Digital Manager – LTA

The LTA, through its vision “Tennis Opened up”, is committed to creating a diverse environment where all colleagues feel included and a strong sense of belonging. We are proud to actively invite applications from all candidates who meet the essential criteria and are able to work in the UK, and we commit that everyone will receive equal consideration for employment irrespective of your ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status, disability or age. We also operate a flexible working environment where all colleagues are able to discuss their working needs with their manager or the People Team at any time.

The Digital Manager plays a vital role in delivering an optimised digital customer experience on www.lta.org.uk, which is vital to the future success of our organisation. As the LTA continue to roll out a 5-year strategy, it is essential to ensure that our audience strategies are conveyed meaningfully across our public-facing platforms, taking a strategic approach to joined-up customer journeys that provide the right experiences for audiences, and the right outcomes for the business.

The Digital Manager develops and supports ambitious strategies to make swift and impactful improvements to our audience strategies in the digital space, working closely with colleagues to bring our brand vision to life for our many and diverse audiences. The role plays a key part in defining the future of our digital platform development, offering a strategic direction on the development of new data strategy, digital platforms and services to deliver against business needs.

Working with a small, skilled team, the post-holder will take real ownership and work with autonomy to deliver against our strategic goals, as well as being able to advocate confidently for digital change at every level of the organisation.

Accounts Retainable Supervisor – FA

The Role

The FA is looking for an Accounts Receivable Supervisor to:

  • Control and maintenance of all areas of the FA Group’s receivables ledgers and credit control/collection
  • Managing the annual Club Wembley season fee billing and collections process
  • Identifying and leading change to improve existing processes and controls where appropriate

The role will report directly into the Senior Financial Operations Manager and will manage a team of 3.

Key Accountabilities

Club Wembley:

Billing:

  • Plan and lead the annual billing of CW season fees including system input, reconciliations and distribution of invoices
  • Supervise ad hoc billing requirements for the CW membership including concert, option and bid events
  • Lead and supervise the process for offering Payment Plans to CW members including taking payments by monthly Direct Debit
  • Supervise and approve outgoing payments to CW members including seat and box resale and refunds etc.
  • Supervise the process of passing unpaid accounts to external solicitors
  • Supervise settlement and termination process of disputed or unpaid CW contracts
  • Monthly reporting of all outstanding debt and progress of the debt recovery team
  • Liaising with CW members as appropriate
  • Recruit, train and supervise a temporary debt recovery team during July and August to chase unpaid Season Fees

Credit Control:

  • Supervise and support the AR Co-ordinator in the billing and collection of debt for all Group receivables including commercial contracts, sponsorship, broadcasting, event income and ad hoc requirements
  • Supervise the preparation and distribution of monthly reporting and the month end closure process
  • Ensure there is a clear process in place to provide for bad debt
  • Liaising with internal and external legal teams regarding any disputed debt

People:

  • Supervise and development of the Accounts Receivable function comprising Credit Control and Club Wembley Finance
  • Oversight and management of the Debt Recovery (temporary team during July and August)
  • Build and manage the relationships with key stakeholders including: Club Wembley (IMG Sales and Account Management, Marketing, Operations), Legal (internal and external teams), Finance, IT, Commercial Business etc

Change:

  • Critically assess processes and lead improvement changes where appropriate

Other:

  • Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities. The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.

What we are looking for

Essential

Experience

  • Experience in a membership/events environment
  • Customer Service experience, particularly over the phone
  • Accounts receivable experience

Technical Skills

  • Experience of leading and developing a team
  • Building and managing strong relationships both internally and with external organisations
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Extensive experience of Excel and manipulation of data
  • Proficient skills in Microsoft Office
  • Sound commercial judgement
  • Strong organisational and prioritisation skills

Desirable 

Knowledge

  • Relevant finance qualification such as qualified AAT or equivalent
  • Club Wembley product knowledge

Experience

  • Credit control experience
  • Billing experience

Technical Skills

  • Experience of Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Great Plains
  • Experience of using a ticketing system (e.g. Audience View)

What we can offer you

  • An exciting and challenging role within a changing, dynamic and world-renowned sports organisation.
  • Attractive benefits and a competitive salary.

