Youth Voice Panel Members

Make your voice count

At Sport 4 Life, young people don’t just take part in our programmes – they help shape them.

Our Youth Voice Panel brings together young people who want to use their lived experience, ideas, and opinions to influence real decisions. From shaping services and campaigns to supporting events and social action, the Youth Voice Panel plays a key role in helping Sport 4 Life better support young people.

If you’re passionate about making change, speaking up, and helping improve opportunities for young people, we’d love to hear from you

What is the Youth Voice Panel?

The Youth Voice Panel (YVP) is a group of young people who work alongside Sport 4 Life staff to help guide and improve our work.

Panel members use their lived experience to:

Share honest feedback on programmes and services
Shape campaigns, communications, and messaging
Contribute to strategic work such as our mission and Theory of Change
Support events and work together to advocate for young people, influencing change across the community and wider region.

This is not a tick-box exercise. The Youth Voice Panel plays an active role in influencing real decisions, and we are committed to listening and acting on what you tell us.

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Time Commitment

Role length: 2 years

Attend 8 panel sessions over 2 years (plus monthly check-ins and occasional independent tasks from home)

We understand young people have other commitments, so flexibility and support are built into the role.

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Application deadline

Friday 27th February (midnight)

Start date

March/April

How Youth Voice Influences Decisions

At Sport 4 Life, the Youth Voice Panel doesn’t just share opinions; it plays a meaningful role in shaping our work.

What the panel can influence:

Programmes, activities, and events for young people
Campaigns, social media, and communications
How we reach, support, and engage young people in our communities

We recognise the importance of diversity within our teams and are fully committed to embracing and maximising talents. See also our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement. We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments, where possible, to recruitment, workplaces and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, please contact us.

Ready to apply?

To apply, complete the Youth Voice Panel application form below.

No CV is required – we want to hear your voice, in your own words.

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Application: Part one
Why would you like to join Sport 4 Life’s Youth Voice Panel?*
(You can talk about your experiences, interests, or anything that motivates you)
7. What do you think young people’s voices can change at Sport 4 Life?*
Which role are you applying for?*
- Youth Communications Rep
- Marketing Representative
- Youth Voice Panel Member
- Not sure / happy to discuss
Why are you interested in this particular role?
Have you been involved in any groups, volunteering, panels, or activities before?*
(This could be at school, college, work, in your community, or online. No experience is absolutely fine)
What skills or strengths would you bring to the Youth Voice Panel?*
(For example: listening, teamwork, creativity, confidence, organisation, social media ideas)
Are you able to commit to quarterly meetings and monthly check-ins over a two-year period?*
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- No
- Not sure (please explain below)
Is there anything we can do to support you to take part?*
(For example: accessibility needs, confidence, communication preferences)
Finally, is there anything else you’d like us to know about you?

Application: Part two
This information is reviewed by our HR team for legal reasons and is not disclosed to the hiring manager prior to the interview.
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