Global Football Development Programme Coordinator – Tottenham Hotspur

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English Premier League Club, based in North London, with a global following of millions. 

Led by the late great Bill Nicholson, the Club became the first in England to win the League and FA Cup Double in 1961, and the first in the UK to win a European Trophy two years later. Spurs has since been home to some of the game’s great entertainers, including Jimmy Greaves, Glenn Hoddle, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, Gareth Bale, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane.

In April 2019, the Club opened an iconic new stadium that sits at the heart of a £1billion sport-led regeneration of North Tottenham. The stadium is the largest football club stadium in London and is a multi-use venue with the ability to host a variety of events 365 days a year, including NFL, boxing, rugby, concerts, and other major events, plus visitor attractions including Stadium Tours and the Dare Skywalk.

The stadium development scheme has to date created more than 4,000 new jobs for local people, with circa £300m pumped into the local economy each year.

Tottenham Hotspur has:

  • A clear strategy to develop talent from within its Academy, showcased by a strong track record of Academy players graduating to the first-team squad.
  • A £100m state-of-the-art Training Centre that supports the Club’s ambition to attract, develop and retain the best talent.
  • Commercial partnerships with globally recognised brands including AIA Group Limited (AIA), one of the world’s leading providers of life insurance services, and Nike, the world’s leading sports footwear and apparel company
  • A commitment to minimizing its environmental impact across Club operations, being named as the greenest in the Premier League for the past three years. Tottenham Hotspur is a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, committing to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and become net zero carbon by 2040
  • An award-winning Foundation that is renowned for creating opportunities to help enhance the lives of people in its local community through education, employment, health, and social inclusion programmes

Job Purpose

Coordinate the planning, preparation, and delivery of a holistic coaching programme specific to college students, ensuring that all programme operations, logistics and coaching are delivered in a professional manner and adhere to all relevant Club policies, operating procedures, and coaching philosophies. 

Establish and develop relationships with target groups (e.g., feeder schools, grassroots clubs, and the wider school network) to create awareness in the local area of the partnership between Notley High School and Tottenham Hotspur. This will help achieve the objective to increase participation within the school to enhance the progression of students into Braintree 6th Form.

Key Responsibilities

Coaching

  • Oversee the development and delivery of a structured coaching programme aligned with the Global Football Development coaching syllabus/coaching cycle, ensuring players are developed technically, tactically, physically, and socially based on the Global Football Development philosophy.
  • Observe coaching performance and provide effective feedback via PDR’s. Promote the Global Football Development pathway and actively identify and develop coaches who are ready to progress.
  • Coordinate college match days including staffing, squads, and officials.
  • Research current trends of coaching and continually look for ways to develop and improve your own coaching and best practice within all Global Football Development programmes.
  • Facilitate regular meetings with staff to ensure that priorities are clear and identified targets are being met.
  • Identify talented players and report via the Club TID process.
  • Conduct a coach mentoring program for student coaches involved in the CEC.
  • Build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including fellow coaches, college staff and students.
  • Create video/interactive content to support the engagement of students and recruitment/promotion of the programme.

College

  • Manage college recruitment promotion and talent identification process.
  • Drive the recruitment strategy to support the growth and development of the programme with the aspiration to attract higher quality players each year. This will include future planning for a potential girls only programme in 2023/24.
  • Attend weekly college programme operations meetings.
  • Provide classroom support as required.

Operations

  • Ensure that allocated staff hours are being used effectively.
  • Identify and notify GFD Operations of any potential staffing/scheduling concerns.
  • Provide monthly programme updates and case studies to Education & Football Development Centre Manager, highlighting student achievements, attendance figures and programme progression.
  • Provide “end of term” programme updates to Education & Football Development Centre Manager on overall progress and development within the programme and collective feedback from coaches and students on future direction of programmes.
  • Monitor programme performance against set targets and performance indicators.
  • Conduct generic and dynamic risk assessments as and when required.
  • Monitor kit & equipment regularly throughout the year and implement processes to minimise loss and/or damage of Club property.
  • Provide outstanding customer service to the partner by supporting them with their contractual needs and liaising directly with the Education & Football Development Centre Manager/GFD central team.
  • Coordinate the organisation of ad-hoc trips/events when required e.g., visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Training Centre etc.

