Disability Sport Wales are looking for an ambitious, dynamic and resourceful intern to join our team, to support the effective organisation and delivery of an inclusive event programme.
Responsible to:
Location:
Flexible (Cardiff or home-based with some travel to Swansea required)
Head Office is housed within the Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens in the heart of Cardiff.
£11.44 per hour.
Hours:
21 hours per week.
Contract:
30 weeks fixed term.
Travel:
Some travel within Wales (especially across South Wales) is essential to this role (where required).
Closing Date:
Monday 2 nd December 2025 - 09:00 am
Interviews will be held on the week commencing 9 th December 2025, time will be confirmed with each short-listed candidate, The interview will be face-to-face or virtual (held via Zoom)
Proposed Start Date:
The proposed start date for this role is Monday 6th January 2025.
Application Pack
Please read:
* Job Advert
Please complete and return:
* Application Form
* Equality Monitoring Form
* Offer an Interview Scheme (if applicable)
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 are a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. 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
We do this through the provision of specific programmes (insport programmes, insport Series Events, Performance Development Camps) and services (Education and Training for those involved with physical activity (including sport)) which is intended to support a pathway of choice from initial engagement to performance sport at the highest level.
We are a small team of highly committed, passionate individuals whose shared purpose is to advocate for an inclusive approach within the sector.
DSW Value Statements
You will always be able to expect DSW (as an organisation and individuals within the team) to:
* Champion Everyone - We believe in meaningful opportunity, broad diversity and great achievement. People drive all that we do.
* Proudly Welsh - We embody and celebrate what it is to be Welsh.
* Value Growth - We are committed to development and inclusive change and will always support that.
* Highlight Possibility - We connect opportunities and prioritise partnerships, so people get what they need.
The Opportunity:
A 30-week paid internship for an ambitious, dynamic and resourceful individual to support a range of partners to deliver insport Series events, including the Para Sport Festival in July 2025 and support the delivery of the Performance development programme.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of the planning and delivery of the event, including the logistics, communication, and wider community impact.
You will be a diligent and organised planner, as well as a hands-on event support, who will bring energy and enthusiasm to this new role - ensuring that high quality experiences are delivered effectively through an eye for detail, an inclusive approach, and striving for a positive event experience for all.
Relationship management will also be crucial in this role, therefore, you should be confident in liaising with a wide variety of stakeholders, both internal and external, with the ability to negotiate to find solutions.
This is an opportunity to join an ambitious, creative and resourceful, incredibly committed team whose shared purpose is to advocate for an inclusive approach within the sector. For the successful candidate this opportunity will provide a platform to build their knowledge and experience.
Person Specification
Application
Interview
Passionate and knowledgeable about Sport in Wales
✓
An understanding of impairment, and disability sport
An understanding of impairment, and disability sport
✓
An understanding of the structure, pathways, and set up of sport in Wales
An understanding of the structure, pathways, and set up of sport in Wales
✓ ✓
Excellent communication skills
✓
Excellent negotiation skills
✓
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
✓ ✓
An appetite to learn and grow, and to adapt within an agile role
An appetite to learn and grow, and to adapt within an agile role
✓
You should be:
a team player, with the ability to form and manage relationships, with a proactive, considered, and person-focused approach
a team player, with the ability to form and manage relationships, with a proactive, considered, and person-focused approach
✓
fully committed to and conversant with the philosophies of equity, diversity and inclusion
fully committed to and conversant with the philosophies of equity, diversity and inclusion
✓
highly organised with an ability to work to short timescales
highly organised with an ability to work to short timescales
✓
able to think critically about monitoring, evaluation and learning
able to think critically about monitoring, evaluation and learning
✓
able to provide some flexibility of working hours to undertake all areas of the job role effectively
able to provide some flexibility of working hours to undertake all areas of the job role effectively
✓
Application
Interview
Undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in a sport, leisure or physical education-based subject and/or equivalent work-based experience
Undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in a sport, leisure or physical education-based subject and/or equivalent work-based experience
✓
Experience within disability sport
Experience within disability sport
✓ ✓
Awareness of funding, policy and procedures relevant to Welsh sport
Awareness of funding, policy and procedures relevant to Welsh sport
✓ ✓
Competent with Welsh language and/or BSL
Competent with Welsh language and/or BSL
✓ ✓
Why apply for this role?
Be part of a supportive, dynamic and proactive team
Person-focused policies and procedures
Great annual leave allocation
Work for an equitable and diverse employer, with strong professional ethics and values
£11.44 per hour (21 hours per week, 30 weeks fixed term)
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.
Community Partner
SPAR UK (AF Blakemore Ltd.)
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. Read more about our Cynnig Cymraeg (Welsh Offer) .
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