Governance & Sector Resilience Support Officer

**Department and salary**

Department - Governance, People Development and Ethics

Salary - Grade 5 - £30,772.72 - £33,926.93

Working Hours - 37 (consideration will be given to job sharing / reduced hours in line with our flexible working policy)

Contract Type - 12-month fixed term (with the opportunity for secondment)

Location - Cardiff

**Who we are**

Sport Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and physical activity in Wales. We are the main adviser on sporting matters to the Welsh Government and are responsible for distributing National Lottery funds. We aim to not only improve the level of sports participation at grassroots level but also provide our aspiring athletes with the support required to compete successfully on the world stage.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do at Sport Wales. Further information on this can be found in our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement here.

We are a progressive employer that offers excellent employee benefits and promotes a healthy work life balance, offering a range of flexible approaches to support you.

Language skills (bilingualism & multilingualism) are desirable characteristics across all roles within Sport Wales. We are passionate about promoting the use of Welsh language and, as part of our development programme, give everyone the opportunity to learn Welsh if they wish to do so, offering learning programmes from beginner right through to fluent.

Sport Wales embraces a blended approach to work, where you will be able to split your time between the office and home.

Sport Wales careers are funded by Welsh Government and the National Lottery. Find out more about Sport Wales’ relationship with the National Lottery.

Sport Wales strongly advocates continuous learning and improvement. On your very first day of work, you will embark on a tailored induction programme and will be offered all the essential training to get you started. Joining Sport Wales means joining a culture of learning and continuous professional development. Job specific training, lunchtime workshops, coaching and mentoring, improving Welsh language skills and long term study opportunities are all part of being on our team.

**How you'll contribute**

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the Governance, People and Ethics Team. Having well run, well led organisations is a key foundation for the success of any organisation and, therefore, their ability to maximise their contribution to The Vision for Sport in Wales. We want to ensure all our work contributes to an active nation where as many people as possible are inspired to be active through sport.

This position will provide you with the excellent opportunity to develop experience in leading on areas of work which contribute to enabling sport in Wales to thrive.

**Who you'll work with**

You will be working with a broad network of organisations so together we can create environments which promote good governance and continuous improvement. This will involve working at a senior level with key strategic partners including: National Partners, Sport Partnerships and National Governing Bodies of sport, a range of ‘Subject Matter Experts’ and many more.

Internally, you will work within the Sport System, Governance, People and Ethics Team as well as working collaboratively with colleagues across Sport Wales to ensure matters relating to good governance, ethics and integrity are fully supported.

In addition, you will represent Wales at a UK level on matters relating to governance, ethics and integrity.

**What you'll need**

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable, although not essential.

If you have the presence and personality to work in a high performing team as well as the passion and drive to succeed, then we would love to hear from you.

**What happens next**

You should **read the full job description.**

**Closing date**

16/06/2025 9am

**Provisional interview date**

02/07/2025

**Adran a chyflog**

Adran - Llywodraethu, Datblygu Pobl a Moeseg

Cyflog - Graddfa 5 - £30,772.72 - £33,926.93

Oriau Gwaith - 37 (bydd ystyriaeth yn cael ei rhoi i rannu swydd / llai o oriau yn unol â'n polisi gweithio hyblyg)

Math o Gontract - tymor penodol o 12 mis (gyda'r cyfle i gael secondiad)

Lleoliad - Caerdydd

**Pwy ydym ni**

Chwaraeon Cymru yw’r sefydliad cenedlaethol sy’n gyfrifol am ddatblygu a hybu chwaraeon a gweithgarwch corfforol yng Nghymru. Ni yw prif gynghorwr Llywodraeth Cymru ar bob mater yn ymwneud â chwaraeon ac rydym yn gyfrifol am ddosbarthu cyllid y Loteri Genedlaethol. Ein nod ni yw nid yn unig gwella lefel y cymryd rhan mewn chwaraeon ar lawr gwlad, ond hefyd darparu i’n hathletwyr addawol y gefnogaeth ofynnol i gystadlu’n llwyddiannus ar lwyfan y byd.

Mae Cydraddoldeb, Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant wrth galon popeth rydym yn ei wneud yn Chwaraeon Cymru. Ceir rhagor o wybodaeth am hyn yn ein Datganiad Cydraddoldeb, Amrywiaeth a Chyn