New LYG Vacancies: Sports Development and Delivery Officer & Youth and Workforce Development Manager

Do you want to play a part in creating the largest and most inclusive city-focused Youth Games that is accessible to all’? Are you passionate about ‘using the power of competitive sport and physical activity to create life-changing opportunities for all young Londoners’? Do the values of ‘integrity, collaboration & inclusivity’ align with your own values?

If ‘Yes’, then we may have an amazing opportunity for you!

About The Roles: 

Sports Development and Delivery Officer

The London Youth Games Foundation is looking for a Sports Development and Delivery Officer.

The successful candidate will be a passionate individual with experience in sport development, competition, and delivery. As a member of a wider Sport Development and Delivery Team, you will oversee a portfolio of specific sports, and utilise strong inter-personal and relationship management skills, underpinned by acute attention to detail.

The role involves:

• Working with the Sport Development and Delivery Team to deliver competitions of the highest quality.
• Developing a portfolio of sports and manage relationships with National Governing Bodies and other delivery partners.
• Exploring and leading on engaging young Londoners in physical activity and/or sport.
• Being a key point of contact regarding entry management and competition management systems.
• Ensuring that competition schedules are planned, delivered and reviewed and underpinned by effective logistical planning and implementation.

Further information on the role can be found in the job pack and description here: Sports Development and Delivery Officer – Role Description

Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 7^th November 2025

Interviews: Week commencing 17^th November 2025

To apply, please send your CV with a separate covering letter (maximum 1 page) outlining your suitability for the role and detailing why you are interested to info@londonyouthgames.org 

Youth and Workforce Development Manager

The London Youth Games Foundation is looking for a Youth and Workforce Development Manager.

The successful candidate will be a team-oriented individual with strong inter-personal skills and great enthusiasm for sports, youth engagement and leadership and volunteering.  You will understand the importance of youth voice and engagement and what makes a volunteering or workforce development opportunity engaging and memorable. The ideal candidate will have experience working directly with young people (aged under 21) and experience leading on workforce or volunteering programmes.

The role involves:

• Being responsible for the delivery and development of the organisation’s workforce and youth engagement programmes.
• Leading on and developing the LYG33 programme, the recuitment of volunteers and the development of the GamesForce programme, which develops Young Leaders and volunteers through opportunities at the Games.

Further information on the role can be found in the job pack and description here: Youth and Workforce Development Manager – Role Description

Closing date: 6pm Tuesday 18^th November 2025

Interviews: Week commencing 24^th November 2025

To apply, please send your CV alongside answers to the following questions (maximum 500 words per question) to info@londonyouthgames.org :

1. We want all our employees to be as passionate about working for our organisation as we are. Why have you applied for this role and what do you think makes you a strong candidate?
2. We are proud of our team and the amazing work they do. What has been the best team you have been part of, why was it successful and what role did you play in this success?
3. Our LYG33 programme is integral to all the work we do. Why are you passionate about leading and developing young people?

About the London Youth Games

For 48 years we have proudly delivered an annual Games season which includes 35 different sports and over eighty events for young Londoners, providing opportunities in both local settings and through London wide competitions. With our fantastic support from Sport England, the GLA, our sponsors and the 33 Boroughs of London we are excited to enter the next phase of our development and build on our five-year strategy Golden Horizon.

We are committed to providing opportunities through participation, volunteering, coaching and officiating for all young Londoners, with a commitment that our workforce and the Games become reflective of London’s rich diversity. We encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds including Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse people, people with disabilities, women, and people from the LGBTQ+ communities.

This is a particularly exciting time to join the London Youth Games Foundation as we look forward to celebrating our landmark 50th anniversary celebration having been set up to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977.