Head Coach – Women’s National Team

Fieldhockey; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Field Hockey Canada seeks a Head Coach for the Canadian Women’s National Team. Reporting to the CEO, the role leads performance, designs comprehensive competition, training and monitoring programs, and aligns with Field Hockey Canada’s high-performance strategy.

The position involves travel (domestic and international) and requires senior-level coaching certification and leadership in complex environments, with BC-based base in Vancouver area as the main site.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership with ability to drive performance culture.
• Experience designing and implementing long-term performance plans.
• Strong collaboration with staff, athletes, and partners.

Responsibilities

• Athlete preparation and competition for the Women’s National Team.
• Program planning and management for annual and quadrennial cycles.
• System leadership and pathway alignment with national and regional programs.
• Collaborate with staff, provinces, clubs and performance partners for success.
• Annual performance reviews and accountability against plan delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Athlete development

Stakeholder management

Coaching education

Education

Highest national coaching certification

Job description

Field Hockey Canada is seeking a Head Coach for the Canadian Women’s National Field Hockey team. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, and working in collaboration with senior staff, the Head Coach is responsible for all aspects of performance of the women’s national team, including the design, content and implementation of a comprehensive competition, training and monitoring program for the Women’s National program.

It is more than a coach we are looking for. We are seeking a leader with strong culture, performance and who relishes working in complex environments. Our new WNT HC will be working as part of a leadership team delivering a parallel path of transformational domestic system change towards long term, sustainable Canadian performance on the world stage while delivering high performance national team program to deliver results towards LA 2028 and beyond to Brisbane 2032.

It is understood that the work of the Head Coach will require alignment with other roles within the organization and field hockey community. The Head Coach will collaborate as required to ensure alignment and conditions for success are in place across all initiatives.

On an annual basis the Head Coach will undergo an annual performance review. The review will be measured against the success in activating and delivering the responsibilities as outlined.

Responsibilities

The Head Coach is responsible for the technical and tactical preparation of the women’s national team towards the objective of podium performances. Specifically, this involves the delivery of all vital elements of an annual and quadrennial plan. In shaping the overall program plan to drive a culture of excellence, the Head Coach is responsible for the implementation of competition, policy, training and athlete monitoring plans; athlete selection and managing the necessary support personnel to deliver on the plan.

Working as part of a leadership team, specific responsibilities of the Head Coach include:

• Athlete Preparation and Competition
• Program Planning & Management
• System Leadership and Pathway Alignment

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to coach education throughout their career. Evidence of having completed, or being in the process of imminently completing, coach certification at the highest national level is required. An academic degree(s) is considered an asset.

The Head Coach will play a central leadership role in aligning the Women’s National Team program with Field Hockey Canada’s broader high-performance strategy and athlete pathway. Working collaboratively with staff, coaches, provinces, clubs, athletes and performance partners, the Head Coach will contribute to the development of an integrated national performance system that supports sustainable international success.

This is a full-time position and will involve domestic and international travel. In Canada, the main base will be in British Columbia in the lower mainland area of Vancouver / Richmond / Surrey.

This position involves building close working relationships with external stakeholders including, other international hockey federations, the Government of Canada Own the Podium and Canadian Olympic Committee staff. It also involves working closely as part of FHC’s pathway and national team staff group as well as local stakeholders.

Field Hockey Canada is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. In addition, Field Hockey Canada is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

We appreciate your interest, however, only those applicants who are selected for an interview will be contacted.