Production Manager – Williams F1

Overview

The company:

Williams’ core competencies are the design and development of racing cars to compete in the Formula One World Championship. As one of the world’s leading Formula One teams, the company has secured 16 FIA Formula One World Championship titles since its foundation in 1977.

The position:

We are seeking a Composites Production Controller to instigate and control all work to be completed by the Composites Production department. It will report to the Production Control Manager, as part of the Operations Delivery function, but will also work closely with the Programme Management and Manufacturing areas.

The role:

This role will involve routing and raising Works Orders for all Composite components, based on business demand, and managing delivery dates in order to ensure on time delivery to track. The role will also be working with the Car Programme Management team and the Production Schedulers to inform ‘make vs buy’ decisions and scoping & costing of car projects. The ideal candidate will be highly organised, an effective communicator and be comfortable in a fast-paced environment. The candidate also needs to have a good understanding of Composite production processes and knowledge of F1 assemblies.

Core Skills:

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, an effective communicator and be comfortable in a fast-paced environment. The candidate also needs to have a good understanding of Composite production processes and knowledge of F1 assemblies.

What can Williams offer?

The Williams Group is based in Grove, Oxfordshire. As a company we offer a competitive holiday package, staff events/open days, a subsidised restaurant on site and various car schemes. We have an on-site gym (open 24 hours a day) as well as various fitness classes including outdoors bootcamps, pilates and yoga free for all staff and contractors to use. Aside from these benefits we can offer free onsite parking and large open green spaces to unwind during breaks. We are a short 20 minutes from the historical city of Oxford.

How to Apply 

To apply for this role is, please click ‘Apply Now’ to begin the application process 

Application closing date: All applications must be received by 29th July 2022

Partnerships Officer – British Gymnastics

 37 hours per week 

Salary range £19,280 to £25,700 per annum (dependent upon experience) 

39 days annual leave (including Bank Holiday and Company days) + 2 wellbeing days a year + weekly exercise and wellbeing hours 

This is a dual based role working from Lilleshall National Sports Centre, nr Newport, Shropshire and home with weekly attendance at Lilleshall 

We are the UK’s official governing body for gymnastics.  We believe gymnastics has the power to amaze like no other sport and we strive to help every gymnast experience this, amazing themselves and others along the way. By working closely with our members and partners we aim to lead, support and inspire everyone in gymnastics to do amazing things. 

Our Commercial team are looking for a Partnership Officer to support with the day-to-day activities of the team by providing an exceptional service to existing commercial partners and delivery their contracted rights; and to support the sales processes involved to attract new partners. 

The Role 

The main responsibilities of the role are: 

  • Be the first point of contact to all commercial partners ensuring regular contact between parties; building strong relationships that are mutually beneficial 
  • Ensure partners have a positive experience and find solutions to any queries that arise 
  • Create and maintain a partnership database, identifying commercial partners rights/contractual elements and producing weekly status reports 
  • Process invoices, sales orders and expenses through the finance system, in a timely manner 
  • Organising and attending meetings, creating agendas, and taking minutes where required, following up on actions in preparation for future meetings 
  • Plan and deliver each partners bespoke sets of right as per the pre-agreed contract 
  • Work with Marketing and Events to ensure the relevant rights are delivered at events, online and in marketing communications 
  • Create templates, procedures and documentation to support the set up and onboarding process of new partner acquisitions 

Create case studies of partner activities, that can be used in sales conversations, liaising with internal stakeholders to gather information e.g. social media stats, news websites, coverage of events. Analysing data and converting this into engaging content. 