General

  • Understand and comply with all relevant Club policies.
  • Understand and comply with the Club’s health and safety procedures.
  • Adhere to the Global Football Development Coaching Code of Conduct.
  • Promote, adhere to, and implement the Club’s Equality & Diversity Policy.
  • Attend all Global Football Development in-service training events as required.
  • Administer effective first aid and keep accurate records of any care provided to students.
  • Act as Head Coach (or support) International Group Days, Half Term and/or other Global Football Development programmes as required.
  • Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be expected.

Personal Attributes

  • Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas
  • Values & respects others, builds relationships, collaborates
  • Gets things done, delivers to highest of standards, takes responsibility
  • Generate innovative ideas and strive to deliver the highest standard of service as possible.
  • Alert – attentive and observant, able to make decisions quickly and adapting to situations.
  • Proactive – think ahead rather than simply reacting in the moment.
  • Able to work independently, showing initiative, taking responsibility, and thinking logically.
  • Reliable – be able to commit to scheduled programmes and to be punctual.
  • Passionate – taking great pride and enthusiasm in your work.
  • Fantastic personal skills – good communicator: friendly, approachable, positive attitude.

Skills & Experience

Essential

Minimum UEFA B License (or working towards)

Level 2 FA Emergency First Aid in Football (EFAiF) Qualification

FA Safeguarding Children Qualification

Desired

UEFA A License

FA Youth Award

FA Advanced Youth Award (or working towards)

FA Talent ID Level 2

Experience of working within a school and/or college environment

DBS Disclaimer

Right to Work Check

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates will undergo the following pre-employment checks prior to a start date being confirmed.

  1. Satisfactory right to work in the UK.
  2. Satisfactory written references (one must be from the most recent/current employer);
  3. Criminal record check’ (Enhanced DBS with Child/Adult Barring)
  4. Evidence of professional qualifications and education (where appropriate)
  5. Evidence of any Safeguarding training or certification (where appropriate)

All employment offers are conditional and based on the information being provided.

National Federations Liaison – Glasgow 2023

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the international federation for cycling, currently stages annual individual world championship events in each of its cycling disciplines (from Road and BMX Racing to Urban and Para Track Cycling) in different host cities around the world.

In 2023, the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships (‘2023 UCI Cycling Worlds’) will bring together 13 UCI world championships from 7 different cycling disciplines in one unprecedented event for the first time ever, which will see thousands of the world’s best able bodied and para cyclists vying to be crowned world champion and win the prestigious ‘rainbow jersey’. The 2023 UCI Cycling Worlds is set to be the biggest cycling event ever to take place.

The National Federation Relations role will join 2023 Cycling Worlds Ltd in a fixed-term position through to October 2023. This is a unique chance to be part of something different that will enhance Scotland’s reputation on a global scale as the perfect stage for events.

With less than three years to go until the World Championships, we now seek an experienced event professional to join this policy-led project in its delivery phase.


Desired Skills and Experience

Experience

  • Previous experience working in a fast-paced project environment within the event sector, involving multiple areas of responsibility.
  • Experience of working with Athletes and Teams is preferred.
  • Experience of delivery of International Federation led sporting events is preferred.
  • Experience of working within a high-pressure environment, dealing with and responding to a variety of demanding clients and/or stakeholders.
  • Experience of venue operations planning and delivery at major events.
  • Experience of working across several projects with complex requirements simultaneously and delivering against deadlines.
  • Experience of budget management and performance reporting.
  • Experience of contract management, performance tracking and issue resolution.


Knowledge

  • Knowledge of LOC structures and the wider range of functional areas involved in major sports events.
  • A knowledge of National Cycling Federations and their performance / logistical operations is advantageous.
  • An understanding of cycling disciplines is advantageous
  • An understanding of the geography of Scotland and the various Local Authorities.
  • An understanding of UK public sector processes such as procurement.


