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About Us

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 focused, Changing Sports. All the clubs we support are invited to join our Inclusive Club Network. We then use the expertise gained through this work to effect System Change. 

In 2022/23 Access Sport engaged over 20,000 disadvantaged and disabled young people, with a strong representation from ethnically diverse communities, girls, and previously inactive young people. 

A copy of our 2022-2027 growth strategy, Stand for Inclusion, which provides further details about our work and future development plans can be found here on our website. 

A number of videos showcasing our work can be found on our YouTube channel. These include a recent multi-sport festival in Bristol, a new bike park in Stockwood and our Flyerz Hockey programme activity during Covid. 

Access Sport has been developing open access facilities since 2011 and we have now developed 21 bike tracks across London, Bristol, Manchester and Sheffield and renovated 1 basketball court. 

About The Role

About the role

Access Sport is looking to appoint a Senior Development Manager to lead our Changing Places programme in Birmingham. The role will be responsible for expanding our reach to more community clubs and young people in Birmingham and building strategic relationships in the city. 

The post holder will train, equip and support local community clubs to deliver inclusive programmes, unleashing their potential to transform the lives of disadvantaged and disabled young people.  In addition to this, the post holder will need to work collaboratively with Access Sport’s wider Changing Places and Changing Sports teams, as well as with key local partners such as Sport Birmingham.  

Candidates should have experience in working with underrepresented groups and have a strong understanding of place-based working. This is an exciting time to join Access Sport as we continue to deliver on our ambitious Stand for Inclusion Growth Strategy. 

Responsibilities 

Delivery and Project Management 

• Train, equip and support local community clubs in Birmingham to deliver new, sustainable and inclusive opportunities, helping them reach more disadvantaged and disabled children and young people.
• Carry out regular visits to clubs and partner organisations to build relationships and better understand their needs and aspirations.
• Deliver Access Sport’s nationally endorsed Inclusion Training offers (including Disability Inclusion, Neurodivergence Inclusion and Young Leaders), both in-person and online.
• Organise and coordinate outreach/ events to bring together schools and communities to celebrate inclusive sport and physical activity.
• Develop and drive a Birmingham disability sports network supported by local partners and embedding learnings from Access Sport’s ‘Ignite’ network model.
• Provide advice, share best practice and develop appropriate toolkits.  
• Support local clubs to sign up to Access Sport’s Inclusive Club Network.

Partnerships

• Based in Sport Birmingham’s office, you will work in collaboration with their team to ensure our offers are aligned with the needs of local communities and to help them thrive.
• Guide and support community organisations to build local partnerships, e.g. local schools, disability organisations and youth clubs.
• Build and nurture local partnerships with key stakeholders to expand the reach of the programme across Birmingham and contribute to the place partnerships.  
• Identify local fundraising opportunities and support the development of funding applications.
• Proactively work in collaboration with local networks, including the Active Birmingham Operations Group and Children’s Quarter, encouraging greater connectedness and collaboration between the sport, disability, youth, health and education sectors. 

Monitoring and evaluation 

• Work closely with Access Sport’s Monitoring and Evaluation Lead to ensure the monitoring and evaluation requirements for the programme are met and contribute to internal and external reporting.
• Ensure prompt collection of data from clubs and volunteers using our in-house data collection tools.
• Share learnings and insight with Access Sport’s internal working groups to support the development and expansion of our work.    
• Contribute to reporting requirements such as writing reports and ]creating case studies, films and news stories. 

This list is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive, as there may be other duties and requirements associated with the post, which Access Sport may call upon the post-holder to perform from time to time. 

Further Information

Access Sport is an exciting and dynamic place to work. We pride ourselves on being a close-knit and well supported team with a clear sense of purpose, delivering real impact. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.   

We are committed to supporting the development of our team members and, should you wish, there are opportunities for team members to get involved in different aspects of the charity, from the delivery of our programmes on the ground, to fundraising, events and advocacy.  

 Staff benefits 

• Employee Assistance Programme - Access to a 24/7 confidential helpline, counselling services and online information.  
• Annual leave - 28 days annual leave (including 3 days between Christmas and New Year) plus 1 extra day of leave per year of service for the first 5 years. This equates to 33 days of annual leave after 5 years of continuous service. Plus 8 days paid public holidays.  
• Healthy Living and Wellbeing Employer - We welcome staff to embed regular exercise into their daily work lives and have quarterly team 
  away days.  
• Volunteering/ personal development days - Two additional days of paid leave each year to volunteer for an Access Sport club or other charity, or to use as personal development days.
• Pension – 5% employer pension contribution.  
• New Mums and Dads, including adoptive parents, can take enhanced maternity and paternity leave.  
• Flexible working and family-friendly - Hybrid and flexible working arrangements which are family-friendly and provide flexibility around caring responsibilities.  
• 24/7 GP service to provide employees with a phone or video appointment at a time and date that suits them.  
• Cycle to Work scheme - Cycle to work scheme, saving up to 39% off a new bike and accessories.  
• Group Life Assurance for all staff on payroll.  

How to apply

The closing date for applications is Monday 10 March 2025.  

To apply, please complete the application form on the Access Sport website by clicking the link HERE. 
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 found here: www.AccessSport.org.uk/join-the-team. 

Candidates who have been shortlisted for an interview will be notified by 14 March 2025. The first interviews are currently due to take place w/c 17  March 2025. 

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

Apply for role

Closing date: 10th March 2025