Cycling Development Manager, Glasgow

Organisation: Access Sport CIO
Salary: £26,228 - £30,000 FTE, with salary offered subject to experience
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 2 June 2026
Interview date: 8 June 2026
Job Description: Access Sport is a national charity with a vision that no one should be
excluded from the transformational benefits of community sport. We
are on a mission to make inclusion the norm in community sport by
tackling the access barriers faced by disadvantaged and disabled young people.

We do this by training, equipping, and supporting community sports
clubs, organisations, and volunteers to provide inclusive programmes,
unleashing their potential to transform the lives of underserved young
people in their local communities.

This work is either place based (Changing Places) or sport focussed
(Changing Sports). All the clubs we support are invited to join our
Inclusive Club Network.

In 2024/25 Access Sport engaged over 34,000 disadvantaged and
disabled young people, with a strong representation from ethnically
diverse communities, girls, and previously less active young people. Read more about our impact in our Annual Review. A number of videos
showcasing our work can be found on our YouTube channel, including a recent film about our new cycling and basketball facilities in Cadishead.

Role purpose
Summary
Access Sport is seeking a Cycling Development Manager to lead local
delivery of our cycling programme in Glasgow, as we expand our
programme and deliver in Scotland for the first time.

We believe every young person should have:
• Access to a bike
• The skills and confidence to use it
• Somewhere local, safe and exciting to enjoy riding

We work across three areas:
• Facilities: We build exciting and inclusive places to ride that are
accessible to underserved communities and are free to use, with
equipment on-site.
• Community outreach: We deliver specialist cycle training to
inactive, disadvantaged and disabled young people by working with
local schools and groups.
• Clubs: We empower local people to create cycling communities by
developing regular and inclusive access to equipment and training.
This role will play a key part in delivering our place-based model in
Glasgow, working across club development and outreach to build a
strong, connected local cycling ecosystem. The postholder will train,
support and equip local clubs to deliver inclusive offers, while also
delivering high-quality outreach sessions to engage underrepresented
groups.

The role will be based within the Scottish Cycling office, working closely with their team to strengthen collaboration, align delivery and maximise the impact of cycling opportunities across the city and beyond.

Responsibilities
Delivery and Project Management
• Lead the development of Access Sport’s cycling programme in
Glasgow, supporting the development of a coordinated placebased
approach across clubs, outreach and facilities.
• Train, equip and support community cycling clubs in Glasgow to
deliver sustainable and inclusive opportunities, helping them to
reach more disadvantaged and disabled children and young
people.
• Support the growth of the cycling club network across Scotland,
providing light-touch support and building capacity for cycling
groups and clubs.
• Carry out regular visits to clubs to build strong relationships and
understand the club’s ambitions, needs and progress.
• Help community clubs recruit, retain and reward volunteers.
• Support the delivery of inclusive and accessible cycling sessions to
underserved and disabled young people from local schools, SEN
schools, Pupil Referral Units and local groups.
• Support the delivery of Access Sport’s inclusion training to coaches,
volunteers and young leaders.
• Ensure all activities are delivered safely, adhering to health and
safety and safeguarding policies and procedures.

Partnerships and local engagement
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local partners,
including cycling clubs, schools, community organisations, charities
and local stakeholders.
• Develop relationships with various local partners in Scotland,
including cycling clubs, sports organisations and charities.
• Work closely with the Scottish Cycling team, building a strong dayto-
day partnership to align delivery, share insight and maximise
the reach and impact of the programme.
• Represent Access Sport within relevant local and sport sector
networks in Glasgow and across Scotland.
• Identify local fundraising opportunities and contribute to the
development of funding applications.

Monitoring and evaluation
• Assist with the monitoring and evaluation of the programme, using
tools and platforms such as Upshot, our Club Inclusion Tool, CRM
platform, etc. (training provided).
• Maintain an up-to-date record of session attendance and assist
with the surveying of participant progression and development.
• Contribute to reporting requirements, including case studies, films
and news stories, website and social media.
• Support the wider team to develop best practice and resources
from learnings and insights.

Person specification
Skills/ experience
Essential
• An understanding of the barriers that may affect disabled and
disadvantaged young people from participating in sport.
• Experience in developing partnerships, particularly in community
and/or sport settings.
• Experience working with underserved communities.
• Ability to connect with diverse community groups, including
disabled and neurodivergent young people, women and girls,
ethnically diverse communities and individuals from lowsocioeconomic
backgrounds.
• Experience or knowledge of cycling.
• A passion for empowering and inspiring underserved and disabled
groups to reach their full potential through sport.
• An understanding of safeguarding and its importance when
working with children and young people (training will be provided).

