Head of Coach Development

British Cycling; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary included

Cycle to Work Scheme

Generous Holidays

Holiday purchase scheme

Life Assurance

Pension

Job summary

Great Britain Cycling Team in Manchester is seeking a Head of Coach Development to lead and co-deliver an aspirational performance coach development strategy across Olympic Podium, Paralympic and Pathway coaching initiatives.

The role focuses on LA2028 podium coaches, developing strategies linked to athlete plans and discipline needs, acting as a Coach Development Quarter Back to maximise the UK Sport network and external expertise.

Qualifications

• Experience in coaching development strategy and leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to influence and align stakeholders across sport systems.
• Track record of delivering coaching improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead on creating and co-delivering an aspirational performance coach development strategy.
• Oversee development of coaching and performance of coaches in Olympic Podium, Paralympic and Pathway areas.
• Develop strategies for LA2028 podium coaches aligned to athlete plans and discipline needs.
• Act as a Coach Development Quarter Back to maximise UK Sport network and external expertise.

Skills

Coach development

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Performance coaching

Job description

The Great Britain Cycling Team (GBCT) is the country’s most successful Olympic and Paralympic team in history, with high ambitions to continue this legacy in LA 2028 and beyond.

We are a highly driven and motivated team of skilled and passionate individuals working together to support athletes across seven cycling disciplines, to achieve their full potential and deliver world-beating performances on the biggest stages.

Now is an incredibly exciting year to join the Great Britain Cycling Team, fresh off the back of winning 11 Olympic and 22 Paralympic medals at the most recent Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, as well as having recently celebrated 20 years of the GBCT pathway.

What will you be doing?

GBCT is seeking an exceptional individual who will lead on creating and co delivering an aspirational performance coach development strategy as the Head of Coach Development.

This pivotal role is key to ensure that coaching remains a competitive advantage for the team through the LA 2028 and Brisbane 2032 cycles. The role will lead on the overall development of coaching and the performance of coaches in the Olympic Podium, Paralympic and Pathway areas of the programme.

The priority area of focus will be the LA2028 podium coaches, with development strategies designed around the demands of both individual athlete plans and discipline demands.

Executing the role like a ‘Coach Development Quarter Back’ they will be driven by the discipline performance plans to create strategic ‘plays’ maximising the network of expertise in the UK Sport system, professional sport as well as targeting specialized expertise in a variety of sectors.

This is a unique opportunity to impact the performance and the legacy of the Great Britain Cycling Team.

To be successful in this role, you will be:

• Passionate – You have a passion for coaching and performance, and to enhance the programme’s ability to respond to the growing competitive standards within the sport.
• Curious – You have a constant curiosity about how to enhance great coaching that keeps the team winning at the very top of the sport along with maintaining a high challenge, high support environment.
• Brave - You possess a high attention to detail and have the bravery to be honest and to make mistakes in search of pushing the envelope in our pursuit of excellence with a performance focussed, games first approach.
• Rapport builder – You build and maintain positive relationships with a range of key stakeholders, external partners and riders, ensuring services are delivered on time, to the standards required. Having positive influence on both performance and development to ensure there is continued progression in all of our coaches in the programme.
• Reliable – You can be consistently depended upon. When you say it will get done, it gets done. You effectively manage expectations and are sure not to over promise and under deliver. What you do is always done to the best of your ability alongside sound decision-making.
• Team player – You will naturally want to stand shoulder to shoulder with your colleagues and utilise the power of collaboration to support success.

What are the perks?

• Competitive Salary
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Generous Holidays (25 days + bank holidays)
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Life Assurance
• Pension