Para Athletics Talent Officer
Employer: England Athletics
Location: Home Working (with travel required as requested by EA)
Working hours: 35hrs per week
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Closing date: Sunday 2nd August 2026
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England Athletics is the membership and development body for athletics and running in England. We work in partnership with the wider athletics family, especially our member clubs and bodies, UK Athletics, Sport England & commercial partners, to grow opportunities for everyone to experience our sport and to enable them to reach their full potential. England Athletics also provides national level competition and is responsible for athlete development beneath world-class performance levels.
England Athletics is a membership organisation with c1,870 member clubs/bodies and c180,843 registered athletes, which exists to provide services and support to its members and to promote and deliver athletics and running activities across all ages, event disciplines, ability levels and aspirations; and to give support to the wider sport where there are more than 6m who run each month in England, 4433 licensed road races and 207,631 active RunTogether participants operating in more than 3,686 groups.
We want to inspire more athletes and runners of all abilities and backgrounds to fulfil their potential and to have a lifelong love of the sport. It is our vision for athletics to become an inclusive sport where everyone belongs and can flourish. We want every participant involved in our sport, whether they are an athlete, runner, coach, official, leader, volunteer, facility operator, parent, or guardian to see and experience first-hand the guiding principles that continue to drive our work – including putting the athlete and runner first, encouraging high standards and ethical success across all aspects of our work, enhancing experiences, and working together in partnership not in isolation.
The Role:
A vacancy has arisen at England Athletics for a Para Athletics Talent Officer on a permanent contract.
Reporting to the National Para Athletics Manager, this exciting role will lead the identification and recruitment of talented para athletes into the England Athletics Talent Pathway, ensuring more athletes with eligible impairments are supported through clubs and development opportunities across England.
The role will work closely with clubs, coaches and key partners across the disability sport landscape to create stronger pathways into athletics and help increase the number of para athletes progressing towards Team England and GB&NI representation.
The position is home-based with significant national travel and will play a key role in strengthening the depth and quality of para athletics talent across all event groups.
Key responsibilities will include:
Lead the identification and recruitment of talented para athletes into the England Athletics Talent Pathway.
Act as the first point of contact for para athletics enquiries, supporting new potential para athletes with club signposting and classification.
Work with clubs and coaches to develop inclusive environments and opportunities for para athletes.
Lead the development, implementation and delivery of the Frame Running strategy.
Lead specific para athletics talent identification initiatives, including the Street 2 Stadium programme.
Ensure that talent identification opportunities are attended and supported by appropriately skilled and trained coaches.
Ensure linkage between grass roots disability sport and the England Athletics talent pathway.
Support the delivery of England Athletics talent programme activity.
Provide support to England Para Teams at domestic and international competitions.
The successful candidate will:
Hold a degree in a relevant subject or significant experience in athletics and disability sport.
Have knowledge of the England Athletics talent pathway.
Have experience of working with para athletes in a coaching, club, mentoring or development setting in para athletics or another Paralympic sport.
Understanding of the Paralympic pathway and para athlete eligibility, or a willingness to develop this knowledge.
Strong understanding of club athletics and para athlete integration.
Passion for developing opportunities for para athletes across England.
Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability and willingness to travel nationally to support programmes, events and talent identification activities.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 2nd August 2026
Interview Date: 19th August 2026 (To be held in Birmingham)
England Athletics is committed to providing and supporting an inclusive culture that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are proud of the diverse community we represent and want to ensure our workforce is representative of that community so welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. We will, at every opportunity, advance equality, and inclusivity for all staff, at all levels within the organisation, by addressing barriers, encouraging participation, and taking all relevant steps to meet everyone’s needs.
We are aware of the increase in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (Gen AI), such as ChatGPT, for applications. At England Athletics we are keen to get to know you as a person, so if you use AI, it should accurately help us to get to know you as a person and how you fulfil the criteria of the role you are applying for. Your application should convey your individual skills, knowledge and experience. Please note, this does not apply to the use of any other adaptive technology required to support an applicant’s individual needs.
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