Programme Leader - Changing Places, Bristol
Access Sport CIO
- Bristol Area
- £35,000-38,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
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. We then use the expertise gained through this
work to effect System Change.
In 2023/24 Access Sport engaged over 20,000 disadvantaged and
disabled young people, with a strong representation from ethnically
diverse communities, girls, and previously less active 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.
Films showcasing our work can be found on our YouTube channel. These include a recent film about Access Sport, our multi-sport festival in Bristol and our 20th Anniversary film.
Role purpose
Summary
Access Sport is looking to appoint a new Programme Leader with lead
responsibility for our Changing Places programme in Bristol. We have
been working to transform community sport for disabled and
disadvantaged young people in Bristol since 2008.
The post holder will support the delivery of our ambitious Stand for
Inclusion Growth Strategy, managing our existing place-based work and local team, as well as driving the development of new projects in Bristol. This includes Ignite Bristol, a unified network spearheaded by Access Sport which is dedicated to supporting inclusive community sport.
Candidates should have experience in developing disability and/or social inclusion focused programmes, with a strong understanding of place-based working and the ability to manage a range of strategic/
stakeholder relationships.
This is an exciting time to join Access Sport as we celebrate our 20th
Anniversary and look to expand our work in Bristol in 2024/25.
Responsibilities
Leadership
- Manage Access Sport's Changing Places Bristol programme and
impact.
- Lead our Disability Inclusion work in Bristol, building on the strong
wide range of community clubs in Bristol.
- Member of our internal Changing Places Leadership Team,
sharing of best practices.
- Work collaboratively/ develop strong relationships with local sector
organisations, leisure operators, health bodies, education
providers, youth sector partners, sport/ sport for development
organisations and other relevant agencies.
- Act as a senior representative of Access Sport at our Bristol
forums, conferences etc.
Delivery and Project Management
- Drive the development of new place-based projects in Bristol from
social inclusion initiatives.
- Line manage Bristol place-based Development staff, initially
team will grow.
- Ensure effective financial management of the Bristol Changing
- Support our fundraising team in the development of funding
existing and new place-based programmes.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Ensure effective monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the Bristol
Manager.
- Contribute to internal reporting requirements such as creating
- Support the wider team to develop best practice and resources
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.
Person specification
Skills/ experience
Essential
- Excellent understanding and experience of sport for development
young people, community engagement).
- Experience in developing/ influencing/ managing key strategic/
- Experience/ knowledge of place-based programmes and an
- Excellent project management and organisational skills,
the same time.
- Experience/ knowledge in developing community organisations,
- A strong understanding of the barriers that may affect disabled
- Experience of working with underserved communities, particularly
- Understanding of and commitment to safeguarding.
- Financially literate with an ability to manage budgets.
- Lived experience of one or more of the underserved communities
communities, women and girls, and low-socio economic
backgrounds.
- Knowledge and understanding of Bristol, it's communities and
- Experience of working in the disability, health, education or youth
- Experience of working for a charity or sport for development
Personal attributes
- A personal commitment to Access Sport's vision and values.
- A passion for empowering underrepresented children and young
- A strong team player with good interpersonal skills.
- Self-motivated, able to use initiative and a highly flexible approach
- Reliable and hardworking with the confidence to work
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuing personal and
In addition:
- The post holder must have the right to work in the UK.
- The post holder must be able to travel within the UK, with regular
- The post holder may be expected to stay away for work purposes
Flexibility
In order to work effectively in a changing environment, flexibility is
required from the post-holder. Any other tasks that may be requested
will be at the same level of responsibility and terms and conditions of
employment. The role will require some travel for training delivery and
to different Access Sport offices, as well as occasional unsocial hours
including evenings and weekends in accordance with the demands of
clubs and workshops.
Equal opportunities
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all
backgrounds. Access Sport is committed to creating an inclusive culture, through fostering a diverse workforce where everyone feels like they belong, differences are valued, and everyone can reach their potential. We are actively seeking to diversify and create a workplace that is welcoming for all, ensuring that our workforce is representative of wider society and the communities we support. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please contact us (details below).
We offer disabled applicants the option of requesting that their
application is considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview
Scheme (GIS). If you wish to apply under our GIS, please indicate this in your cover email. For more information, please visit our Join the Team page.
Background checks
As this role may, at times, involve working in a regulated environment
with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory
background checks which includes a criminal record check with the
Disclosure and Barring Service and two references.
5. Staff benefits
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 include:
- Employee Assistance Programme - Access to a 24/7 confidential
- Annual leave - 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and time
continuous service this increases to 26 days and after five years to
28 days.
- Healthy Living and Wellbeing Employer - We welcome staff to
quarterly team days.
- Flexible working and family-friendly - Hybrid and flexible working
around caring responsibilities.
- New Mums and Dads, including adoptive parents, can take
- Cycle to Work scheme - Cycle to work scheme, saving up to 39% off
- Group Life Assurance for all staff on payroll