Vacancies in Welsh sport

Working within a specific area of Cardiff, you will play an important role in supporting and enabling more people, especially children and young people, to get and stay active. This will require whole system thinking and influence, and a commitment to work in partnership with key stakeholders across the Move More Partnership.

Closing date: Monday 20 April 2026

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To provide high quality administrative support to affiliated clubs, strengthening the infrastructure that underpins athletics across Wales and enabling sustainable future growth. The role will also play a key part in developing, supporting, and recruiting volunteers within club environments to ensure vibrant, well resourced community athletics.

Closing date: Sunday 26 April 2026

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Whizz Kids are looking for trainers to work directly with young people and their families, schools, colleagues, partner organisations and professionals, delivering accredited wheelchair skills training across South or North Wales (location dependent). Full training and resources will be provided.

Closing date: Thursday 30 April 2026

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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, transformational leader who can help shape the future of sport and physical activity in the Gwent region as the Regional Director.

We are seeking an inspiring individual who is passionate about the value and impact of community sport and physical activity and the belief that everyone should be active together, for life.

This role will provide the leadership, energy, knowledge and skills to drive Active Gwent as a credible, innovative and sustainable partnership representing the whole of the Gwent region. Tasks will be varied, challenging, and often complex.

As a new sports partnership we have the opportunity to reshape how sport and exercise is delivered and promoted across Gwent . You will be working with the five local authorities, Sport Wales and key stakeholders within the region, introducing new ways of working.

If you are a strategic thinker with an absolute commitment to improving the health, well-being, and happiness of people in Gwent through lifelong active participation in sport and physical recreation, we would love to hear from you.

Salary: £60,000- £70,000 per year (plus pension package). 

Hours: Full-time flexible working hours within core periods.  There is an expectation that the Regional Director  might need to attend events/meetings outside of  core periods.

Location: Remote, flexible with an expectation to regularly  engage with partners across the region.

Application Deadline: Midday Friday 1^st May 2026

Interviews: Monday 18^th May 2026

To view the full recruitment pack with further information and details on how to apply please click here.

Disability Sport Wales are looking for a team-focused, organised and proactive Inclusive Volunteering Lead, with exceptional communication skills and demonstrable strengths in productive, supportive and inclusive stakeholder engagement to enable effective partnerships with disabled people, disability organisations, and Regional Sport Partnerships across Wales.

Closing date: Wednesday 6 May 2026

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