‍Job Title: Sports Project Senior Facilitator and Coordinator - 2 roles available

Salary: £36,190 per annum (pro rata) (£14,476 per annum for 2 days a week)

Hours: Part-time (2 days/week, 15hrs/week) with potential to expand to 3 or 4 days

Location: Remote (UK-based) with regular in-person deliveries across the UK, and primarily in London and the West Midlands

Contract: 3-year fixed term starting March 2026, with 6 month probation period. Possibility of 2-year extension or a permanent contract if new funding is secured.

Holidays: 33 days per annum (pro rata) including bank holidays. Holidays will be prioritised outside of term-time.

Reporting to: Sports Project Manager

About Beyond Equality

Beyond Equality works with men and boys towards gender equality, inclusive communities, healthier relationships and better mental wellbeing. We have a range of activities, centering on a range of interactive group workshops that have reached 100,000 people in schools, universities, sports teams, workplaces and community organisations, as well as research and expert advice, external communications and professional development training.

Our Values

Beyond Equality takes a positive and compassionate approach to working with men and boys, helping each person improve their wellbeing as well as finding their role in building a safer and more equitable future for others. We are an intersectional feminist organisation. 

We realise change can require direct challenge to some engrained power structures and biases. We know that this challenge can be sensitive and destabilising, and is best handled with compassion and care. We take the same approach to our internal team dynamics, placing a high priority on mutual respect and support. We are evidence based, drawing upon best practice, collaborating with leading researchers from several fields, and always working to ensure our practices are as impactful as possible. 

Our Sports Project Workshops

Our workshops are primarily run with groups of young men and boys aged 9-16 years old groups and our trainings are run with the trusted adults around them - coaches, youth workers, and PE teachers.

These workshops take a gender-transformative approach and can be delivered ‘in classroom’ and ‘on pitch’. They cover topics relating to masculinities, including mental wellbeing, healthy relationships, role modelling and allyship. Our rethinking of masculinities carries the dual aim of tackling VAWG and promoting gender justice. 

As part of this project, our team primarily delivers workshops within professional football academies, communities around club foundation arms, secondary schools, primary schools, and youth centres.

The Roles

We are looking for two Senior Facilitators and Coordinators to join our Sports Project.

The Sports Project Senior Facilitator and Coordinator(s) will be responsible for the facilitation of impactful workshops and trainings, using Sports for Change (S4C) approaches, in Beyond Equality’s Sports project.

Alongside delivery work, the successful candidate(s) will support the ongoing and collaborative development of Beyond Equality’s Sports Project, with a focus on growing the Sports Project in line with S4C approaches. This will involve contributing to and supporting the design, planning and evaluation processes of the project.

You will also work with the Sports Project Manager to research audiences, create learning materials, test activities, pilot and review workshops, and evaluate impact.

The roles involve key project coordination responsibilities, including coordinating session logistics, managing stakeholder communications, and supporting project administration.

You will help maintain and evolve relationships with key stakeholders and audiences, both during delivery of workshops and trainings and when representing Beyond Equality at events and conferences. Across all activities, you will ensure that high standards of reporting, data collection and safeguarding are maintained.

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Both roles will combine direct delivery and project coordination. However, each role will also have specialised responsibilities: 

• Role 1 - Facilitator and Coordinator - Events and Network Building: Focusing on social media, outreach and events.
• Role 2 - Facilitator and Coordinator - Research and Learning: Focusing on focus groups, data collection and curriculum design.

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IMPORTANT: There are two roles available, however you only need to submit one application. At the point of applying, your application is for both positions. If you have a preference for Role 1 or Role 2, please feel free to indicate this in your application email. During the interview, you will have an opportunity to discuss which role you are better suited to.

Our Ideal Candidate(s)

We are looking for someone who is experienced at facilitating workshops and trainings with single-gender groups of young men and trusted adults, and is comfortable supporting project coordination and logistics.

The ideal candidate is an organised team member who can hit the ground running. As this role involves safeguarding responsibilities, data collection and communication with partners, we’re looking for someone who is detail-oriented and committed to compassion, accountability and transparency.

You should be flexible, creative and committed to helping grow Beyond Equality’s Sports project. We’re looking for someone who is excited about contributing to the evolution of a project that has the chance to trial and test, and who is keen to develop their learning design and project development skills over time.

Duties and Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities (both roles)

Facilitation

• Deliver impactful workshop and training content in line with workshop guides and activity training, including solo delivery days and project pilots in London and the W. Midlands 
• Participating in the learning design of Sports Project workshop curriculum and offering 
• Provide structured feedback from delivery work that goes on to inform project strategies and evaluation mechanisms 
• Identify and report on potential safeguarding issues 

Project Coordination

• Coordinate sessions, including managing emails, booking workshops and providing timely responses to partners 
• Distribute and collect M&E surveys, upload workshop participant feedback and create M&E reports for clients 
• Maintain accurate records including M&E and Salesforce records 
• Report back to the Sports team on all processes 

General Contributions to Sports Team 

• Support with managing relationships with existing and potential partners, through regular communication (email, virtual meetings, in-person meetings where appropriate) 
• Work with other core team members to oversee our project development and content updates 
• Contribute to Sports Project team meetings, and pick up ad hoc action points to further the project goals 
• Commitment to Compassion and continued development of their own reflective practice 
• Attend relevant BE all-staff meetings and staff events 

