Insight and Policy Storytelling Officer
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Job Summary
Department and salary
Department - Insight Policy and Public Affairs
Salary - 41574.01 - 44535.11 (Grade 7)
Working Hours - 37 hours (Consideration will be given to job sharing / reduced hours in line with our flexible working policy.
Location - Cardiff
How youll contribute
This is an exciting and pivotal role in delivering the Sport Wales strategic commitment to be an insight-led organisation ensuring our insight is used at a national and community level. Increasing the impact of insight making research more actionable and influential this is a key role in driving positive change in sport.
The post holder will support the interpretation and dissemination of insight and research to inform policy development support investment decisions promote the case for sport and Sport Wales across a range of Government and other social policy agendas and ultimately contributes to the delivery of bigger and better outcomes for Welsh sport.
The role is a cross-organisational position which will both seek to inform other directorates and partners of the evidence and research collated by Sport Wales as well as build relationships which understand the areas of focus and insight those partners want Sport Wales to examine.
This role will have a critical position within the organisation for using evidence to tell the story of the impact of sport and Sport Wales. Working with strategic leads and relationship managers the role will help directly gather and oversee the commissioning of others to understand insights about the work of Sport Wales and its partner network.
Who youll work with
The role will work closely with the policy public affairs and communications functions to ensure that Sport Wales is advocating the most robust and relevant evidence in a way which is easily understood and compelling.
In the role you will have a leadership responsibility for supporting other staff members across the organisation as well as partners to best understand data and insight as well as working with partner facing teams to ensure the right insight is gathered and showcased from partners.
What youll need
- At least 3 years of demonstrable research experience.
- Strong analytical skills in interpreting and presenting quantitative and qualitative data in ways that maximise their value in shaping policy and influencing practice.
- Statistical modelling and analysis skills.
- Strong IT skills including a working knowledge and application of SPSS.
- Knowledge of social science and evaluation covering different research designs methods and data collection.
Skills and abilities which include:
- Challenging consensus in a constructive and honest way.
- Translating complex and detailed research evidence and policy into easily understood positions
- Build relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
- Managing a range of work objectives some often with challenging and competing timescales.
- Seeing the big picture. Recognising how different areas of work across an organization can fit together.
- Motivating encouraging and challenging your colleagues.
- Creating a good and positive working environment and deal effectively with issues and problems.
What happens next
You shouldread the full job description (attached below).
If you need any support to apply for this role then please email
Closing dateMonday 8thJune 2026 9am
Provisional interview date Tuesday 23rd June 2026
About Sport Wales
Sport Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and physical activity in are the main adviser on sporting matters to the Welsh Government and are responsible for distributing National Lottery 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 aboutSport Wales relationship with the National Lottery.
More information about careers at Sport Wales can be foundhere.
Benefits
Important Information
We have bold ambitions for sport in Wales and we know that our people will be key to achieving them. Thats why we provide a varied benefits package:
- We are big supporters of a work life balance and offer a range of flexible working approaches
- 33 days annual leave Option to purchase 5 additional days per year
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time (where applicable)
- Local Government or Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
- Comprehensive learning and development opportunities
- Use of on-site gym at the National Centre in Cardiff
- Employee Assistance (Counselling) Programme
- Civil Service Sports & Leisure Club Membership
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free car park and bike shed
Sport Wales strongly advocates continuous learning and improvement. On your very first day of work you will embark on a tailored induction programme and will be offered all the essential training to get you started.
Joining Sport Wales means joining a culture of learning and continuous professional development. Job specific training lunchtime workshops coaching and mentoring improving Welsh language skills and long term study opportunities are all part of being on our team.
Equality Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do at Sport enable Sport in Wales to thrive its vital that our workforce is fully representative of the wider population. A key strategic priority is to further diversify our workforce. Further information on this can be found in our EqualityDiversity & Inclusion Statementhere.
Everyone at Sport Wales brings something different and so will you. Our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent extends to actively encouraging applications from underrepresented groups including ethnic minority LGBTQ and disabled people.
We adopt inclusive recruitment practices including blind shortlisting of candidates. We are a Disability Confident employer subscribing to the guaranteed interview scheme. We want to support you with adjustments through our process to make sure you can be at your best. These could include accessibility adaptions an interview support person assistive technology extra time for written assessments or tasks. This is not an exhaustive list we want you to be able to perform at your best so if you need any adjustments to be made please email the contact on the job advert who will be able to advise you.
We also recognise that the confidence gap may adversely impact the diversity of applicants we hear from. Research indicates that men often apply for jobs even where they only meet 60% of the listed criteria whereas women tend only to apply when they fulfil all the specified criteria. Similar results have been found in studies relating to other marginalised groups. As such if you believe you could be a good fit for one of our roles even if you dont necessarily meet every point of the job description please dont hesitate submit an application!
At Sport Wales our behaviours are a critical part of the way we work - the way we deliver is as important as what we deliver. We have an agreed set of behaviours that we expect to see demonstrated by employees.
- Learn Together- Constantly exploring testing and reviewing.
- Deliver Together- Sharing outcomes nurturing open andhonest relationships providing robust feedback constantly improving performance.
- Celebrate Together- Recognising our shared successes through effective partners.
- Acting with integrity- Understanding and respecting each others cultureand values. Promoting equality and diversity.
- Adding Value- Ensuring the optimum mix of support challenge investment skills and expertise to achieve our shared outcomes.
- Encouraging Innovation- Welcoming new ideas and approaches and supporting ambition and fresh thinking. Not being afraid to feel uncomfortable.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as Chat GPT Copilot and Gemini can be helpful in various stages of applying for a job. You could use AI as a tool to research Sport Wales and the job youre applying could also use it to organise your thoughts refine your writing or to help you prepare for an interview. We are keen to get to know you as a person so you must ensure AI aided content maintains your authenticity.
You must not use AI tools to:
- Exaggerate qualifications
- Misrepresent your experiences
- Copy and paste generic responses without editing them.
At Sport Wales we may use AI to generate ideas for Job Adverts Job Descriptions assessments and interview questions but we will never use AI tools to make selection or hiring decisions.
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