Programme Leader – Changing Places, Bristol
Access Sport
Location: Hybrid working. Minimum 2 to 3 days in Access Sport’s Bristol office – Origin Workspace, 40 Berkeley Square, Bristol, BS8 1HP.
Salary: £32,000 – £38,000 FTE (reflecting Programme Leader or Senior Development Manager level, depending on experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, full-time (part-time considered, minimum 4 days per week)
Closing date: Monday 2nd February 2026
Role purpose
Summary
Access Sport is looking to appoint a new Programme Leader with responsibility for our Changing Places programme in Bristol. We have been working to transform community sport for disabled and disadvantaged young people in Bristol since 2008.
While this role is advertised at Programme Leader level, we welcome applications from candidates with slightly less experience who demonstrate strong potential. Depending on skills and experience, an appointment may be made at Senior Development Manager level, with corresponding responsibilities and salary within the stated range.
The post holder will support the delivery of our Stand for Inclusion Growth Strategy, embed and realise our strategy for Bristol, and manage our existing place-based work and local team, as well as drive the development of new projects in Bristol.
This includes Ignite Bristol, a unified network spearheaded by Access Sport, which is dedicated to supporting inclusive community sport.
Candidates should have experience in developing disability and/or social inclusion focused programmes, with a strong understanding of whole systems place-based working and the ability to manage a range of strategic/ stakeholder relationships.
This is an exciting time to join Access Sport as we enter the final, and most ambitious, year of our Stand for Inclusion Growth Strategy and look to expand our work in Bristol in 2026/27.
Download the full job description here – Programma Leader AS JD
How to apply
The closing date for applications is 12pm Monday 2 February 2026.
To apply, please complete the application form on the Access Sport website: Programme Leader Application Form
Once you have submitted your online application, please email your CV and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form to Careers@AccessSport.org.uk with your full name and role applied for in the subject line.
Our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form can be found here: www.AccessSport.org.uk/join-the-team. Candidates who have been shortlisted for an interview will be notified by Friday 6 February. The first interviews will take place w/c 9 February.
If you have any questions or would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please email Sue.Wheeler@AccessSport.org.uk or call 020 7993 9883.