Senior Strategy and Evaluation Adviser, Grassroots Facilities

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	03 Chwefror 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Competitive
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	05 Mawrth 2026
Lleoliad:	Manchester, M2 3AW
Cwmni:	inploi
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	75782627

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Job summary

The Major Sporting Projects Delivery Directorate is a directorate within DCMS’ Policy Group. It will oversee the Government’s input to some of the highest profile programmes in the world of sport. Amongst the projects and programmes covered by the team are:

• Grassroots facilities delivery - overseeing the delivery of hundreds of millions into multi-sport grassroots facilities across the UK, tackling inactivity, supporting the Government’s Health mission and building cohesive communities through providing access to high quality shared sporting spaces.
• The future pipeline of major sporting events - driving forward the Government's work, with partners, to secure, and successfully host, the world’s biggest and best sporting events, including the Tour De France, and the bid for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2035
• The UEFA European Championships 2028 - ensuring the Government delivers on its commitments to ensure that this major event is staged successfully, maximising economic growth and benefiting local communities. This programme is part of the Government Major Projects Portfolio.

The team prioritises a positive workplace culture, where colleagues are committed to excellence in delivery, ongoing personal development, a supportive working environment, and operating seamlessly with colleagues and stakeholders based across the UK, and beyond.

Job description

This role will sit in the Grassroots Facilities Investment team that is responsible for DCMS’s direct capital investment into grassroots sports facilities.

The post holder will work in the Grassroots Facilities’ Strategy and Evaluation subteam and will lead on and support a variety of workstreams, including drafting business cases for funding programmes, designing and agreeing programme objectives with relevant delivery partners, coordination of Ministerial announcements and visits, and providing advice to Senior Civil Servants and Ministers, in order to support delivery of high-quality, inclusive facilities which help to get more people active.

The successful candidate will develop effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders across DCMS and other government departments, as well as external stakeholders, notably Sport England, the Football Foundation and Football Associations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

You will work alongside experienced project and policy professionals in a fast paced environment and have the opportunity to develop your skills and experience in policy and/or project management, and the civil service more generally.

Person specification

The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience:

Essential requirements:

• Ability to think strategically, using evidence to support decision making to articulate a wide range of objectives and outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including being able to collaborate with and build influential relationships with internal and external partners, including at senior levels.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with experience of communicating with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to deliver at pace against competing priorities and stay calm under pressure.

Desirable skills:

• Experience and insight into working in the sport sector
• Experience of developing programme business cases
• Experience working cross-government, with devolved governments and/or Arm’s Length Bodies

We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Benjamin Jones and will take place on: Thursday 5th February at 11:30am

The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.

Please register your interest by filling out this Registration form by 3pm the day before the session is due to take place and you will be sent an invitation. Invites will only be sent after this deadline has passed.

Please note that the session will not be recorded and will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to recruitment.team@dcms.gov.uk

Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/mr2wchaf

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