Provide regular updates on partnership performance, identifying any areas for improvement/ concern 

Further details can be found in the Role Profile

The Person 

Applicants will need to demonstrate: 

  • Outstanding interpersonal and customer service skills for working with senior stakeholders both internally and externally; including active listening, building relationships, collaboration, professionalism and confidentiality.
  • Excellent communication skills with an ability to converse with people at all levels within an organisation.  
  •  A strong self starter, to be able to work independently 
  •  Strong organisational skills– able to manage the individual needs of multiple commercial partners and at any one time. Thorough planning is essential to ensure successful commercial   delivery. 
  •  Good understanding of IT packages, Microsoft Office, excel, outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Teams 
  •  Basic data collection and analysis, being able to interpret figures and present/create compelling information 
  •  Discretion and confidentiality when dealing with stakeholders and commercial terms for existing and prospective partners 
  •  Ability to think creatively when suggesting ideas, creating processes and case studies 

How to apply 

We value diversity of views and contributions and have a strong commitment to equality and inclusion. We aspire to have a workforce that is diverse and representative of all sections of society. We are particularly keen to receive applications from women, people with disabilities, people from ethnically diverse communities, people from the LGBTQ+ community because these groups are often under-represented within our workforce. 

As part of our monitoring process we ask for your support in completing our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form

To apply for this post click ‘Apply Now’ to upload your CV and covering letter. Please include in your covering letter details of how you meet the requirements of the role, as outlined in the Role Profile.

Please note your Covering Letter and CV will need to be uploaded as one document. 

Closing date for applications: Midnight on Sunday 24th July 2022 

Interview date: Wednesday 10th August 2022.  

Interviews will be held at Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AT 

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Podcast Producer – Manchester United

ROLE TITLE : Podcast Producer

DEPARTMENT : Marketing

LOCATION: Manchester

The Purpose

Manchester United are currently looking for a creative, passionate, and knowledgeable podcast producer to join our original productions team.

The club is looking to grow our award-winning Official Manchester United podcast brand and this role will see the successful candidate responsible for the production and delivery of the documentary/storytelling strand

The Role

  • Developing narrative-based ideas for individual podcasts
  • Researching stories and writing pitches for commission
  • Liaise with our in-house talent team to secure contributors
  • Producing all commissioned stories, including capturing content with contributors
  • Managing all technical aspects of podcast production
  • Working with motion GRFX artists to produce a visually engaging version of all podcasts
  • Deliver both an audio and visual version of each podcast
  • Generate and supply support short form content (clips/key stories etc) to our wider content teams (and marketing/comms teams) from each podcast for external promotion
  • As part of the wider Originals productions team, the successful candidate may also be required to work on other projects including documentaries, archive programs and short form series.

The Person:

  • Knowledge of Manchester United history to allow for the development of narrative based podcast ideas about the club, it’s team and players
  • Ability and demonstrable experience of creating engaging stories for our fans
  • Demonstrate high level podcast production experience from previous roles
  • Ability to develop engaging stories for the Manchester United podcast to tell
  • Excellent technical proficiency in all areas of podcast production (including audio editing software)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to be able to get the best out of contributors
  • Ability to communicate effectively, especially being able to write/deliver strong podcast pitches
  • Ability to work on a range of projects at once while effectively prioritising. There will be a high volume of podcast produced during the calendar year, so the successful candidate will have to be able to work across several such projects at the same time

If you would you like to join the team and be part of our mission, to win the United way, please submit your application by 15th July 2022.

Manchester United endeavour to respond to all job application, however, please consider that we receive a high volume of applications and this may not always possible.

Due to this post being in regulated activity, the potential employee may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check at the appropriate level.

Manchester United FC & Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and adults at risk in our workplace.

Manchester United FC & Group positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application and perform at your best, please do not hesitate to contact us to make a request; we are here to help.

It is unlawful to employ a person in a UK-based job who does not have permission to live and work in the UK. You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to you before applying for any of our roles.

CRM Operations Manager – RFU

ROLE TITLE : CRM Operations Manager (IBM Campaign / Unica)

DEPARTMENT : Marketing

REPORTS TO : CRM Delivery Lead

JOB LEVEL : Guide 

LOCATION : Twickenham (Hybrid Working)

SALARY : £40-45,000 (depending on experience), plus benefits

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is seeking a highly analytical CRM Operations Manager who is an expert in campaign data and is looking to take on a role that will help transform the way the RFU manages data for all marketing campaigns.

Nature and Scope:

The CRM Operations Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day planning and delivery of campaigns within our audience management tool (Unica Campaign) and will play a critical role in the delivery of the CRM Marketing strategy for all commercial and community marketing campaigns to the RFU’s existing customer base.

