Youth Sport Manager

Youth Sport Manager
Permanent 
Full time  - 36 hours
PO1 - £41,442 - £44,331
Are you ready to take the lead in shaping the future of youth sport within our borough? We’re seeking a passionate and driven Youth Sport Manager to continue delivering high-quality sport programmes while inspiring the next generation of athletes. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a leadership role that will directly contribute to our vision of creating an active and healthy community.
Key Responsibilities:

- Lead the growth and management of the School Swimming Programme, ensuring it reaches more schools, increases participation, and meets income targets.
- Coordinate Team Enfield’s involvement in the London Youth Games and London Mini Marathon, from recruitment to logistics, ensuring our teams are well-prepared and safe.
- Expand the range of youth sport opportunities offered through the Active Enfield programme, including holiday activities that provide engaging and accessible options for young people.
- Drive inclusivity by developing disability sports programmes, ensuring that young people of all abilities have the opportunity to participate in sports.
- Secure external funding to improve local sports facilities, focusing on enhancing opportunities for youth participation.
- Collaborate with local sports clubs to develop talent pathways, helping young athletes progress to higher levels of competition.
- Provide programme updates and reports to senior leadership and deputise for the Head of Sport & Leisure when required.

What We’re Looking For:

- A candidate with in-depth knowledge of youth sport development, community engagement, and sport pathways.
- Proven experience in securing funding for sports projects and managing large-scale, multi-faceted programmes within budget and deadlines.
- Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to grow income-generating programmes and meet key performance indicators.
- A commitment to inclusivity, with experience leading disability sports initiatives and promoting participation across all communities.
- Excellent relationship-building skills, able to work with internal teams and external partners to achieve shared goals.

Why Apply?
This is a unique internal opportunity to play a pivotal role in our Leisure, Parks & Culture team, driving forward initiatives that have a lasting impact on young people’s health and wellbeing. If you’re ready to take your leadership to the next level, and are passionate about promoting sport and physical activity, this could be the ideal role for you.
Seize this chance to make a meaningful difference—apply now to become our next Youth Sport Manager!
Contact Details - 
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Matthew Watts for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Farida Uddin on 0208 132 1027 or email  farida.uddin@enfield.gov.uk

We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents.
Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.
We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working.
Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles. 
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods. 
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers 

The standard process is for posts to be advertised to redeployees and internal staff at the same time, however those members of staff that are at risk of redundancy and on the Council’s redeployment register will be considered first.