Competition Services Manager

LTA; Stirling; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The LTA is seeking to strengthen its Competitions Team to oversee the planning, governance and delivery of competition activity across Britain, supporting national, regional, county and local competitions.

The role leads support for County Competition Leads, Competition Organisers and League Organisers to ensure effective competition operations, build workforce capacity and provide excellent support across the competition network.

Job description

The LTA ’s vision is ‘Tennis Opened Up’ and its mission is the transform communities through tennis by making it welcoming, enjoyable and inspiring to everyone. We have a similar approach to developing and promoting padel, one of the fastest growing sports in Britain.

The Competitions Team oversees the planning, governance and delivery of competition activity across Britain, supporting national, regional, county and local competitions. The team works closely with organisers, leagues, volunteers and partners to deliver high-quality competition experiences, alongside overseeing ratings and rankings, competition systems and key operational processes.

This role plays a key part in delivering the LTA Competition Plan, leading support for County Competition Leads, Competition Organisers and League Organisers. The primary focus is to ensure effective competition operations, build workforce capability and provide excellent support across the competition network.

Working collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders, the role will drive operational excellence, oversee key competition administration processes and identify opportunities to improve the delivery and sustainability of competitions across Britain.

Please note you will require the RTW in the UK to apply for this role and live within commutable distance of the National Tennis Centre.

Interview Timelines

Please note, the application window for this role closes at midnight on Sunday 1st November. Interviews are scheduled to be either Monday 9th or Wednesday 11th November.

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Life at the LTA

The LTA, through its vision 'Tennis Opened Up', is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues feel included and a strong sense of belonging. We particularly welcome applications from people from ethnically diverse communities, deaf and disabled people, members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with lived experience of the UK's many and varied communities.

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