insport Case Officer

This is an invitation to express an interest in a contract for services for an insport Case Officer

Background:

The Federation of Disability Sport Wales (or Disability Sport Wales (DSW)) are the lead organisation in Wales for disability sport and sport for disabled people. We are a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. We share the vision for sport in Wales (an active nation where everyone can have lifelong enjoyment of sport) and our mission is to:

influence, include, inspire, insport

We do this through the provision of specific programmes (insport), partnerships (Active Pathways), services (Education and Training for those involved with physical activity (including sport)) and projects (LD Active, Deaf Sport which is intended to support a pathway of choice from initial engagement to performance sport at the highest level. We are a small team of committed and passionate individuals whose shared purpose is to advocate for an inclusive approach within the sector.

DSW Value Statements

You will always be able to expect DSW (as an organisation and individuals within the team) to:

• Champion Everyone - We believe in meaningful opportunity, broad diversity and great achievement. People drive all that we do.
• Proudly Welsh - We embody and celebrate what it is to be Welsh.
• Value Growth - We are committed to development and inclusive change and will always support that.
• Highlight Possibility - We connect opportunities and prioritise partnerships, so people get what they need.

About insport

The insport programme is a strategic programme led by Disability Sport Wales to drive cultural change across the physical activity and sport sector in Wales. Its purpose is to influence attitudes, approaches, and provision to ensure that disabled people are meaningfully included in all aspects of organisational planning and delivery.

Through insport, we aim to embed inclusion at the heart of our partners’ work, ensuring that disabled people are actively considered as both participants and contributors within their organisations and wider communities.

Disability Sport Wales use the insport programmes to achieve this by developing effective partnerships with National Governing Bodies of Sport (insport NGB), National partners, 3rd Sector organisations, Local Authorities and Regional Sport Partnerships (insport Partnerships), and clubs (insport Club) to support and influence the inclusion of disabled people.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a proactive, experienced, and person-focused individual who will work alongside us to support the progress of a number of National Governing Bodies of Sport, Regional Sport Partnerships, and/or National Partners as they develop their inclusive provision or programming. We are seeking expressions of interest from individuals who can demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experiences;

• Be fully committed to and conversant with the equity, diversity and inclusion.
• An awareness of the inclusive physical activity (including sport) landscape in Wales.
• A track record of building partnerships and trusted relationships with physical activity (including sport) organisations in Wales and the UK.
• Have held a productive advisory relationship (paid or voluntary) or been employed by an NGB, Regional Sport Partnership, or Partner Organisation to sport in Wales.
• An ability to support effective communication between internal and external partners.
• Demonstrable experience of nurturing growth and development within colleagues, particularly linked to inclusion.
• Have an ability to work flexibly around the differing needs and requirements of the relevant insport partner organisations.

Requirements

• Location:  Remote, with access to Disability Sport Wales Offices in Cardiff
• Estimated Contract Length:  Initial 12 months, with a view that this is extended.
• Estimated Contract Value:  £6,600 (based on £550 per month to cover the equivalent of up to 24 hours per month). Agreed expenses in addition.

How to make an Expression of Interest (EoI)?

Please provide in writing, or via video (using BSL) and overview of the following:

1. An overview of your relevant knowledge, skills and experiences relevant to the items included in The Opportunity above. Include relevant applied examples of how you have;
   (a) Gained experience of inclusive community and/or performance sport
   (b) Established knowledge of the physical activity (including sport) network and sector partners in Wales
   (c) The skills required to influence inclusive cultural change and create strong and equitable workforce development systems
2. A description of your approach to relationship building and how you would support a range of partners (include examples of how you have successfully influenced partner work programmes). You are asked to return your expression of interest to office@disabilitysportwales.com by midday on, 23rd November 2026.

All EOI’s should also clearly include the following information for the lead contact:

1. Full name
2. Address
3. Telephone number
4. E-mail address
5. Company website link (if applicable)

For further information or an informal discussion please contact insport Senior Officer, Jo Hendy:

Call, text, WhatsApp or send BSL video on: 07379 525 278