Senior Performance Sport Manager

IUSCA; North East; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

IUSCA roles at Team Durham involve senior strategic and operational oversight of performance-sport programmes within a leading university environment. You will directly manage head coaches, the strength-and-conditioning lead, and recruitment staff while developing external partnerships and scholar recruitment.

The role spans multi-sport responsibility, contributing to overall performance planning, athlete progression, practitioner performance and programme quality within the university’s sport

Qualifications

• Level 7 accreditation or master’s level qualification; IUSCA IQF Level 7 Accredited is referenced.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior strategic and operational management of performance-sport programmes and services.
• Oversee scholar recruitment and high-performance support.
• Develop external sport partnerships.
• Directly line-manage head coaches, S&C lead and recruitment staff.
• Coordinate stakeholders and resources across the university sport environment.
• Contribute to university sport management decisions and athlete progression systems.

Skills

Strategic leadership

People management

Stakeholder coordination

Performance sport planning

Education

Master's degree

Tools

IQF Level 7 accreditation

Job description

Provide senior strategic and operational management of Team Durham's performance-sport programmes and services. Oversee scholar recruitment, high-performance support and the development of external sport partnerships. Directly line-manage head coaches, the strength-and-conditioning lead and recruitment staff, supporting consistent delivery across university sports. Contribute to the university sport management team and develop systems that support athlete progression, practitioner performance and programme quality. Coordinate stakeholders and resources within a leading university performance-sport environment.

Level 7. Strategically manages university performance-sport services, scholar recruitment and external partnerships, with direct line management of head coaches, the S&C lead and recruitment staff. The remit spans multiple sports and contributes to institution-level performance planning and improved decisions across practitioners, while remaining within the university sport management structure. The available advert does not name a specific S&C certification body or a mandatory master's degree; IUSCA Level 7 accreditation would independently require master's-level scientific education.

Associated IUSCA IQF Certification

IUSCA IQF Level 7 Accredited International Strength and Conditioning Practitioner (aISCP*m)

Salary and Role Alignment

Amber. The advertised salary of £47,389 to £56,535 appears somewhat modest relative to the role's multi-sport strategic responsibility, direct management of head coaches and S&C leadership, scholar recruitment and external partnerships. Under the IUSCA IQF Role Classification & Salary Alignment methodology, this results in an Amber rating. The upper end may be more defensible depending on team size, budgets and delegated decision-making authority.

This role has been classified by IUSCA using publicly available information at the time of review and the published IQF Role Classification & Salary Alignment methodology. The IQF classification, salary alignment assessment and associated IUSCA IQF certification represent IUSCA's assessment of the advertised role. They do not alter or replace the employer's stated qualification, certification or eligibility requirements and do not imply employer endorsement, approval of, or affiliation with IUSCA. Vacancy information may change, and applicants should review and verify the original employer advert before applying.