The role holder will work closely with the Senior CRM Manager and CRM Delivery Lead to help deliver the CRM audience strategy, as the RFU continues on their digital transformation journey in building a better two-way relationship with all their fans and community rugby stakeholders.

We believe hiring people from underrepresented groups into positions at all levels is vital to creating spaces and initiatives that better support those identities. We would love to see applications from disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, people from ethnically diverse communities, people of faith, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and women and non-binary people.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Delivery of all campaign & QA processes, troubleshooting performance issues and continually developing data processes, contact and response history processing and developing new features in the tool.

• Planning and delivery of all campaign audiences for all commercial and community rugby CRM campaigns via HCL Unica & Acoustic Campaign – including HCL Unica template configuration, offer template optimisations, forms, attributes, and workflows. 

• Development of automated lifecycle communications in HCL Unica that focus on providing a more personalised experience and lead to an increase in engagement and retention.

• Development of all audiences and segments within HCL Unica, continually evolving these as the needs of the business change. 

• Collaborating with key stakeholders within the Technology team, ensuring HCL Unica aligns and integrates with RFU’s Data Warehouse and that all campaign data processing activity flows accurately through the appropriate platforms.

• Collaborating with the CRM Campaign Manager and CRM Delivery Lead to enhance the campaign briefing process and campaign performance capabilities – including developing the breadth of analysis and the method for reporting these back to key stakeholders.

• Supporting the Campaign Delivery Lead in the management of the CRM team’s direct relationship with HCL Unica. 

• Acting as an ambassador for and promoting the best interests of the RFU at all times, including the promotion of the RFU’s Core Values.

• Undertaking such other duties as maybe required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the post and the needs of the RFU.

Person Specification:

Qualifications and Experience:

• 2-3 years’ experience in a previous campaign operations role working on HCL Unica / IBM Campaign or a similar platform.

• A knowledge and previous experience of using SQL to querying databases and a proficiency in core data processing activities.

• Experience of working with multiple customer databases and relational databases.

• An understanding of data processing techniques and tools and previous experience of developing systematic logic (e.g. database queries, business requirements) using data manipulation tools.

• Previous experience of developing automated campaign programs.

• Previous experience of working with propensity models and customer segmentations would be advantageous.

• Understanding and experience of using reporting tools such as Google Analytics and Tableau.

• Appreciation of need to follow process and data governance/security

Skills and Personal Attributes:

• Exceptional attention to detail and an analytical mindset.

• Outstanding organisation skills and a good awareness in prioritising tasks and deadlines.

• Strong stakeholder management skills and well-developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.

• Quick at picking up new digital systems and working across multiple tools and platforms.

• Creative problem solver and the ability to adapt to evolving business needs.

• Resilient, focused under pressure and able to execute campaign briefs in a fast-moving commercial environment. 

• Self-motivated and the ability to work in a thorough and logical manner. 

Additional Information:

• Due to the nature of the role and exposure to customer data, the candidate must maintain an appropriate standard of confidentiality.

• The candidate must live within a commutable distance to Twickenham and personal circumstances must allow them to work extended hours on occasion during times of peak activity including evenings and weekends. 

• The role description, person specification, role grade and role title may be subject to change at the discretion of the RFU. Any changes will be communicated to the role holder as appropriate.

Sports Psychologist – England Women’s Cricket

PURPOSE

To provide world class Sports Psychology support to England Women’s Cricket.

WHO WE ARE

The England and Wales Cricket Board is the national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales, supporting the game at every level – from grassroots to professional.

We believe cricket is a force for good that can have an enduring impact on everyone’s lives and we have an ambitious strategy to inspire a generation to say ‘cricket is a game for me’. It provides great entertainment. It teaches important skills, both physical and social. It can help inclusion and social cohesion, bringing communities together.

The ECB welcomes applications from all backgrounds to ensure we deliver our Inspiring Generations strategy and fulfil our purpose to connect communities and improve lives through cricket.

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF

  • You thrive in a dressing room setting, enjoy touring and are a consistent positive influence within the team environment.
  • You collaborate and love working across diverse teams to solve problems, share learnings and discuss ideas.
  • You enjoy applying and adapting your expert skills to help players and the team thrive.

