Programme Leader,North Access Sport

Location: Hybrid working. Minimum 2 to 3 days in Access Sport's Manchester office.

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 FTE, with salary offered subject to experience

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, full-time

Closing date: Friday, 14th August 2026

Summary

Access Sport is looking to appoint a new Programme Leader with responsibility for leading our work across the North of England. We have been working to transform community sport for disabled and disadvantaged young people in Greater Manchester since 2004, Sheffield since 2022, and we have ambitions to continue expanding.

The post holder will support the delivery of our ambitious Stand for Inclusion Growth Strategy, aiming to deepen our impact across existing places, whilst also expanding our presence to new cities across the North.
This includes delivering our strategy for existing place-based work across Greater Manchester and Sheffield through effective leadership and management, as well as driving the growth and development of new
projects across the North.

Candidates should have experience in developing disability and/or social inclusion focused projects, with a strong understanding of whole systems place-based working and the ability to manage a range of strategic/
stakeholder relationships. Effective line management and leadership skills will be required to ensure a cross-functional, in-person and remote team is well supported across the region. Finally, candidates will have experience in joining up a series of projects across a region to ensure connectivity, alignment and outcomes driven work.

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 across the North in 2026/27 and beyond.

Download the full job description here - Programme Leader North