Partnerships and Infrastructure Manager (maternity cover)

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Salary: £25,000 – £30,000

Contract: Fixed term up to 12 months

Location: Remote with travel across England.

Deadline for applications is 5.00pm Friday 5th June 2026

Join us at an exciting time in our journey to improve lives through the sport of boccia and help to lead development of the most inclusive sport in England.

To help us achieve our ambitions, we are looking to recruit a Partnerships and Infrastructure Manager on a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. The role will report into the Head of Sport.

As Partnerships and Infrastructure Manager you will play a central part supporting the organisation and ensuring we offer great service and care to the boccia community.

We are looking for people who can make a positive contribution to our charity and use their experience and skills to support our work. The ideal candidate will be passionate about making a real difference and bring new ideas for our processes and services.

Key responsibilities for the role are

To develop and expand the boccia community infrastructure, increasing access and participation.

• To build and strengthen strategic partnerships that create more opportunities for people to play boccia.

• To coordinate and deliver the implementation of Boccia England’s action plans within key place-based locations.

About Boccia England

We are the national governing body (NGB) for boccia in England and a registered charity.

We have the responsibility to govern the sport of boccia, grow participation and benefit people’s lives, with these three things at the heart of our work.

Our work has a profound impact on improving the physical and emotional well-being of children and adults with disabilities. To see some examples of this in action please watch our videos by clicking these links Volunteering with Boccia England and Boccia Club.

We want to establish strong foundations by developing opportunities, growing our workforce, and running an effective organisation that can help improve the lives of more people, whatever their needs or backgrounds.

Further information about Boccia England can be found on our website www.bocciaengland.org.uk

Applying for the role

To apply, please email your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant knowledge and experience, and what you could bring to our team to recruitment@bocciaengland.org.uk, or post to Recruitment, Boccia England, Regus Nottingham East Midlands Airport, Herald Way, Pegasus Business Park, Castle Donington, DE74 2TZ.

Closing date: 5.00pm on 5th June 2026.

Provisional first stage interview dates: $1 7 ^ { \mathrm { t h } }$ and $1 8 ^ { \mathrm { t h } }$ June 2026.

For more information on the role and the organisation, please email recruitment@bocciaengland.org.uk

Please refer to the job description to view the full list of tasks and responsibilities of the role.

Equality and Diversity

We positively welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and with disabilities.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Boccia England is fully committed to the principles of the equality of opportunity. It is responsible for ensuring that no job applicant, employee, or volunteer receives less favourable treatment, on the grounds of age, colour, disability, ethnic minority, parental or marital status, nationality, religious belief, gender, social status, or sexual preference, than any other.

It would help us if you were able to complete our equality and diversity monitoring form.
Please note this does not form part of the recruitment process.