Skills

  • Capacity to manage multiple functional areas simultaneously in an effective and efficient manner, meeting deadlines and objectives.
  • Ability to quickly create and maintain positive relationships
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor communication style to different groups as appropriate.
  • Ability to successfully manage the demands of an evolving organisational structure; remaining flexible, resilient and positive through organisational growth and other challenges.
  • Highly collaborative, engages effectively with colleagues and takes the time to engage with team members.
  • Ability to identify project risks and issues, to propose creative solutions and escalate as appropriate.
  • An appreciation for different global cultures. Languages would be a bonus.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please click ‘Apply Now’ and begin the application process.

By applying for this position through VisitScotland’s recruitment site, you note that as part of the recruitment process, your CV and covering letter and any personal data contained therein may be shared with the following third parties for the purposes of reviewing, sifting, shortlisting and interviewing candidates: Scottish Government, UK Sport, British Cycling, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Life and sportscotland.

All third parties are required to take appropriate security and organisational measures to protect your personal information in line with data protection legislation and our policies. We do not allow third-parties to use your personal data for their own purposes. We only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions. For more information, please see VisitScotland’s privacy notice on its recruitment site.

Please note, HR support for 2023 Cycling Worlds Ltd, including recruitment activity is provided by VisitScotland Human Resources Team.

Senior Manager, Volunteering – ECB

PURPOSE

We’re introducing this exciting role to oversee and deliver the volunteer action plan, all in line with the game wide strategy Inspiring Generations. The volunteer action plan is an evolving plan founded on insight and industry research to deliver a plan that will define the future of volunteering across the entire game. We have identified two priority volunteering audiences;

1.       c. 42,000 club and league volunteers

2.       Urban and community based volunteers

This role will focus on recruiting, training, and recognising those volunteers within clubs and leagues who are fundamental to the success of recreational cricket.

WHO WE ARE

The England and Wales Cricket Board is the national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales, supporting the game at every level – from grassroots to professional.

We believe cricket is a force for good that can have an enduring impact on everyone’s lives and we have an ambitious strategy to inspire a generation to say ‘cricket is a game for me’. It provides great entertainment. It teaches important skills, both physical and social. It can help inclusion and social cohesion, bringing communities together.

The ECB welcomes applications from all backgrounds to ensure we deliver our Inspiring Generations strategy and fulfil our purpose to connect communities and improve lives through cricket.

OUR VALUES

  • Stronger As One Team – We are stronger together. We allow for individual strengths and beliefs but head in the same direction. We respect, support, and really listen to each other along the way.
  • Push New Boundaries – We are bold, brave, and curious. We challenge and don’t settle. We forge the future whilst remembering our roots.
  • Be The Best In The Game – On & Off The Pitch – We train hard. We strive to be our best to help the team be the best. We celebrate our victories and learn from our let downs.
  • Passion For Play – We are here to inspire & be inspired. We are serious about what we do, but don’t take ourselves seriously. We enjoy the journey and have fun.

 YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF

  • You’re a clear and articulate communicator, where influencing stakeholders and taking them on a journey is your key strength
  • You have previous experience of delivering a project aligned with a strategy  
  • You have outstanding programme or project management skills, with experience in managing sizeable budgets

 YOU’LL BE DOING

  • Overseeing the entire volunteer action plan, including project management, consultant and stakeholder management overseeing working groups, steering groups and all strategy development tasks.
  • Gaining an understanding of all the insights year on year to better support the needs of cricket clubs and leagues to best serve their communities.
  • Working closely with the Community Volunteer Manager to ensure aligned volunteer support and recognition opportunities for all volunteer.
  • Working with the Participation and Growth team and 39 County Cricket Boards to continually support clubs and league committees to embed best practise inclusion and diversity initiatives
  • Leading the annual club and league engagement process, e.g. delivering a series of workshops for volunteers to attend and input on the evolving plans to ensure the recreational game thrives.
  • Building relationships from the cricket community, to ensue volunteer feedback is fed into central plans. E.g. digital plans, club plans and international events etc
  • Working with the wider P&G department to input on all touchpoints of volunteering across the department including national programmes volunteer engagement plans; Women’s and Girls’ volunteer engagement; network engagement plans

YOU’LL HAVE

  • Evidence of delivering a strategy / action plan and driving continual improvement
  • Extensive project management experience.
  • A superior track record establishing and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships.