Desirable
• Lived experience of one or more of the underserved communities
we support, i.e. D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent, women and
girls, ethnically diverse communities and low socioeconomic
backgrounds.
• Experience of working in, or knowledge of, the sport sector.
• Prior experience coaching or facilitating in schools, clubs or
community settings.
• British Cycling Level 2 award in coaching cycling or equivalent
coaching qualifications in MTB or BMX, or qualified as a cycling
instructor.
• Experience of working for a charity or a sport for development
organisation.
• Experience conducting and adhering to risk assessments.

Personal attributes
• A passion for Access Sport’s cause and empowering underserved
and disabled children and young people to reach their full potential
through sport.
• A personal commitment to Access Sport’s vision and values.
• Self-motivated, able to use initiative, and have a highly flexible
approach to work and quickly build positive relationships.
• Proactive and adaptable - ability to think creatively and use
initiative to achieve outcomes.
• Reliable and hardworking with the confidence to work
independently.
• A team player with good interpersonal skills.
• Committed to continuing personal and professional development.

In addition:
• The post holder must have the right to work in the UK.
•The post holder must be able to travel within the UK, with regular
travel around Glasgow and less frequent travel across Scotland
and England.
• There will be some requirements to work on evenings or weekends,
for which time off in lieu (TOIL) can be taken.

Flexibility
In order to work effectively in a changing environment, flexibility is
required from the post-holder. Any other tasks that may be requested
will be at the same level of responsibility and terms and conditions of
employment. The role will require some travel for training delivery and
to different Access Sport offices, as well as occasional unsocial hours,
including evenings and weekends in accordance with the demands of
clubs and workshops, for which time off in lieu (TOIL) can be taken.

Equal opportunities
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all
backgrounds. Access Sport is committed to creating an inclusive culture, through fostering a diverse workforce where everyone feels like they belong, differences are valued, and everyone can reach their potential.

We are actively seeking to diversify and create a workplace that is
welcoming for all, ensuring that our workforce is representative of wider society and the communities we support. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either the application or interview stage, please contact us (details in section 6).

We offer disabled applicants the option of requesting that their
application is considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview
Scheme (GIS). If you wish to apply under our GIS, please indicate this in your cover email. For more information, please visit our Join the
Team page.

Background checks
As this role may, at times, involve working in a regulated environment
with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory
background checks which includes a criminal record check with the
Disclosure and Barring Service and two references.

Staff benefits
Access Sport is an exciting and dynamic place to work. We pride
ourselves on being a close-knit and well-supported team with a clear
sense of purpose, delivering real impact. Inclusion is at the heart of
everything we do.

We are committed to supporting the development of our team members and, should you wish, there are opportunities for team members to get involved in different aspects of the charity, from the delivery of our programmes on the ground, to fundraising, events and advocacy.

Staff benefits include:
• Employee Assistance Programme - Access to a 24/7 confidential
helpline, counselling services and online information.
• Annual leave - 28 days annual leave, including 3 days between
Christmas and New Year, plus 1 extra day of leave per year of
service for the first 5 years. This equates to 33 days of annual leave
after 5 years of continuous service. Plus 8 days paid public holidays.
• Healthy living and wellbeing employer - We welcome staff to
embed regular exercise into their daily work lives and have
quarterly team away days.
• Volunteering/ personal development days - Two additional days of
paid leave each year to volunteer for an Access Sport club or other
charity, or to use as personal development days.
• Pension - 5% employer pension contribution.
• New Mums and Dads, including adoptive parents, can take
enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Flexible working and family-friendly - Hybrid and flexible working
arrangements which are family-friendly and provide flexibility
around caring responsibilities
• 24/7 GP service to provide employees with a phone or video
appointment at a time and date that suits them.
• Cycle to Work scheme - saving up to 39% off a new bike and
accessories.
• Group Life Assurance for all staff on payroll.
How to apply: Closing date for applications is 12 pm, 2 June 2026. To apply, please complete the application form on the Access Sport website - Cycling Development Manager Application Form Once you have submitted your online application, please email your CV and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form to Careers@AccessSport.org.uk with your name in the subject line. Our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form can be downloaded on the website: www.AccessSport.org.uk/join-the-team. Candidates who have been shortlisted for an interview will be notified by 5 June. The first-stage online interviews are currently scheduled to take place during the week commencing w/c 8 June, with second-stage inperson interviews on Tuesday 16 June. If you have any questions or would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please email Sue.Wheeler@AccessSport.org.uk. Data protection Access Sport CIO will only process and store your personal information, this means any information that identifies or could identify you, for the purposes of recruitment, after which it will be securely disposed.