Regional Partnership Senior Officer - West Wales

Disability Sport Wales are looking for a team-focused, organised and proactive Regional Partnership Senior Officer, with exceptional communication skills and demonstrable strengths in productive, supportive and inclusive partnership relationships to enable great regional and multi-organisation working. This role will integrate significantly into West Wales Sports Partnership (WWSP) and work closely with other equity and diversity organisations, both regionally and nationally, who could be connected to it.

Responsible to: Head of Active Pathways

Location: Flexible, but with a need to be West Wales-based with access to a DSW Office, or partner offices within the West Wales regions.

Hours: 35 hrs/week (full time)

Contract: Permanent. Applications for job share, secondment or part time working are welcome and will be considered.

Travel: Some travel within Wales (especially within West Wales) is essential to this role (where required)

Closing Date: Thursday 5th February 2026, 12.00 midday

Face-to-face interviews will be held on the week commencing 23rd February 2026, timings will be confirmed with each short-listed candidate.

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 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.

This role will drive the focus on and development of inclusive policy, and support colleagues across the region to embed inclusion throughout their provision. This will include frequent facilitatory contact with key stakeholders engaged within physical activity (including sport) across West Wales and require strategic conversations about how equity can be promoted to increase opportunities for disabled people in the area. Continuing and extending current inclusive approaches will be at the core of the post holder's work programme.

Experience of strategic planning and the organisation of programmes without always being the deliverer is essential, as well as familiarity with budget management and maximising resources for impact. Directing and supporting partners to make decisions at strategic and operational level regarding focus of investment, and mechanisms for evaluating and reporting the impact of that work will be a central element of the work programme.

The successful applicant will be involved as a key member of the DSW team, as well as entrenched within the regional working practices across West Wales. A personable, inquisitive, positively challenging and supportive candidate, who can communicate effectively with a range of individuals, and is keen to lead inclusion would be well suited to this role.

This is a key role within the DSW team and reflects the regional models of working being established within the wider sport, physical activity and active recreation sector.

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
• 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.

Disability Sport Wales is able to influence, include and inspire in sport with the support of our fantastic partners.

The Cynnig Cymraeg (Welsh Offer) is the official recognition of the Welsh Language Commissioner and is given to organisations that have supported the Commissioner’s long-term plan to ensure people can use the Welsh language in all aspects of their lives, in all parts of Wales. Disability Sport Wales was awarded this certification in June 2024.

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