Job Description Overview –
Role: Disability Sport Regional Development Manager for Grampian and Shetland
Full-time Contract: 37.5 hours per week
Duration: 3 year fixed term contract (2024 – 2027)
Salary Scale: £26,000 – £28,000 subject to experience
Closing date: Noon on Friday 26th April 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 14th May 2024 in Aberdeen Sports Village
We are the Scottish Governing Body for disability sport, working to ensure inclusion for people with disabilities in physical activity and sport.
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our small, friendly team as Disability Sport Regional Manager. The successful candidate will lead the implementation, coordination and monitoring of a strategic approach to sport for people with physical, sensory and learning disabilities across Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Shetland.
You will be responsible for developing new and existing sports structures to support individuals’ engagement, participation, and progress. You will work in partnership with and support our Member Branches, local sports clubs, local authorities and leisure trusts, education, health and social care, Scottish Governing Bodies of sport, and other agencies to deliver inclusive opportunities and a coherent sports-specific pathway.
You will have proven experience in partnership working, developing, implementing and evaluating sports development plans and programmes, as well as knowledge of sports development pathways.
We offer a supportive and flexible working culture, continuous professional development opportunities and training, and the potential to attend national and international events.
Employee Benefits at SDS
- Company Pension
- Flexible working with family-friendly policies
- Time-off in lieu
- Professional Learning & Development Training Opportunities
- Disability friendly employer
- Potential to attend national and international events
SDS is an equal-opportunity employer: we welcome applications from all members of the community and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
To apply, please complete the application form and the equality monitoring form, found below, and email them both to Gavin MacLeod at: gavin.macleod@scottishdisabilitysport.com
If you require the application form in an alternative format or need any more information relating to the position, please contact Elizabeth Lochhead, Senior Administrator at Scottish Disability Sport, on 0131 317 1130 or via email at: admin@scottishdisabilitysport.com.