Project Assistant Internship

Job Description:

Organisation profile: Sporting Memories is a charity and social enterprise that helps older people to reminisce, replay and reconnect through the power of sport and physical activity.

Website: http://www.sportingmemories.uk

Internship overview

We are looking for enthusiastic candidates to support our projects. we are developing around working with older people in Glasgow in the build-up and during the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Sporting Memories is planning to work with schools, BAME older peoples’ groups and LGBTQ+ groups to help gather and celebrate their sporting memories as part of the Glasgow 2026 Games legacy.

Within your role you will be helping other members of the Sporting Memories staff and volunteer teams with these projects with various administrative and communication tasks, as well as, having an opportunity to talk and meet with members of these groups either online or potentially in person at specific ‘events’ connected with the Glasgow 2026.

Main duties and tasks

– Supporting Sporting Memories staff and volunteers in the organisation of various Glasgow 2027 sports-themed activities and events.

– Supporting our communications team in advertising activities and event opportunities and liaising between Sporting Memories and partner organisations.

– Opportunity to attend and participate in either online or in-person events or both, and support staff and team volunteers in our delivery of such activities and events.

– Duties may include the following: Scheduling, managing event registrations, updating databases, drafting social media posts, responding to enquiries by email or phone, preparing promotional communications, coordinatng volunteers, liaising with suppliers, assisting in the hosting of online events.

Person Specification

Desired Skills

– Able to communicate with empathy and patience, adapting style to meet individual needs and ensuring everyone feels welcomed and valued

– Demonstrate a warm, approachable and respectful manner, building rapport easily with older people and people living with long-term health conditions

– Able to communicate clearly and respectfully with a wide range of people, including older people and colleagues

– Able to manage tasks independently with appropriate structure, guidance or tools as needed

Personal qualities

– Work or lived experience of working with or caring for older people, especially those living with long-term conditions or knowledge of the issues faced by older people

– Demonstrates clear and confident verbal and written communication with the ability to engage with new and existing partner organisations

– Enthusiasm for engaging with or learning about different sports and activities’

Essential skills

– Experience using Microsoft Office or equivalent tools, with assistive technology if applicable including Word and Teams (For email and online calls) and the ability to write short reports.

Qualifications required

None specific.

The following standard points will be included in all adverts:

– You should have a clear need for this opportunity and be able to explain how it will help you overcome barriers to achieving your career goals.

– You must identify as deaf or disabled. This includes (but is not limited to):

– Physical or sensory impairments

– Mental health conditions

– Neurodivergence

– Learning disabilities or difficulties (e.g. dyslexia)

– Long-term health conditions

You do not need to share personal details in your supporting statement unless you wish to. If you do, please note these details will be seen by the shortlisting panel.

Reasonable Adjustments
We are committed to making the recruitment process accessible. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the application or interview process, or to help you perform well if selected.

We will do our best to meet your needs and we welcome any questions you may have before applying.

Additional Information

If you would like to discuss this opportunity with the employer prior to submitting your application, please contact: brian.sloan@sportingmemories.uk

Please send completed application to interns@inclusionscotland.org  by 12 pm (noon) on 26 January 2026.