free to use, with equipment on-site.
• Community outreach: We deliver specialist cycle training to inactive, disadvantaged and disabled young people by working with local schools and groups.
• Clubs: We empower local people to create inclusive cycling communities by developing regular and inclusive access to equipment and training.

Building on proven success, Access Sport is entering an ambitious new phase of growth and development. Our cycling programme is expanding across London, Bristol, Sheffield, Greater Manchester and Glasgow, alongside significant national growth through the cycling club network.

This exciting new role will be responsible for engaging and onboarding clubs into Access Sport’s inclusive cycling club network, strengthening relationships across the existing network and supporting clubs to deliver new and/or enhanced inclusive cycling opportunities. The role will play a key part in building a connected network that enables collaboration, peer learning and long term impact.

Responsibilities
Growing the Cycling Club Network
• Engage and onboard clubs into Access Sport’s cycling club network.
• Publicise and promote the network through storytelling, maps and communications.
• Work with Access Sport’s Cycling Delivery Managers to support the transition of intensively supported clubs into sustainable, long term network membership.

Club Development
• Support network clubs to develop, launch and sustain inclusive cycling activities for disadvantaged and disabled young people.
• Support existing clubs to strengthen and expand their inclusive offers and create new opportunities locally.
• Expand Wingz Cycling, our disability and neurodiversity inclusive cycling programme, supporting clubs to embed inclusive practice.
• Provide clubs with practical support, training and equipment to help build resilience and long-term sustainability.

Training and youth leadership
• Champion youth, disability and neurodivergence inclusion across the cycling club network, embedding inclusive practice nationally.
• Deliver workshops, training and resources to upskill coaches, volunteers and young leaders across the network.
• Support the development of a more diverse, representative cycling workforce, including creating youth leadership opportunities.

Partnerships and cross-programme collaboration
• Support clubs to build stronger relationships with local stakeholders and encourage peer learning and collaboration across the network.
• Work collaboratively with British Cycling, Scottish Cycling and other key stakeholders to strengthen and grow the cycling club network, aligning with

National Governing Body programmes and partnership opportunities.
• Work with Access Sport’s Changing Places teams and Inclusive Club Network Manager to provide coordinated and joined-up support to network clubs.

Monitoring and evaluation
• Contribute to data collection and reporting across our cycling club development work, ensuring accurate and timely monitoring of reach and impact.
• Use systems such as Upshot and our Club Inclusion Tool to track
participation, demographics and outcomes – training provided.
• Contribute to programme learning by identifying insights, challenges and opportunities for improvement.
• Support the development of case studies, impact stories and communications outputs.

Further Information

How to apply
The closing date for applications is 12 pm, Friday 26 June 2026.

To apply, please complete the application form on the Access Sport website by clicking the link below.

Club Development Manager Application Form >

Once you have submitted your online application, please email your CV and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form to Careers@AccessSport.org.uk with your name in the subject line.

Our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form can be downloaded here: www.AccessSport.org.uk/join-the-team.

Candidates who have been shortlisted for an interview will be notified by Friday 3 July. The first interviews are currently due to take place during the week commencing w/c 6 July.

If you have any questions or would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please email Sue.Wheeler@AccessSport.org.uk.

Data protection
Access Sport CIO will only process and store your personal information, this means any information that identifies or could identify you, for the purposes of recruitment, after which it will be securely disposed.

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Closing date: 26th June 2026