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# Network Services and Data Manager

- **Company:** Sported Foundation
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £39,393.0 - £45,020.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Network Service, Service Design, Data Strategy, Data Management
- **Published:** August 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/sported-foundation/network-services-and-data-manager/1079128?tsId=2

## About the Role

* An excellent communicator, able to build positive working relationships with the wider team.

 * An effective influencer, able to drive change and embed new ways of working across the organisation.

 * A self-starter, able to work independently and under your own initiative.

 * A curious mind, able to ask questions and pursue answers.

 * A critical thinker, able to assess existing approaches and imagine new ways of working.

 * A passion for making a difference to marginalised communities and people.

## Description

Are you an insight-driven leader with experience of service design and development, CRM systems and data management? Do you enjoy turning evidence into action, building effective processes, and helping organisations maximise their impact? Then join Sported as our Network Services and Data Manager and play a key role in developing and evolving the services, activities, and support we provide to grassroots groups across the UK., This role is a fantastic opportunity for a strategic and insight-driven professional with expertise in service design, CRM systems, and data management to join Sported's mission of supporting grassroots groups to create lasting change in their communities.

Here you will have the opportunity to provide leadership to a function with significant potential for growth and development. You'll be instrumental in embedding best practice across service design, establishing robust processes, enhancing data capability, and creating a culture of evidence-based decision-making.

The successful candidate will drive continuous improvement, helping to establish a high-performing, strategically focused function that maximises impact across the organisation.

The Opportunity

This is more than a data role

You'll lead the development of Sported's services, CRM systems, and data strategy, ensuring our decisions, processes, and offer to grassroots groups are driven by insight and evidence.

Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you'll champion innovation, improve how we use data, and help create exceptional experiences for the grassroots groups we serve.

If you're excited by the opportunity to shape strategy, lead change and maximise social impact, we'd love to hear from you., Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.


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