U18 WNT Team Manager

SIRC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A sports governing body in Toronto is seeking a Team Manager for the U18 Women’s National Team. The role involves managing logistics for training and competitions, ensuring equipment and facilities meet requirements, and coordinating travel and accommodations. Candidates should possess excellent communication and organizational skills, be detail-oriented, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. This is a contractor position for a term from March to June 2026, with an application deadline of December 19, 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a team environment is an asset.
• Demonstrated strong communication and organizational skills.
• Administratively sound and detail oriented.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage all activities for training and competition.
• Ensure equipment availability for training sessions and games.
• Control and file inventory report for necessary equipment.
• Ensure facilities are set up and safe for use.
• Coordinate activities related to transportation and accommodations.
• Manage local and international travel for athletes and coaching staff.
• Request meal advances and manage expense reports.
• Communicate game results summaries to Canada basketball office.
• Assist coaching staff with logistics of training and competition.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Detail-oriented

Job description

Canada Basketball is the national sport governing body for amateur basketball in Canada. Located in Toronto, Canada Basketball is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to “We aspire to excellence in leading the growth and development of the game at home, and in pursuing medal performances on the international stage.”

OPPORTUNITY

Title(s): Team Manager
Reports to: General Manager & Vice-President, Women’s High Performance
Application Deadline: December 19, 2025

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Type of Position: Contractor (12 weeks)
Dates of Term: The position will run from March to June 2026

Submission: Please submit your resume and cover letter to [e-mail] with the position title(s) you are applying for as the subject line.

All Applicants: must be legally entitled to work in Canada

Canada Basketball is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, ethnic origin, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status or disability or any other protected ground of discrimination.

As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a successful background check and vulnerable sector check.

CB welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those being considered will be contacted.

OVERVIEW:

The U18 Women’s National Team will be comprised of athletes born January 1, 2008 or later, who have Canadian citizenship. This year, the team selected will compete at the 2026 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, June 8-14, 2026, location TBD. Successful candidates will work to lead the U18WNT to qualify for the 2027 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be responsible for managing all activities necessary to ensure adequate conditions for the training and the competing of the team to which they are assigned.
• Ensure that all the necessary equipment is available for training sessions and for all games played by the team.
• Assume control and inventory of all necessary equipment used by the team staff and athletes and file an inventory report at the conclusion of the program.
• Ensure that the facilities used meet the required needs, are set-up as required, and are safe to be used by members of the team and its opponents.
• In cooperation with the Director – Women’s High Performance and/or designate coordinate all activities related to transportation, accommodations and meals during training camps and at competitions.
• Travel – Local and International – coordinate arrivals and departures as organized by the Director – Women’s High Performance and/or designate. Ensure that athletes and coaching staff have necessary traveling documents (e.g. passports, visas, medical coverage, etc.).
• Accommodation – ensure the team’s needs are being met on-site.
• Meals – request advances and responsible for submitting expense reports as per established schedule/dietary needs are being met (vegetarian, quantity, etc.)
• Coordinate contact with International Federations, FIBA America and FIBA upon authorization from the Director – High Performance.
• Communicate to the Canada Basketball Office a game results summary immediately or as soon as possible following all game(s), Domestic & International, for the purposes of informational integrity and media relations.
• Assist the coaching staff in any other capacity to ensure proper conditions for traveling, training and competing of the teams. This includes but is not limited to; laundry, videotaping, recording of statistics, etc.
• Ensure that proper documentation is obtained for any expenditures in the program areas under their jurisdiction.

QUALIFICATIONS, REQUIRED SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:

• Experience working with in a team environment is an asset.
• Candidates should demonstrate strong communication and organizational skills.
• Be administratively sound and detail oriented.
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize appropriately in a fast-paced environment.