Field-Based Coach & Coaching Development Lead

Swim England; Nanpantan; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Swim England, the national governing body for swimming in England, is seeking an experienced Coach and Coaching Developer to support Flourishing in Coaching across disciplines. You will work with coaches and clubs to shape the future of coaching and foster learning environments.

The role involves leading strategic projects, designing learning experiences, building stakeholder relationships, and using digital tools to deliver coaching development across regions.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent knowledge and understanding of sport coaching.
• Significant personal experience of coaching within sport.
• Experience supporting the learning and development of individual coaches and groups of coaches.
• A contemporary understanding of coach learning and development.
• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading projects from planning through to delivery.
• Experience of using digital technology to create or develop e-learning resources and content.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with experience of creating and sustaining effective working relationships.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to adapt your approach for different audiences.
• The ability to engage, influence and constructively challenge a broad range of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of inclusive coaching practices and a genuine commitment to addressing inequalities within coaching.
• Experience of collecting, analysing and interpreting evidence to establish what is working and inform future activity.
• A curious and reflective approach, with the confidence to question established practices and explore different ways of working.
• Resilience, adaptability and the ability to work effectively within a changing and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• The ability and willingness to travel regularly throughout England.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of Swim England’s Flourishing in Coaching strategic plan.
• Lead specific projects aligned with the coaching strategy, taking them from initial concept through to successful delivery and evaluation.
• Work with coaches, clubs, regions and aquatic disciplines to develop the coaching workforce and improve its quality, diversity, representation and growth.
• Design and facilitate meaningful learning experiences that support more effective, ethical and inclusive coaching.
• Support the creation, delivery and review of coach-development programmes across different coaching environments and aquatic disciplines.
• Work directly with individual coaches and groups of coaches to support their professional learning and development.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, using these relationships to influence positive change.
• Collaborate with the Coaching Team and colleagues across Swim England to ensure activity supports wider strategic objectives.
• Use digital technology to create and develop engaging learning resources and content.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of learning initiatives and projects, capturing evidence that demonstrates what is working, for whom, in which circumstances and why.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and transformation of Swim England’s coaching support and development pathways.
• Promote Swim England’s values and help embed a flourishing coaching culture throughout the organisation and the aquatic community.

Skills

Degree-level education

Coaching experience

Coach development

Coach learning

Project leadership

Digital learning

Relationship building

Communication

Stakeholder management

Inclusive coaching

Data analysis

Curiosity

Adaptability

Willingness to travel

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

Swim England, the national governing body for swimming in England, is seeking an experienced Coach and Coaching Developer to support Flourishing in Coaching across disciplines. You will work with coaches and clubs to shape the future of coaching and foster learning environments.

The role involves leading strategic projects, designing learning experiences, building stakeholder relationships, and using digital tools to deliver coaching development across regions.