YOU’LL BE DOING

  • Delivering Sports Psychology to England contracted players
  • Ensuring a robust and appropriate Sports Psychology strategy across England Women’s pathway and delivering to England Women’s Academy as required. 
  • Working with the Head of England Women’s Science and Medicine to support any Sports Psychology related delivery or guidance across the Women’s Elite Domestic Regions.
  • Working within the England Women’s Performance team to contribute to and deliver player development plans in line with the overall performance strategy.
  • Providing Sports Psychology support to England Women’s Team during both winter and summer tours. The touring commitments will vary each year and this individual will not be expected to be present on all tours at all times.
  • To contribute to and work with England Women’s MDT to ensure a robust wellbeing strategy is delivered.
  • Working within the England Women’s Science and Medicine team to contribute to wider projects, CPD events and activities that will strengthen our immediate team and domestic system and promote excellence in Science and Medicine practice within cricket.
  • To work with the wider MDT in relation to the planning and delivery of any cultural work

YOU’LL HAVE

Essential

  • Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Sports and Exercise Psychologist
  • Currently BPS Chartered
  • Extensive experience of working in elite team sport, including experience of major tournaments and events.
  • Significant experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
  • Significant experience delivering both group and individual work
  • Significant Experience of stakeholder management and influencing others.
  • Significant experience in working within a wellbeing forum
  • Trained in the delivery of psychology profiling, for example MBTI, spotlight.
  • Enhanced DBS

YOU’LL RECEIVE

  • Competitive salary – £45-50k
  • Holiday – 25 days a year
  • Volunteering – 2 days a year
  • Pension – Non-contributory 8% pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Employee health cash-back plan
  • Long-term sickness insurance
  • Life assurance – four times your annual basic salary
  • Enhanced maternity
  • Unmind – free and confidential access to a wellbeing app to help you manage your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
  • OpenBlend – an innovative coaching and performance management tool
  • People Academy – a range of programmes and initiatives to help you develop and reach your potential

Project Manager – DAZN

Are you looking for a Project Manager role that will allow you to use your commercial, technical and communication skills to improve the way we deliver campaigns for advertisers?

At DAZN 📺🥊⚽, commercial revenue is the backbone of our overarching business model. We work with advertisers & sponsors alike to deliver their campaign messaging to a DAZN audience in a meaningful & relevant way. Be it within a live broadcast, DAZN Originals content, shoulder programming or content published across our growing social ecosystem, DAZN can offer unique opportunities for brands to engage with sports fans.

In this role as Project Manager at DAZN, you´ll have the opportunity to manage and oversee the activation of brand projects across global DAZN’s channels. You will work hand-in-glove with the Global & Market Sales team who are constantly selling unique & innovative solutions to advertisers. And drive innovative solutions through robust relationships with internal production & content teams within the DAZN business. 

You will understand the delivery of broadcast integration, custom content and media campaigns, be organised and communicate effectively to internal teams, but most of all you will be passionate about sport and delivering the very best service for our clients.🙂

This role can be based in Hammersmith, London

Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), annual performance-related bonus, private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.

As our new Project Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Project manage multi-territory campaigns, including the workflow between market & Global teams, and other central functions to deliver successful campaigns.
  • Support global Sales and Strategy teams with client proposals by being the source of truth for platform & broadcast executions.
  • Work with the Global Sales team to implement innovative broadcast & digital campaigns that tie in with our client’s key objectives.
  • Governance of market project management functions including creation of communications & documentation frameworks, to ensure the quality of output.
  • Own the activation and optimisation of all campaigns to ensure they over-deliver against pre-defined quality & KPIs, incl. preparing and delivering timely and accurate reports for DAZN clients during and post campaigns.
  • Maintain industry knowledge and trends to develop ideas for future campaigns and evaluate key campaign learnings and insights so that DAZN is constantly evolving and progressing our approach.

You’ll be set up for success if you have:

  • Previous experience in a project management role, preferably in the sports industry.
  • Extensive knowledge of the sports media industry, including broadcast, digital and social media marketing.
  • Experience in working with brands, rights holders, competition leagues or broadcasters.
  • Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to manage and prioritise multiple campaigns.
  • Ability to communicate at all levels about the progress of campaign delivery and proven success working with internal teams and all levels of management.
  • Exceptional people management and communication skills.

