Executive Director, Investments

Sport England is entering a defining period of change. As we deliver our long term strategy to improve lives and strengthen communities through physical activity, we are reshaping how we work. We are embedding clearer accountability, greater efficiency, and a culture focused on high performance and purposeful delivery.

We are now seeking an Executive Director, Investments to provide clarity, ambition and steady leadership through this transformation.

In this role, you will balance strategic vision with practical delivery, inspiring a modern and diverse workforce to thrive. You will shape how we invest public and National Lottery funds so that everyone, regardless of background can experience the benefits of sport and physical activity.

Funded through a blend of National Lottery investment and grant in aid from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Sport England relies on strong, strategic stewardship. As Executive Director, Investments, you will lead our entire investment portfolio, setting direction and overseeing the design, delivery and evaluation of funding programmes that increase participation in sport and active recreation. Your leadership will ensure our investments are inclusive, targeted and deliver maximum impact.

As a key member of our Leadership Team, you will also help shape Sport England’s culture, promoting cross functional collaboration and modelling inclusive, accountable, high performing leadership.

• Lead our entire investment portfolio, setting direction and overseeing the design, delivery and evaluation of funding programmes that increase participation in sport and active recreation.
• Ensure our investments are inclusive, targeted and deliver maximum impact.
• Help shape Sport England’s culture, promoting cross functional collaboration and modelling inclusive, accountable, high performing leadership.

• Experienced senior leader from a complex organisation with a strong track record in strategic planning, resource management, and delivering large-scale programmes or investments.
• Confident operating at board level, adept at leading through change, and skilled at building trusted partnerships across sector.
• Experience in the sport, public or charity sectors is welcome but not essential – what matters is your ability to bring strategic clarity to this role.

If you’re passionate about enabling impactful, inclusive outcomes for communities nationwide and excited by the opportunity to shape and strengthen Sport England from within, please register your interest at Odgers.