Specialised Responsibilities

Role 1: Events and Network Building

• Contribute to social media posts under guidance of the External Communications Manager 
• Represent Beyond Equality at external events, either in attendance to knowledge-gather and network, or to deliver content 
• Identify and research potential partners for the Sports Department 
• Support with planning and organising of Beyond Equality events 

Role 2: Research and Learning

• Design and deliver focus groups and Youth Advisory Groups with key audiences and stakeholders to help build project materials 
• Work with Head of Internal Operations, Head of Impact, Quality and Learning, and Sports Project Manager to ensure reporting data accuracy and consistency 
• Facilitate and engage with periodic Community of Practice to support delivery standards 

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

Required

• Interest and dedication to what we’re trying to achieve as an organisation (vision and mission)
• Experience of working with young men 
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate impactful workshops 
• Understanding of, and commitment to working with Sport for Change approaches
• Experience of project coordination including managing own workload, meeting deadlines, and navigating multiple priorities
• Demonstrated ability to foster inclusive group environments
• Demonstrated ability to follow processes and procedures including collecting data, reporting on outcomes, and following safeguarding procedures
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally across different contexts including with young people, team members and external stakeholders
• Commitment to accountability, compassion and transparency

Desirable

• Public speaking or presentation skills to large audiences
• Ability to support project development including researching potential partners, creating social media content and supporting workshop design
• Proven ability to train people 
• Experience in facilitating focus groups to refine materials or strategy
• Proven ability to collaborate with multiple people

Equal Opportunities

Beyond Equality strives to be an inclusive employer. We want to provide a working environment, and a recruitment and hiring process, that is welcoming, accessible and supportive for everybody - including and especially those who are marginalised in society. With this in mind, we’ve worked to create an application and recruitment process that is as straightforward and transparent as possible. 

We welcome applicants with non-traditional educational backgrounds, and only ask for degree-level qualifications where this is absolutely necessary for a role. We appreciate the value of varied experience and fresh perspectives - if you are not sure whether you are qualified or experienced enough for a role, but you think you meet the person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. 

We particularly welcome applications from people of colour, LGBTQ+ people, women, new or expectant parents/carers and disabled people. 

We are a diverse organisation and we appreciate the value of lived experience. When our team members want to draw on their own lived experience to inform aspects of their work, we do our best to support them - but we’ll never expect or require you to draw on your own experiences if you don’t want to, or to do extra work on the basis of any aspect of your identity. 

Safeguarding Commitment

Beyond Equality is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment offers are subject to pre-employment checks including DBS, references, online checks and right to work. 

Before You Apply

We’re holding a virtual recruitment Q&A session on Tuesday 13th January 10:30am - 11:00am to help you determine whether you’d like to apply. A recording of the Q&A will be available if you cannot attend the session. Attendance at this session is voluntary and will not be linked to your application.

To register interest for the session or the recording, please sign up here. A link for the session will be sent out via Eventbrite.

How to Apply

Key Dates

• Tuesday 13th January at 10:30-11:00: virtual Q&A session. Optional. Register here.
• Wednesday 21st January at 23:59: Application deadline
• Tuesday 27th January by 18:00: Shortlisted applicants are invited to interview 
• Week commencing 2nd February: Virtual interviews with invited candidates
• By the end of February: Candidates are contacted with offers.

All times are provided are UK times (GMT)

Application Steps

To apply to the Sports Project Senior Facilitator and Coordinator role, please:

1. Complete our Monitoring Form here (voluntary).
2. Email your CV and answers to the 5 application questions below to the team at apply@beyondequality.org.

We welcome answers in written format (200 words max. per question) or video/audio format (2 min. max per question).

Please ensure your CV lists your training and experience in:

• Youth Work
• Facilitation
• Sports Coaching
• Learning Design
• Coordination
• Stakeholder Management
• Gender Equality and/or Masculinities.

Closing date: Wednesday 21st January at 23:59

Application Questions

Q1: Please share an example of a time when you successfully facilitated a group through behavioural change. What was your approach and what was the outcome?

Q2: What skills do you use to ensure that your facilitation practice is inclusive? Why is this important to you?

Q3: What do you see as the key strengths and limitations of Sport for Change approaches for behavioural change? How do you manage these limitations?

‍Q4: Our workshops often open up space for young men to explore sensitive topics for the first time or to see their past behaviour in a different light. How do you create a space where participants feel safe to engage in difficult or uncomfortable conversations?

Q5: This role combines delivery and administration. How do you ensure accurate reporting and timely and professional communication with clients/partners when you have a busy delivery schedule?

Inclusive Recruitment

All CVs and written answers will be anonymised before they are shared with the panel.

If you submit answers via audio or video, your answers will be transcribed into text and anonymised. The panel will not see your video or hear your voice before the interview stage.

We aim to share most interview questions and tasks five working days in advance of the interview to give applicants time to prepare, with extra time available for disabled applicants upon request. If there is anything else we can do to make the application and/or interview process more accessible for you, we want to hear about it, and will do our best to meet your requirements. Please reach out via email (apply@beyondequality.org) and tell us what you need.