Communications Officer

Disability Sport Wales; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + holidays

Branded team kit

Mentoring and cross-team collaboration

Job summary

Disability Sport Wales is seeking a motivated and exceptionally organised individual for a part-time media and communications role. You will act as the operational hub of the Communications Group (COG), coordinating content from idea through development, approval and publication, and ensuring alignment with DSW priorities.

You will collaborate with LloydBell Productions to deliver timely, accessible and inclusive communications, while gaining mentoring and exposure to innovative storytelling

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills with ability to plan and deliver multiple activities.
• Experience coordinating projects, workflows, communications or administration across multiple people.
• Clear written communication with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Act as operational hub for the Communications Operational Group (COG).
• Coordinate communications activity from idea to publication.
• Collaborate with LloydBell Productions to align messaging with DSW priorities.
• Travel within Wales as required and support wider DSW communications.
• Maintain a clear overview of what, when and how content is communicated.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Experience coordinating projects

Clear written communication

Interpersonal skills

IT skills: Microsoft Office

Ability to travel

Welsh language proficiency

Experience in communications/ media

Storytelling / multimedia content

Education

GCSEs or equivalent qualifications (English and/or Welsh, Mathematics)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Canva

Adobe

CapCut

Job description

Disability Sport Wales are looking a motivated, exceptionally organised and proactive individual, preferably with communications experience to gain part-time employment in media and communications within inclusive sport and physical activity act as the operational hub of the COG, bringing together colleagues, coordinating communications activity and ensuring that planned content moves from initial idea through development, approval and publication. You will help maintain a clear overview of what is being communicated, when it is being communicated and how it supports DSW's wider priorities.

Responsible to:

Head of Active Pathways

Location:

Flexible (to be agreed)

Hours:

17.5 hours/week (Part time)

Contract:

0.5, fixed term contract for 12 months, with scope for extension

Travel:

Some travel within Wales is essential to this role (where required)

Closing Date:

Face-to-face interviews will be held on Monday 4th January 2027, 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 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

• 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:

This is a unique opportunity for a motivated, exceptionally organised and proactive individual to gain part-time employment in media and communications within inclusive sport and physical activity. Whilst it is not essential that the successful postholder has previous experience of a communications-type role, we would expect that this would be an area of work that the successful individual would want to take forward as their career.

You will join the Disability Sport Wales team and take a key role in the organisation's day-to-day communications delivery, taking operational ownership of our digital content and helping ensure that communications are timely, consistent, engaging, accessible and inclusive.

DSW works in partnership with LloydBell Productions (LBP), who lead on strategic communications, PR and media. You will connect with colleagues in LBP to ensure there is a seamless link between everything DSW does and how it is communicated, via the DSW Communications Operational Group (COG).

A key part of this role will be to act as the operational lead for the COG, bringing together colleagues, coordinating communications activity and ensuring that planned content moves from initial idea through to development, approval and publication. You will help maintain a clear overview of what is being communicated, when it is being communicated and how it supports DSW's wider priorities.

There is significant opportunity to work in partnership with colleagues in DSW to create current, innovative, accessible and audience-focused communications, and to gain mentoring from the DSW team and through your work with LBP.

DSW has a wide range of programmes, products and messages to share with disabled and non-disabled people in Wales. We are keen to ensure that our message reaches every disabled person in Wales and that we become well connected to organisations that liaise with disabled people but may not currently be aware of DSW.

We are looking for someone who can combine creativity with strong organisational skills: someone who can identify stories and opportunities, coordinate contributions from colleagues, manage competing deadlines and take responsibility for maintaining a high standard of communications across our digital channels.

Person Specification

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to plan, coordinate and deliver multiple activities to agreed deadlines.
• Experience coordinating projects, workflows, communications or administration across multiple people, tasks and deadlines.
• Clear written communication skills and attention to detail, with the ability to gather, organise and present information accurately.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships and follow up constructively with colleagues and partners.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office, and the ability to learn digital planning and coordination systems such as Monday.com.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and identify improvements.
• A collaborative, person-centred approach, with the ability to work effectively as part of a small team.
• An understanding of inclusive and respectful language informed by the social model of disability.
• An understanding of accessibility in communications, including clear language and accessible formats.
• Willingness and ability to travel, including occasional overnight stays and evening or weekend working where required.
• GCSEs or equivalent qualifications, including English and/or Welsh and Mathematics, or equivalent work-based experience demonstrating the required skills.
• Experience in communications, media, digital content creation, broadcasting or a related field.
• Familiarity with digital production and editing tools such as Canva, Adobe, CapCut or social media scheduling platforms.
• Strong storytelling skills or experience interviewing people, capturing footage, editing video or producing multimedia content.
• Knowledge of equity, diversity, inclusion, disability sport and para sport, or a demonstrable commitment to inclusive practice.
• Lived experience of disability, with an ability to reflect on how this insight can inform inclusive and authentic communications.
• Experience working with partners, external agencies or media organisations to deliver communications activity.
• Fluency in written and spoken Welsh
• Competence in British Sign Language (BSL), or a willingness to learn

Why apply for this role?

• Work foran equitableand diverse employeraspart of an ambitious, creative, resourceful, incredibly committed team
• Be involved withregional partnership workingto support and influence ongoing inclusivepractice
• Cultureguided by inclusive behaviours,policiesand 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

Awards

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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