Volunteer Coordinator

THE FEDERATION OF DISABILITY SPORT WALES LIMITED

21,500 per year (pro rata)

Flexible, but with access to a DSW Office, or partner offices within the appointed region.

Part-time

18th February 2026

Listed 4 days ago

Job Vacancy

Volunteer Coordinator (4 roles)

Disability Sport Wales are looking for a team-focused, organised and proactive Volunteer Coordinator, 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.

Responsible to:

Projects Manager

Location:

Flexible, but with access to a DSW Office, or partner offices within the appointed region.

Salary:

£21,500 (part time pro rata)

Hours:

21 hours per week.

Contract:

12 months fixed term.

Travel:

Some travel within the region is essential to this role (where required).

Closing Date:

Wednesday 18th February 2026 (5pm)

Interview Details:

interviews will be held in early March 2026, timings will be confirmed with each short-listed candidate.

Application Pack

Please read:

Job Advert Gwent

Please complete and return:

Application Form
Equality Monitoring Form
Offer an Interview Scheme(if applicable)

Applications should be submitted to office@disabilitysportwales.com

Download Application Pack (Central)

Download Application Pack (Gwent)

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 programmes, insport Series Events, Performance Development Camps) and services (Education and Training for those involved with physical activity (including 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 highly committed, 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.

The Opportunity:

The role will drive the review and development of inclusive volunteering policy and practice, supporting Regional Sport Partnerships to embed accessibility throughout their volunteer programmes. This will include conducting comprehensive stakeholder engagement activities (focus groups, interviews, and consultation sessions) with disabled volunteers, potential volunteers, and disability organisations to gather insights that inform actionable recommendations for change.

The position requires excellent relationship-building skills to assess current volunteer programmes, identify barriers to disabled people's participation, and facilitate connections between Regional Sport Partnerships and local disabled people's organisations. Experience in stakeholder engagement, research coordination, and developing training programmes is essential, as well as the ability to influence policy and drive long-term systemic change. Working collaboratively with Press Red and WIPAHS to analyse findings, produce comprehensive reports, and develop communications plans to amplify the voices of disabled volunteers will be central to the work programme.

The successful applicant will be a key member of the DSW team, working with the Regional Sport Partnership. A personable, inquisitive, empathetic and strategic candidate, who can engage effectively with diverse stakeholders, from disabled volunteers to partnership leaders, and is passionate about championing inclusion and accessibility would be well suited to this role.

This is a key role within the DSW team and reflects the organisation's commitment to establishing effective partnerships that create sustainable, inclusive volunteering opportunities for disabled people across Wales.

Person Specification

Minimum (Essential)ApplicationInterviewPassionate and knowledgeable about inclusive volunteering and the involvement of disabled people in sport and physical activity in Wales

✓

Excellent experience of facilitating and coordinating stakeholder engagement, including working with disabled people, disability organisations, and community groups✓✓Experience of conducting consultation activities such as focus groups, interviews, and engagement sessions with diverse communities✓✓Strong evidence of developing and implementing effective partnerships with organisations and community networks✓Clear successes in assessing and evaluating volunteer programmes and identifying opportunities for improvement✓✓Experience of influencing practice to enhance accessibility and inclusion for disabled people in volunteering✓✓Expertise in developing and delivering training programmes on inclusive practices and disability awareness✓✓You should be: Highly competent with IT (including Microsoft Office suite) and ability to pick up new systems (e.g. Mondays.com)✓A team player, with a person-focused approach and with the ability to work independently as well as with others✓✓Fully committed to and conversant with the philosophies of equity, diversity and inclusion✓Highly organised with an ability to work to short timescales✓✓

Maximum (Desirable)ApplicationInterviewGCSE or equivalent, including grade A-C in Maths, English and/or Welsh, and/or equivalent work-based experience✓Experience within a sport or equality and diversity-focused organisation✓✓Awareness of the New approach to Volunteering in Wales Welsh Government initiative✓✓An appetite to learn and grow, and to adapt within a developing role✓✓Competent with Welsh language and/or BSL, or a willingness to learn✓✓

Why apply for this role?

Work for an equitable and diverse employer as part of an ambitious, creative, resourceful, incredibly committed team
Be involved with regional partnership working to support and influence ongoing inclusive practice
Culture guided by inclusive behaviours, policies and procedures

Benefits

Competitive salary
Great annual leave allocation (25 days (increasing by 1 day annually up to a maximum of 30 days), plus statutory holidays in Wales)
Branded team kit

How to apply?

You are asked to complete an Application for Employment Form outlining information relevant to your experience and the details of the post outlined in the Role Description.

If you would like to submit the Application for Employment Form via a BSL video, please do so, including all the information required. If you would like to receive the Application for Employment Form in an alternative accessible format please let us know via the contact below.

You will also need to return the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form. This information will be anonymous and confidential and will need to be sent as a separate file attached to your email, entitled CONFIDENTIAL. This information will then be separated from your application form and considered ONLY for equality monitoring of the DSW processes and to make diversity improvements where required.

We will work with all candidates and employees to ensure that they are supported to perform to their full potential.