Sports Manager – Relocation to Jeddah

Love Childcare Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Flights paid for relocation

Medical insurance for family

30 days annual leave

5-day work week

Long-term career progression

Job summary

Love Childcare Recruitment is seeking a Sports Manager to relocate to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, leading a flagship indoor multi-sport family destination. You will own the sports academies division, P&L, and scale junior programmes and holiday camps.

Responsibilities include managing daily operations, partnerships, curriculum standards, and safeguarding; building a high-performing team and delivering an enriching, safe experience for children and families.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-sport facilities, junior academies, or holiday camps at scale.
• 8–10 years in senior sports operations roles.
• Strong commercial acumen with P&L ownership.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices and safer recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end management of the Sports Academies division and P&L.
• Lead third-party operator partnerships and SLAs.
• Standardise coaching curricula, programming quality, and safety protocols.
• Design annual programming calendar including junior academies and holiday camps.
• Embed safeguarding compliance and age-appropriate training.
• Recruit and lead a multi-sport academy operations team.

Skills

Multi-sport facilities management

P&L ownership

Child safeguarding knowledge

Fluent English

Job description

Sports Manager – Relocation to Jeddah, Saudi

Must have experience managing multi-sport or large recreational facilities
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Salary: SAR 27,000 per month, tax free (approx. £5,300)

Please note – you must have experience managing multi-sport facilities, junior academies, or holiday camps at scale.

Are you an experienced, commercially minded sports operations leader looking for your next international move? This is a rare opportunity to lead the Sports Academies division at a premium indoor multi-sport family destination, with full P&L ownership and real scope to build something at scale.

The Role

As Sports Manager, you will be responsible for the overall management of daily operations and the strategic direction of all sports activities, junior academy programmes, and holiday camps.

Key responsibilities include:

• Owning the end-to-end management of the Sports Academies division and P&L

• Leading and managing third-party sports operator partnerships and SLAs

• Standardising coaching curriculum, programming quality, and safety protocols across all sports

• Designing and overseeing the annual programming calendar, including junior academies and holiday camps

• Embedding child safeguarding compliance and age-appropriate training models across junior programmes

• Recruiting, onboarding, and leading a multi-sport academy operations team

About You

You will ideally have:

• 8 to 10 years' experience managing multi-sport or large recreational facilities

• Proven experience running children's programmes, holiday camps, or junior academies at scale

• Strong commercial acumen with genuine P&L ownership experience

• Working knowledge of child safeguarding practice and safer recruitment standards

• Confidence leading, mentoring, and performance-managing a diverse team

• Fluent English is essential; Arabic is a strong advantage

What's on Offer

• Tax-free salary of SAR 27,000 per month

• Annual flight tickets and exit/re-entry visa fees covered, including family if relocating together

• Bupa medical insurance, including family if relocating together

• 30 days annual leave per year

• 5 working day week

• Long-term career progression within a fast-growing multi-sport destination

Why Jeddah?

Jeddah offers a genuine opportunity to lead a flagship sports and family destination from the ground up, gain international operational leadership experience, and benefit from tax-free earnings, all while being part of one of the region's fastest-growing sports and wellness markets under Saudi Vision 2030.