Even better if you have:

  • Strong knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel for reporting, sharing documents & building presentations on an ad-hoc basis.
  • Creativity & Innovation; ability to generate and translate an idea into a product or service that creates value for an advertiser.
  • Worked with a global subscription and/or digital media business and a keen interest in a variety of sports.

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.

As part of our team you’ll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We’re doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We’re using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we’re not going to stop.

If you’re ambitious, inventive, brave and supportive, then you’re the kind of person who’s going to enjoy life at DAZN.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, both inside and outside of our walls, that values equality and diversity and where everyone can contribute at the highest level and have their voices heard. For us, this means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities. We are supported by our talented Employee Resource Group communities: proud@DAZN, women@DAZN, disability@DAZN and ParentZONE.

If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience.

Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Marketing Manager (Brand) – Brentford

We are looking to recruit a Marketing Manager – Brand, sitting in the Marketing Services department. The successful candidate will ensure our fan experience is consistently positive across both online and offline touchpoints.

After a successful first season in the Premier League, Brentford continues to attract a new fanbase both looking to attend matches and engaging with us online. This growth is set to continue apace as we launch a new website in July 2022. This is an integral role within Club Marketing, with the aim of understanding, servicing, and growing the fanbase. You should seek innovative solutions to enable the growth required to meet our goals.

Reporting to the Head of Club Marketing, this role will be responsible for nurturing the relationship with both existing fans and with new fans from their first visit to the Brentford website through to their first visit to the Brentford Community Stadium. Whilst this role requires a flexible approach and will contain variety, it’s heartland lies in building the Brentford FC brand and establishing the brand values internally and externally.

The successful candidate will be forward thinking, commercially savvy and always innovating. You will be working in the ‘Premier League’ of consumer brands where you will have been trained to an exceptionally high level, but you now want to make a move into the world of sport, in particular, football.

Full details on the role and how to apply can be seen here at Brentford FC Marketing Manager – Brand JD 2022.

Director of Development – Wales Lacrosse

A new position has been created of Development Director to join the Executive group of Wales Lacrosse and oversee the implementation of Lacrosse development within Wales.

Wales Lacrosse is a small National Governing Body, supporting the development of lacrosse at all levels within Wales and for those of Welsh heritage. 

We are: 

Professional: We set high standards and expectations on and off the pitch, always acting with integrity.

Dynamic: We bring positive attitudes, energy and innovation to all training and performance.

Inclusive: We celebrate the strength of diversity, valuing everyone involved in our work, regardless of ability, race, beliefs or sexual orientation.

Responsibilities include

  • Create and monitor a development plan in line with our current strategy.
  • Build relationships with key elements of the strategy. University, Club, Schools
  • To continue the work on coaching “credaou” ensuring excellence in coaching delivery.
  • Establish 3 development hubs across Wales.
  • Develop and implement systems and methodologies to evaluate the success of the development programmes
  • Lead the Development Committee
  • Ensure and promote equality of opportunity, respecting diversity and recognising the needs of different groups and individuals
  • Oversee the recruitment and retention of a team of development coaches to support the programme and deliver our vision of lacrosse in Wales
  • Oversee the expansion of Dragons holiday camps
  • Write grant applications to relevant agencies.
  • Monitor and report to agencies on progress with programmes developed using grant funding.

Reports to:

CEO

Person Specification 

  • Previous experience of working in a development management role. 
  • A proven track record of creating development programmes
  • Able to work effectively, using excellent communication and problem solving skills.
  • Strong planning and organisational skills, ability to prioritise and meet timescales.
  • Innovative approaches to addressing challenges
  • Ability to reflect upon work to create positive change
  • Previous lacrosse experience is not necessary.
  • IT literate.

Remuneration is based on a day rate relative to specific events and projects. Some travel expenses and accommodation costs are covered.

To apply and for further information please send your CV with a short covering letter to womens-performance@welshlacrosse.co.uk by 31st July. Online interviews will take place from 8th August.