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Purpose: To play a key role with British Blind Sport’s sport development team. The successful candidate will manage, coordinate and implement delivery of programmes and events that provide local and national opportunities for visually impaired people to participate in sport and physical activity. Are you passionate about the role that sport and physical activity play in peoples’ lives? Would you like to take on the challenge of tackling inactivity across the UK? An exciting opportunity has become available to join our small but ambitious and friendly team, as a British Blind Sport Participation Officer. British Blind Sport is the National Disability Sport Organisation that supports blind and partially sighted people to get active and play sport. Funded by Sport England, this role will work to take forward new and established links and initiatives across the visually impaired (VI) community within England to grow participation in sport. Candidates for the post must have a proven track record of managing and delivering projects and a high level project and event planning skills is needed. Experience in working with or supporting visually impaired people is desirable. The successful applicant must be able to work flexibly and be willing to travel to other locations as and when the role requires. British Blind Sport is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and as such, where appropriate for a role, a full DBS check will be requested. British Blind Sport actively promotes diversity in employment and welcomes applications from all parts of the community, particularly people with sight loss. The role will report directly to the National Partnerships Manager within British Blind Sport. Full job description can be found at www.britishblindsport.org.uk/about/jobs