Department and Salary
Department - Sport System Institute Services
Salary - £41,574.01 - £44,535.11 (Grade 7)
Working Hours – 37 hours (consideration will be given to job sharing / reduced hours in line with our flexible working policy)
Location – Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
What you'll need
We are looking for individuals with a strong background in applied physiology. You will have an understanding of the coaching and training process, and how the physical, social and psychological development of young people can influence these.
In addition to this background, you will have an understanding of athlete health and wellbeing, athletic development, and how positive athlete environments are created within pathway & performance programmes. You’ll need to be committed to creating the most science-informed sporting system in the world, enabling all athletes in Wales to thrive and making 'winning well' more likely.
You’ll be able to work across multiple project streams developing strong relationships both internally and externally. You will also have the curiosity and passion to experiment with new ways of working and to continually evolve and improve how we support World Class Athletes and enhance athlete development practices across pathways within Wales.
How you'll contribute
Wales is a proud part of the UK high performance system and has achieved unprecedented recent success on the world stage. We want to create the most science-informed sporting system in the world, enabling all athletes in Wales to thrive and making 'winning well' more likely.
We’re clear on the crucial role that the environment can play in improving the experiences of athletes and we want to ensure that athlete development environments in Wales are better than anywhere else. If you’ve got a passion for sport and for helping people to be the best version of themselves then this could be the role for you, and we’d love to hear from you.
You will contribute to our understanding and learning by working with coaches and athletes in individual sports and across the Welsh system as a whole. You will help to identify, explore, plan and deliver on projects that are aligned to our Institute purpose. You will support our learning around enhancing athlete development across pathways and our sharing of this with everyone that needs to know,
Who you’ll work with
You will need to develop strong relationships with coaches and other staff in sports, members of the sport system institute services team, and wider Sport Wales colleagues to support our partners to identify, co-create and deliver athlete development projects across Wales. You will need to collaborate with other key stakeholders including athletes and other support staff across the UK performance sport system, Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) and Universities.
What happens next
You should read the full job description (attached below).
If you need any support to apply for this role, then please email [email protected]
Closing date 18/06/2026 9am
Provisional interview date 02/07/2026
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.
Our careers are funded by Welsh Government and the National Lottery. Find out more about .
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Sport Wales National Centre
Sophia Gardens
Cardiff
CF11 9SW
