Major Events Advisor
This is a Temporary, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Role
Fixed Term Contract until 31 May 2028
Who are UK Sport?
We are the UK’s trusted high-performance experts, powering our greatest athletes, teams, sports and events to achieve positive success. Investing a combination of National Lottery and Government funds, we support our Olympic and Paralympic sports to realise their world-leading potential and help bring major sporting events to the UK. Our purpose is to lead high-performance sport to enable extraordinary moments that enrich lives.
We are on a mission – to create the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments; reaching, inspiring and uniting the nation. That mission is underpinned by three ambitions for UK high-performance sport; to keep winning and win well, to grow a thriving sporting system and to harness those to inspire positive change. Working with the sports and events we fund, DCMS, and our partner organisations across the UK high-performance system, we are building on 25 years of ever-growing success to write the UK’s next chapter for Olympic and Paralympic sport.
We're looking for a Major Events Advisor to play a central role in shaping the UK's programme of major events.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of UK Sport's major events programme, leading the implementation of our strategy, Making Live Sport Matter, through the management of event investments, strategic partnerships and technical support to event hosts across the UK.
You will help shape, fund and oversee a portfolio of major sporting events hosted across the UK, working with event partners to assess feasibility, analyse business plans and budgets, support governance, and provide technical support throughout the event lifecycle.
Working across multiple events at different stages of the event lifecycle, you will collaborate with national governing bodies, host cities, home countries and event organisers to help secure and deliver world-class events. You will build trusted relationships with partners, support funding application processes, monitor risk, and provide assurance that events deliver against agreed sporting, operational and social impact objectives.
The role combines strategic thinking, relationship management and project leadership, offering the opportunity to influence the future of major sporting events in the UK while delivering meaningful impact for athletes, sports and communities.
What you'll be doing
- Supporting the development and management of the UK's long-term major events hosting ambitions and priorities.
- Leading relationships with event hosting partners, guiding and assessing funding applications and business plans.
- Providing expert advice and technical support to help deliver innovative, world-leading sporting events.
- Representing UK Sport on event boards and governance groups, providing assurance on investment and delivery.
- Building strong partnerships across sport, government, host cities and the wider events sector.
- Supporting major event bids and contribute to successful hosting campaigns.
- Monitoring risks and performance across a portfolio of events, ensuring investments deliver maximum impact.
- Contributing to projects that strengthen the UK's major events system, including social impact, sustainability, inclusion, innovation and knowledge sharing initiatives.
About you
We're looking for someone who combines strategic insight with excellent partnership-building skills and a genuine passion for sport and major events.
You'll bring:
- Significant experience of major international sporting events, with the ability to translate delivery knowledge into strategic advice, governance and assurance.
- A strong understanding of the sporting landscape and key stakeholders within the sector.
- Experience leading high-profile, complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
- The ability to assess risks, make informed decisions and influence outcomes.
- Strong financial awareness and confidence working with budgets and investment proposals.
- Confidence analysing major event business plans, budgets, risk information and delivery milestones, and translating complex information into assessments and recommendations for the UK Sport funding decision making process.
- Excellent communication skills, including report writing, analysis, presentations, and senior stakeholder engagement.
- Outstanding relationship-building and collaboration skills.
- Expertise in one or more relevant areas of major event planning or delivery, such as governance, operations, commercial, marketing, social impact or inclusion.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to help shape the future of major sporting events in the UK. You'll work alongside passionate colleagues and influential partners, supporting events that inspire audiences, strengthen communities and leave a lasting legacy.
If you thrive in a dynamic environment, enjoy building partnerships, and want to make a meaningful contribution to sport at a national level, we'd love to hear from you.
Supporting You
UK Sport is the nation’s trusted high-performance experts, powering our greatest athletes, teams, sports, and events to achieve positive success.
Through strategic leadership and investment of National Lottery and Government funds since 1997, UK Sport has transformed the high-performance sporting system, winning more Olympic and Paralympic medals than ever before and is recognised as one of the top nations in the world for event hosting capabilities.
At UK Sport we will utilise the following the tools to support you on your own personal journey to success:
- Ways of Working Framework – UK Sport’s Ways of Working centres around a central employee engagement plan, where we work and when we work, encouraging mutual trust and respect to create a flexible approach to works with your lifestyle.
- Access to ‘The Learning Arena’ – Drive your own development through access to our World Class Digital Learning experience used by the UK’s High-Performance Coaches, Athletes and Practitioners.
- Enhanced Induction Programme – Ensuring you touch every part of the business and an introduction with our CEO within your first three months.
- 30 days Annual Leave + all UK Bank Holidays.
- Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme – Buy extra holiday for that holiday of a lifetime, to spend extra time with your loved ones or sell up to 5 days if that’s a more practical option for you and your lifestyle.
- Enhanced Family Leave – up to 26 weeks full pay for parents with 12 months’ service or more, and inclusive policies to cover baby loss, fertility treatment and menopause.
- Enhanced Sick Leave – up to 6 months at full pay from day one.
- Sports Leave – up to 4 days off to be a competitor or an official, encouraging you to give back to the sporting community.
- Compassionate Leave - up to 5 days’ time off to support the loss or serious illness of loved ones.
- Emergency Leave – up to 5 days’ full pay to cover life’s unplanned events.
- Healthy Lifestyle Allowance - up to £50 a month encouraging our employees to pursue sport, hobbies and development opportunities.
- Pension – UK Sport matches 10% of your annual salary into your pension to help you save for the future.
- Employee Support – We know it’s sometimes helpful to talk to someone impartial. UK Sport provides all employees with access to confidential assistance and therapy through fully trained counsellors on any personal and financial matters they may face.
- Travelling to Work – Whether you choose to take the train or cycle to one of our offices, UK Sport can support a season ticket loan or purchasing a bike through the Cycle to Work scheme.
A Place For Everyone
With all our office-based roles available across any of our Manchester, Loughborough or London offices, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace culture where difference is embraced, and exceptional talents can flourish. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life, and we’re interested to hear from people that may require flexible working patterns or may want to work less than a full-time contract.
As we strive to ensure our workforce is more reflective of UK society, we particularly welcome applications from people with ethnically diverse backgrounds or with a disability or long term health condition as these groups are currently underrepresented at UK Sport.
We guarantee interviews to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role if:
- They have a physical or mental impairment that has a “substantial” and “long-term” negative effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, or
- Who do not identify as White British/English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish
To qualify, you need to demonstrate in your application that you meet the minimum criteria for the role and belong to one of the above groups. If you have a disability, please contact us to discuss any adjustments you may need at interview or in the role, if successful.
It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the minimum job criteria. For example, in certain recruitment situations, such as an extremely high number of applications that have opted into the scheme and high-peak times, we may have to limit the overall number of interviews offered to all candidates.
UK SPORT IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER. At UK Sport we are determined to lead by example, striving to be a role model organisation in all we do in equality, diversity and inclusion, from leadership to delivery.
Our Values
Pride & Passion
Commitment to excellence
Integrity and openness
Working together
Our Offices
We have three modern and accessible offices available to all UK Sport Staff:
London 6th Floor, 10 South Colonnade, London, E14 4PU
Loughborough Pavilion 3 Level 2 Sport Park, 3 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3QF
Manchester - 299 Alan Turing Way, Manchester, M11 3BS
Our People
UK Sport Perks
10% Pension Employer contribution
30 days' annual leave
Hybrid Working
Retail discounts
and more!
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