Outdoor Projects Coordinator

Applications closing date: 23.59pm on Sunday 15th November 2026

Working Pattern:  Minimum 37.5 hours per week. Occasional travel and out-of-office hours and weekend work will be required.

Location:  Hybrid with a requirement for national travel

Reports to:  Facilities Development Manager

Contract: Fixed-term until 30th September 2028

PURPOSE

To lead and coordinate the effective delivery of Basketball England’s outdoor basketball court programme including our national #ProjectSwish campaign and the PlayZone’s strategic investment along with all related resources, partnerships and support required to be successful.

Work with multiple partners including the Football Foundation, Sport England, DCMS, LTA and local authorities to develop great outdoor spaces, creating safer and more inclusive and accessible spaces that bring communities together.

This role requires the successful candidate to be able to collaborate with a wide range of strategic and local partners. Focusing on community engagement activity and local partnerships that identify locations, requirements, design, and technical guidance ensuring courts are fit for purpose and created to meet the needs of the communities around them.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Programme Strategy & Delivery

- Oversee and Coordinate delivery of the #ProjectSwish campaign and the PlayZone’s strategic project against partner expectations, KPIs and basketball participation targets.

- Track and report on the number of courts created or regenerated, alongside subsequent activation, participation levels and membership.

Standards & Compliance

- Apply agreed project standards and delivery requirements, helping to ensure the minimum operating standard is met.

- Monitor compliance with statutory requirements and sector good practice, escalating issues as appropriate, so that outdoor courts, including PlayZones, are safe, inclusive and fit for basketball purposes.

Partnerships & Investment

- Coordinate engagement with partners and investors to help sustain investment in outdoor projects.

- Maintain relationships that encourage continued investment and engagement in outdoor basketball development.

Promotion & Activation

- Use the national #ProjectSwish campaign to promote PlayZones and drive activation, participation and membership opportunities.

- Create and support content for #ProjectSwish social media.

- Deliver high-quality launch events and community engagement activities in collaboration with partners.

OPERATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Programme Coordination

- Manage the outdoor basketball programme, including #ProjectSwish and PlayZones, from a basketball perspective.

- Maintain effective relationships with key partners and coordinate activity relating to planning, design principles, priority locations and partner objectives and targets, escalating risks and communications as appropriate.

Project Delivery

- Coordinate local engagement, demand assessment and feasibility activity for identified projects, raising any delivery concerns with the Facilities Development Manager.

Technical Expertise

- Provide input on design, sports compatibility, community access, links with basketball community bodies, youth engagement and sustainability to help strengthen project and site legacy.

Communications

- Coordinate regular key messages and communications with internal and external partners, identifying opportunities to raise the programme’s profile and generate positive news stories through the #ProjectSwish campaign.

- Work closely with the Communications Team to plan and monitor the @projectswishengland Instagram page, and to ensure the website and communications information related to participation and programmes is up to date.

Monitoring & Evaluation

- Maintain effective monitoring and reporting processes to enable nationwide tracking of activations, participation and other KPIs.

Relationship Building

- Build relationships and collaborate with key partners and local communities to provide access and to activate safe, appealing attractive outdoor courts with easy to access playing opportunities.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

- Abide by all of Basketball England’s rules, regulations and policies (including but not limited to: Equal Opportunities & Equity Policy; Safeguarding Policy; Code of Ethics & Conduct; Anti-Doping, Anti-Betting, Anti-Corruption and Confidentiality).

Other duties

- Any other duties as required by the line manager that are commensurate with the grade.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications:

A degree in a relevant subject or compensating work experience in a relevant, related field.

Experience:

Relevant experience of supporting or coordinating facility capital investment projects.

Demonstrable experience of:

- Project Coordination: Experience of coordinating projects and activities to agreed timescales and budgets.

- Planning: Experience of contributing to the development and delivery of plans and projects.

- Relationship Management: Building trust and strong relationships with a range of stakeholders internally and externally.

- Target Driven: Target-driven approach with the ability to meet outlined KPIs.

- Monitoring and Evaluation: Experience of monitoring programme delivery, maintaining data and contributing to evaluation and analysis.

Personal Skills:

- Confident & Motivated: Confident with a high degree of self-motivation and initiative.

- Mental Agility & Initiative: Excellent mental agility with the ability to use own initiative to self-organise, plan and work effectively, taking account of daily changing and competing priorities.

- Quality Work at Speed: A proven ability to produce high-quality work and meet deadlines at speed and under pressure.

- Teamwork: Ability to work as a member of a team, with an understanding of what behaviours contribute to effective teamwork. Appreciation of the significance of confidentiality.

- Communications: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear updates to senior colleagues and communicate appropriately with a wide range of people and organisations.

- Problem Solving : Ability to identify issues, resolve routine problems and escalate sensitive or complex matters appropriately.

- Time Management: Ability to multi-task and prioritise work.

- Initiative: Ability to demonstrate initiative and work well under pressure and having an ability to plan and prioritise own workload with minimum supervision.

Technical Skills:

- Attention to Detail: An eye for detail with an ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering information.

- Advanced ICT: Significant advanced expertise in the use of Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other related ICT software.

- Numeracy & Literacy: Excellent numeracy, literacy, spelling and presentation in typewritten and other work.

Other:

- A genuine interest in basketball / sport.

- Passionate about people and helping to build great teams and culture.

- Commitment to Basketball England’s values, including safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and the highest standards of governance and conduct.

- A flexible approach to work and able to work outside normal office hours when required.

- Job offers will be subject to completion of a satisfactory, current Basketball England DBS check and completed every three years.

We’re working to build a team that reflects the rich diversity of the basketball community in England, where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to be their full, authentic selves at work. We value diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment. We make all employment decisions regardless of age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Basketball England is an equal opportunities employer.

Research shows that some people don’t apply for a role if they feel they do not meet 100% of the person specification. We encourage you to apply, even if you feel you don’t meet every requirement in the job description. We are a supportive and inclusive organisation, and we want to break down barriers to people joining us.  We encourage you to highlight what you can bring to the role and if this role excites you, we look forward to receiving your application.