Grassroots Sport Network Coordinator

ICF; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Income protection

Parental leave

Annual leave

Job summary

ICF in the United Kingdom is seeking a Community Partnerships Officer to act as a consistent point of contact for grassroots sport and community organisations in the Leeds area. You will understand local needs, connect groups with expertise and funding, and help them work together on shared priorities to improve opportunities for children and young people.

You will build trusted relationships with schools, local authorities, and delivery partners, onboard new partners, maintain accurate records

Qualifications

• Experience in community development, membership support, sport for development, or network coordination.
• Ability to build rapport, diagnose support needs and broker practical solutions.
• Strong self-management and confidence working remotely and independently across a defined area.
• Competence with Microsoft 365, CRM or database systems and accurate monitoring records.
• Understanding of physical activity and sport inclusion, grassroots organisational challenges and community-led delivery.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with organisations and maintain regular, purposeful contact across an allocated geography.
• Assess organisational needs and connect groups to specialists, learning, funding routes, tools and peer support.
• Welcome and onboard new partners, keeping network records, consent information and contact data accurate.
• Coordinate local networking sessions, workshops and partner meetings that respond to shared priorities.
• Capture outcomes, risks, case studies and emerging needs through CRM records and periodic reports.
• Develop relationships with local authorities, schools, active partnerships, funders and voluntary-sector infrastructure bodies.

Skills

Community development

Stakeholder engagement

Remote work

Microsoft 365

CRM systems

Tools

CRM

Job description

ICF in the United Kingdom is seeking a Community Partnerships Officer to act as a consistent point of contact for grassroots sport and community organisations in the Leeds area. You will understand local needs, connect groups with expertise and funding, and help them work together on shared priorities to improve opportunities for children and young people.

You will build trusted relationships with schools, local authorities, and delivery partners, onboard new partners, maintain accurate records