Governance and Reporting Manager, Grassroots Facilities Investment Portfolio

Our work in the Sport and Gambling (S&G) Directorate is at the heart of DCMS' role to support growth and enrich lives - helping the nation to get more active; working with the gambling industry and sports sector; delivering major sporting events; and overseeing the National Lottery. Our sectors employ over 100,000 people and add billions to the economy.

Within the S&G Directorate, the Major Sporting Events and Delivery Unit works side-by-side with the Sport Team to deliver DCMS's direct capital investment into grassroots sports facilities, including the multi-sports grassroots facilities programme, to enhance the legacy of major sporting events and help get people active. The Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities programme is a £300m+ investment into football and multi-sport facilities across the UK, to improve facilities in communities.

The Major Sporting Events and Delivery Unit also works to build on the UK's track record of hosting world-leading major sporting events - bidding for them, ensuring they are delivered successfully, and making sure we properly evaluate their impact. High profile examples include the 2024 UEFA Champions League Final and Rugby World Cup in 2025 - as well as preparing to host EURO 2028 across the UK and Ireland following our successful bid to UEFA.

This role will sit in the Grassroots Facilities Investment team that is responsible for DCMS's direct capital investment into grassroots sports facilities.

The post holder will work in the Grassroots Facilities Programme Management Office (PMO) and be responsible for ensuring effective governance and reporting is carried out across the grassroots facilities portfolio and multi-sports grassroots facility programme, supporting delivery of high-quality, inclusive facilities to help to get more people active. The successful candidate will undertake Secretariat duties for the portfolio's programme board and reporting to senior civil servants and Ministers; manage programme management tools and documents such as programme plans, risk logs and information management; and work with funding Delivery Partners and other key sporting stakeholders to help deliver the investments. You will have the opportunity to visit sites that have received funding and see firsthand the impact and benefits of the investments.