Reports to: Project Director (CEO, BASIS)
Salary: £40,000 per annum plus pension contributions
Contract: Full-time, Flexible hours, Fixed-term (initially 12 months, with potential to extend)
Location: Remote with some travel within England
Start Date: As soon as possible
About BASIS
The British Association for Sustainable Sport (BASIS) is the UK’s leading organisation driving environmental sustainability in sport. We work with clubs, venues, governing bodies, and other stakeholders to embed sustainability into decision-making and operations. Our partnership with Sport England marks a significant step-change – helping over 130 System Partners develop credible sustainability strategies aligned with the Every Move framework.
About the Role
As Project Lead, you will play a central role in the delivery of BASIS’ new partnership with Sport England. Working closely with the CEO and wider project team, you will lead day-to-day engagement with System Partners, helping them build confidence, identify needs, and develop high-quality sustainability action plans. You’ll also contribute to resource development and play an active role in shaping a sector-wide certification framework.
This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of sport’s transition to sustainability – combining outreach, advisory support, and practical resource design. The successful candidate will benefit from 30 days of annual leave and significant opportunities for development, including mentoring from sector experts, exposure to policy development, visibility with major sporting organisations and a close working relationship with Sport England.
Key Responsibilities
1. Partner Engagement and Support
- Act as the main point of contact for non-member System Partners across England.
- Conduct one-to-one consultations to assess needs, maturity, and progress.
- Provide tailored support to help partners develop or enhance sustainability strategies.
- Facilitate and participate in peer learning groups, workshops and thematic forums.
2. Resource Development
- Contribute to the design and development of guidance materials, toolkits, templates and case studies.
- Support the creation and ongoing maintenance of a digital sustainability resource library.
- Feed insights from partners into continuous improvement of tools and training content.
3. Project Delivery and Administration
- Maintain accurate records of partner engagement, needs and support delivered.
- Track delivery against project milestones and contribute to progress reporting.
- Participate in regular project team meetings and wider stakeholder coordination.
- Support BASIS events, including an annual sustainability conference.
Person Specification
Essential
- Strong experience working on sustainability in a sport or physical activity context. Experience within community sport would be an advantage.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – able to build trust and credibility across a wide range of organisations.
- Experience developing or supporting organisational sustainability strategies or action plans.
- A collaborative approach, with the ability to engage partners constructively, inclusively and empathetically.
- Highly organised, self-motivated and able to manage a varied workload independently.
- Commitment to BASIS’ mission and the goals of Sport England’s Every Move strategy.
Desirable
- Familiarity with climate justice and equity principles within sustainability.
- Experience working with toolkits, resources, or certification schemes.
- Understanding of organisational development, change management or systems thinking.
- Knowledge of the UK sport landscape and its structures (e.g. NGBs, Active Partnerships).
How to apply
Please send your CV (max 2 pages), and a 1 page covering letter to [email protected] by 30/09/2025. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place in early October.
