Swimming Club Development Manager

Swim England; Ilford; On-site; GBP 39,000; Part time

Job summary

A community leisure organisation in Ilford is seeking a part-time Swim Club Development Manager to enhance participation and performance at the London Borough Redbridge Swim Club. The successful candidate will lead coaches and volunteers, ensuring high-quality swim programmes and financial sustainability. Applicants should have relevant coaching certifications and experience in managing swimming programmes.

Qualifications

• Minimum Swim England Swimming Coach Certificate/ASA Level 2 Coaching Award required.
• Strong understanding of competitive swimming and athlete development pathways.
• Proven experience managing swimming programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth and development of LBRSC, increasing swimmer participation and income.
• Design and manage high-quality competitive swim programmes.
• Manage budgets and staffing costs for swim programmes.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching Swimming

Budget Management

Communication

Team Management

Education

Swim England Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award

Senior Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 3 Award

Job description

Organisation: Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure Contract Type: Permanent Qualifications: Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award Coaching Swimming: Senior Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 3 Award Working Hours: Part time Location: Ilford Salary: £38,502 Closing Date: 15th August 2025 00:00 Job Reference: REQ000175

Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure (Vision RCL) in London is looking for an inspiring and organised Swim Club Development Manager to take the London Borough Redbridge Swim Club (LBRSC) to the next level. This role is part time for 24 hours per week.

As part of our Health and Wellbeing team, you will play a key leadership role in growing participation, enhancing performance, and shaping the future of our swimming club. You'll lead a team of coaches and volunteers, manage programme delivery, ensure financial sustainability, and build the club's reputation across all levels of competition.

Job requirements:

• Lead the growth and development of LBRSC, increasing swimmer participation and income.
• Design and manage high-quality competitive swim programmes across Vision RCL pools in collaboration with Centre Managers and General Managers.
• Monitor and report on income and swimmer participation, ensuring consistent tracking of performance.
• Manage budgets and staffing costs, ensuring all swim programmes are financially sustainable and efficiently staffed.
• Oversee competitive progression, working closely with the Head Coach to support swimmers at all competition levels.
• Develop a strong club ethos that motivates athletes and enhances the club's reputation as a centre of excellence.
• A dynamic leader with proven experience managing swimming programmes.
• Minimum Swim England Swimming Coach Certificate/ASA Level 2 Coaching Awardrequired.
• Strong understanding of competitive swimming and athlete development pathways.
• Excellent people management skills with the ability to inspire coaches, volunteers, and swimmers.
• Financial and budget management experience.
• Effective communicator who can work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including Swim England.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

How to apply

Please click the apply button to be redirected to the Vision RCL website where you can apply.

This vacancy may require the following qualifications:

• Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award
• Coaching Swimming: Senior Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 3 Award