Netball Development Officer Met

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to grow and drive netball in the county, maintaining a shared, insight driven plan aligning to our Adventure Strategy and purpose. The Netball Development Officer will empower and support our clubs, leagues, partners, volunteers, and workforce to join with us in delivering outstanding participation opportunities for members and participants, whilst seeking income generation and funding opportunities.

This role will support England Netball's Adventure Strategy and will contribute to how we grow participation in netball across all life stages making it a game for life, providing extraordinary experiences and build a thriving collective within the sport.

If you are interested in joining our fantastic team, please see more details in the candidate pack here.

When applying for this role, please ensure you submit a CV as well as a covering letter, that details how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and the personal specification.

If you have any questions about the role or your application please contact

Contract: 21 hours per week, Part Time, Permanent

Location: Hybrid working, office base:
House of Sport London. This role will be based in and around the county with the flexibility to work from home.

Salary: £27,500 - £29,700 per annum (FTE) - inclusive of area allowance

Actual Salary: £16,500 - £17,820 per annum (pro rata)- inclusive of area allowance

Dependant on skills and experience

Final date to receive applications: 23rd March 2026

Interview date: week commencing 6th April 2026

The Netball Development Officer (NDO) is responsible for growing netball activity in the county, maintaining a shared, insight-driven plan aligning with our Adventure Strategy and purpose. The NDO will empower and support our clubs, leagues, partners, volunteers, and workforce to join us in delivering outstanding participation opportunities for members and participants, whilst seeking income generation and funding opportunities. This role will support EN's Adventure Strategy and will contribute to how we grow participation in netball across all life stages making it a game for life, providing extraordinary experiences, and building a thriving collective within the sport.

• Empower and support local leagues and clubs to deliver outstanding relevant activity recognising the needs of the audience. Activate national initiatives, campaigns and approaches that support evolution of both club and league landscapes across the county area.

• Maintain engaging, accessible local communication channels that enable local landing of our ‘resonant voice’ campaigns alongside sharing local news i.e. social media, website and media outlets
• Provide exceptional experiences to all participants, clubs, league and volunteers as well as support those from third parties who deliver netball experiences as part of the partnership agreements.

• Maintain expert knowledge and insight on the county; the landscape, population, facilities, workforce, netball provision and partners.
• Utilise knowledge, insight and mapping (in partnership with the Netball Development Community Coach where one in place), to annually plan a menu of inclusive activity, for every community that suits the needs of the local area, aligning to current national priorities, the adventure strategy, our purpose and key performance indicators.
• Coach and deliver agreed sessions, camps and events including festivals.

• Champion and continually demonstrate our purpose driven culture and embedded behaviours, supporting partners to share these.
• Be the County Netball Association (CNA) Relationship Lead, working with them to collaborate on shared goals, a shared purpose and plan that aligns to England Netball’s Adventure Strategy.

• Be responsible for meeting and monitoring local Key Performance Indicators; updating trackers and systems to demonstrate progress as required.
• Recruit, manage and support in accordance with our casual coach guidance any coaches required to deliver the annual plan.
• Work with priority facility development…