Sport for Development Partnership Officer

Fight for Peace is a sport for development charity based in Newham, London. At its core, it is a boxing and martial arts academy with a whole range of in-house youth support services under one roof. Not only Fight for Peace works directly with young people, it also trains and supports grassroots sports clubs in adopting a sports-for-development approach to their sport of physical activity across the UK. 

In April 2022, Fight for Peace became one of 120 Sport England Systems Partners. The aim is to deliver system-wide change against Sport England’s 10-year strategy, “Uniting the Movement”, to level up access to sport and physical activity across the country. One of the goals of this programme is to increase the engagement of under-represented and under-served groups in sports and physical activity.

Through the provision of training and tailored support, Fight for Peace believes it can continue to help local clubs to better engage young people from diverse backgrounds and increase participation among marginalised communities. Fight for Peace is currently developing a portfolio of training and capacity-building resources

This is an exciting new chapter for Fight for Peace as we broaden our work to include a wide range of sports beyond boxing and martial arts. 

Purpose of the role: 

1. Partnerships: Build strong partnerships with National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and organisations that work with large networks of sports clubs to reach more clubs and expand training opportunities. 

2. Club Engagement: Achieve high numbers of grassroots sports clubs trained in the Fight for Peace methodology. 

3. Club or Coach Adoption: Support clubs in integrating the Fight for Peace methodology into their ongoing operations to ensure long-term impact.

4. Gather Insights: Collect feedback and insight from clubs and partners to help improve existing training and develop new, relevant training programs.

The Life Champions Course 

Fight for Peace has, with UK Coaching, developed a transformational online course for coaches, called Life Champions. The Fight for Peace Life Champions course is an online course for sports coaches who want to learn how to use their sport as a tool for youth development.  It is designed to help coaches expand their impact to include supporting the personal development of young people.  

Please read the attached job description for more details.