Regional Delivery Officer (England West)
Employer: Sported
Location: Home based within a commutable distance to Black Country, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire. Be able to demonstrate your willingness and ability to travel across your area and occasionally across England as required, sometimes out of office hours.
Temporary: Fixed-term until March 2027, reviewed at that point
Working hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week, 5 days a week
Salary: £27,318 (band £27,318 - £34,967 for individuals to progress upwards within after exceptional performance)
Closing date: 09:00 Monday 20 April 2026
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This is an exciting time to join Sported as a Regional Delivery Officer in England.
We are recruiting for a number of roles across England in different locations, for varying hours. These are detailed within the next page.
You’d be part of an organisation delivering vital services for community groups and young people - knowing that our support is a genuine lifeline for small grassroots groups and the communities they support.
As a key point of contact for our network in your region,you will ensure our groups are appropriately engaged and supported with a range of services and benefits, including direct support from our pool of volunteer consultants.
Supporting and developing key partnerships within the region, your role is critical in delivering specific projects according to regional and organisational priorities.
You will be joining a diverse team of exceptional people from across the UK, all with an enviable purpose and drive to deliver the best service to our network of groups, volunteers and partners.
Role and Responsibilities Groups: Engagement & Growth
•In conjunction with the Area Manager delivera clear strategyfor group engagement, supportand recruitment in your area in support of organisational KPIs and Projects.
•Be the primary point of contact for Sported groups within your area and support them with their own capacity building /organisational development.
•Promote Sported services to current and potential groups, and process new group application and conduct onboarding calls.
•Support content creation for group communications, including utilisation of relevant social media platforms, channels and other alternative communication methods.
•Build strong relationships with the Sported network, identifying areas of need and trends from the Area.
•Promote and engage groups with our services and benefits, ensuring they are aware of how to access the Sported Hub.
•Provide support to groups on elements of capacity building – e.g. fundraising, strategic planning, health checks & sustainability.
•Support Sported groups with completion of relevant monitoringand evaluation in conjunction with the support they have received.
•Maintain accurate records in our central database and other systems.
•Work in partnership with the rest of the Delivery Team to share best practice and implement partnershipideas/opportunitieswhere appropriate Delivery and Projects
•To support the delivery of current and futuregroupprojects within the Area including the development and delivery of necessary support, and the deployment of volunteer consultants where necessary.
•Maintain accurate project administration, including project measurement, evaluation and feedback as required to achieve agreed project outcomes.
•Support the development of new project ideas within your area, identifying areas of group need or areas of focus.
Volunteer Engagement
• Working closely with the Area Manager deploy the volunteer team across the area to support group groups.
• Support the recruitment of volunteers across the area in line with the specific requirements for the region and in line with organisational priorities.
• Working closely with the Volunteer Services Team to ensure all necessary volunteer processes, including documentation, capturing impact of support are adhered to.
• Support the delivery of the Sported Volunteer programme delivering regional networking events, facilitate and support the development of volunteers.
General Administration (and other responsibilities):
• Support the Area Manager in the administration of Sported operations across the area.
• Ensure data on your areas’ groups and volunteers is kept accurate and up to date
• General involvement with other Sported events as required such as national team meetings (approx. one every 3 months)
Key Experience Required
Essential Experience
•An understanding of the voluntary/community sports sector.
•An understanding of the needs of groups and organisations offering "sport for good".
•Experience of working with partner organisations and stakeholders to deliver projects and programmes.
•An understanding of the policies and procedures required to support grant applications.
•Experience of working in a people-facing or group support role.
•Clear demonstrable experience of being a confident communicator when speaking to groups and stakeholders.
•Clear demonstrable experience of administering or delivering programmes / projects to a high standard.
•Demonstrable experience of working in a skilled administration role, with excellent understanding of skills required to deliver high level admin support, ideally in a relevant sector.
•Experience of database management, ensuring confident use of digital systems.
•Ability to research and review information and identify solutions and propose ideas relating to key areas of the work.
Desirable experience
• Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers.
• Experience collecting information to monitor and evaluate impact.
• Experience of delivering training and facilitation.
• Experience of remote working. Personal qualities
• Committed to Sported’s aims and objectives.
• Be able to demonstrate your willingness and ability to travel across your area and occasionally across England as required, sometimes out of office hours.
• Suitable set-up to work from home – (Laptop/Phone provided by Sported).
• Confident working independently, while being part of a dispersed team.
•Ability to always maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion.
Key Skills & Knowledge Desired
Group Engagement & Support
•Skill in executing a clear strategy for engagement, recruitment and support.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•Knowledge of capacity building practices – incl. fundraising, strategic planning and organisational development.
•Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to provide solutions and advice to group group
Volunteer Engagement & Support
•Collaborative skills to work with volunteer consultants, the volunteer services team and other colleagues to ensure the effective use of volunteers to meet group needs.
Project Delivery
•Good project delivery skills and experience to support the delivery of current and future projects.
•Proficiency in providing guidance and support on various projects.
•Proficiency in delivery of workshops and webinars.
Administration & General Responsibilities
• Strong organisational skills to ensure accurate and up-to-date data management.
• Proficiency in CRM database systems and Microsoft Suite.
• Proficiency in presenting information clearly and persuasively to internal and diverse stakeholders.
Other Skills
• Critical thinking skills to analyse challenges and develop effective solutions.
• Excellent teamwork and collaborative skills with internal and external colleagues and partners.
• Resilience in managing multiple responsibilities and deadlines in a dynamic environment.
•Ability to evaluate and measure impact and make data-driven decisions.
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