Performance Supervision Lead

UK Sport; England; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports organization in the UK is seeking a Performance Supervision Lead to design a national supervision framework for early-career practitioners and coaches. This pivotal role emphasizes strategic leadership, team management, and quality assurance in high-performance sport, providing a unique opportunity to influence and elevate workforce standards. The successful candidate will benefit from a competitive salary, generous leave, and various well-being perks.

Benefits

Defined contribution pension scheme

Employer pension contribution of 10%

6 weeks annual leave

Flexible working

Interest-free season ticket loans

Enhanced parental leave

Healthy lifestyle allowance of up to £600

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a leadership role within high-performance sport.
• Expertise in developing supervision and performance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of human performance sciences and psychology.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead a national supervision strategy for early-career practitioners.
• Manage a team of Performance Supervision Advisors.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality supervision aligned with system values.

Skills

Leadership in high-performance sport

Strategic planning

Team management

Quality assurance

Collaboration skills

Job description

Salary: Grade 7 - £74,900

Location: Field Based

Contract type: Permanent (Full time)

Closing date: 6 January 2026

Who are UK Sport?

We are the UK’s trusted high-performance experts, powering our greatest athletes, teams, sports and events to achieve positive success. Investing a combination of National Lottery and Government funds, we support our Olympic and Paralympic sports to realise their world‑leading potential, and we are the government’s lead technical agency for major events in the UK. We work closely with our sporting, national and regional partners to ensure that the UK successfully bids for and stages some of the world’s biggest international sporting events. Our purpose is to lead high-performance sport to enable extraordinary moments that enrich lives.

We are on a mission – to create the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments; reaching, inspiring and uniting the nation. That mission is underpinned by three ambitions for UK high-performance sport; to keep winning and win well, to grow a thriving sporting system and to harness those to inspire positive change. Working with the sports and events we fund, DCMS, and our partner organisations across the UK high-performance system, we are building on 25 years of ever‑growing success to write the UK’s next chapter for Olympic and Paralympic sport.

About the Role

Lead the Future of High-Performance Supervision

Are you ready to shape the strategy behind professional development in high-performance sport?

We’re recruiting a Performance Supervision Lead, a pivotal role driving the design and delivery of a national supervision framework that supports early‑career practitioners, coaches, and leaders. This is your opportunity to influence system-wide standards, foster peer learning, and ensure supervision is integrated into broader workforce development strategies.

As Performance Supervision Lead, you’ll set the vision and lead implementation of a supervision strategy that reflects best practice across human performance sciences, psychology, and clinical domains. You’ll manage a team of supervisors, ensuring they’re equipped and supported to deliver impactful supervision that promotes professional growth and consistency across the system.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Design and lead a national supervision strategy for early-career practitioners and coaches.
• Ensure the framework reflects best practice and integrates with wider learning and development pathways.
• Monitor and evolve the quality, reach, and impact of supervision across the system.

Line Management & Team Leadership

• Provide direct line management to Performance Supervision Advisors.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and development of supervisors.
• Facilitate team meetings, reflective practice sessions, and CPD opportunities.
• Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality supervision aligned with system values and professional standards.

Connection & Quality Assurance

• Work with the Performance Pathway Services Advisor and other advisors to align supervision with strategic workforce planning.
• Embed feedback mechanisms to inform and improve practice.
• Maintain oversight of supervision delivery across disciplines and sites for consistency and equity.
• Develop robust quality assurance processes, including documentation and reporting.

Learning & Development Signposting

• Collaborate with the Learning & Development team to identify development needs surfaced through supervision.
• Create clear pathways for practitioners to access resources, mentorship, and peer networks.
• Share system-wide insights to inform talent planning and workforce strategies.
• Explore internship and partnership offers to build a more representative, world‑leading performance workforce for GB.

Peer Network Development

• Lead creation and management of peer learning communities and networks.
• Contribute to specialist working groups.
• Accelerate collaboration and knowledge sharing across practitioners, teams, and sports.
• Work with UK Sport Learning & UK Sport Institute Performance Services to curate a global network of expertise.

A full role overview is available in the Job Description.

Benefits

UK Sport also offer a competitive benefits package, that includes:

• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Employer pension contribution of 10%
• 6 weeks annual leave
• A flexible approach to working where possible
• Interest‑free season ticket loans
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle allowance of up to £600 per year
• Cycle to Work Scheme