YOU’LL RECEIVE

  • Competitive salary – £50-£55k
  • Holiday – 25 days a year
  • Volunteering – 2 days a year
  • Pension – Non-contributory 8% pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Employee health cash-back plan
  • Long-term sickness insurance
  • Life assurance – four times your annual basic salary
  • Enhanced family friendly leave
  • Unmind – free and confidential access to a wellbeing app to help you manage your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
  • OpenBlend – an innovative coaching and performance management tool
  • People Academy – a range of programmes and initiatives to help you develop and reach your
  • Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice
  • Free online fitness classes
  • 30% Castore discount
  • Cycle 2 Work Scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Preferential access to tickets to England and The Hundred games

Product Manager, Mobile Advertising – DAZN

DAZN is changing the way broadcasts sports, bringing thousands of sporting events into millions of households across the world, delivering live sport direct to consumers through 100s of devices in over 200 countries.

Sport and Advertising go hand in hand, and DAZN is perfectly positioned to continue its trend for disruption in this space. As the Product Manager, Mobile Advertising at DAZN, you will take ownership of defining and delivering the roadmap of next generation advertising experiences that will wow both Advertisers and Subscribers across the globe. You will align closely with our global ad sales and finance teams to identify and prioritise opportunities and partner across our UX and technology teams to build truly engaging and unique advertising experiences that create value for DAZN, Advertisers and Customers.

To be successful in this role your customer obsession and data-driven decision-making approach will drive you to balance the needs of advertisers with those of subscribers, ensuring you are always creating long term value for DAZN. You will wear many hats and know how to adapt your approach to your audience – you can be both persuasive and considerate, energetic and collected, and challenging and collaborative as required. The ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams is key to drive innovation, adoption, and growth of advertising on DAZN. 

Benefits will include: access to DAZN, 25 days’ holiday per year, an annual performance related bonus, pension plan, medical insurance discounts, commuter allowance/NS business card for those of you living more than 10km away from the office, family friendly community, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working (remove if role is 100% office based with shifts e.g. Broadcast Ops), and access to our internal speaker series and events.

As our new Product Manager – Mobile Advertising, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Define, deliver, and own the vision and roadmaps for multiple advertising products on mobile devices and be responsible for directly managing stakeholders throughout the organisation to progress these.
  • Work with central and local commercial teams to explore global and market-specific opportunities and work with finance to develop business cases for initiatives.
  • Collaborate with design and research teams to understand advertiser and customer needs and considerations, uncover new insights and define user experiences.
  • Define and prioritise feature backlogs and work directly with engineering teams to shape and refine to meet delivery expectations.
  • Work with experimentation teams to shape and run lean experiments that prove/disprove hypotheses and guide next steps. 
  • Launch products into the market and locally optimise them over time based on data insights, market developments and customer feedback.
  • Enjoy the fantastic DAZN culture and the constant challenge to make DAZN every sports fans’ favourite destination!

YOU WILL BE SET UP FOR SUCCESS IF YOU HAVE:

  • Experience successfully shipping and optimising products/features/experiences that inherently have complex trade-offs. 
  • 2+ years product management experience leading agile design and engineering teams to take customer-facing products from ideation through to launch and optimisations. 
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. 
  • Exceptional written, communication and teamwork skills
  • Strong ability to distil stakeholder requirements into clear development user stories (Gherkin, BDD, Acceptance Criteria) and to manage these through to delivery.
  • Demonstrable experience running experiments and using data to make informed decisions. 
  • Proven ability to manage multiple product initiatives concurrently while maintaining a high tendency for on-time delivery. 
  • A strong work ethic and be highly organised and very self-motivated.
  • An energetic personality and an entrepreneurial knack.

EVEN BETTER IF YOU HAVE:

  • Direct product ownership/backlog management experience 
  • A degree and relevant ongoing training and development
  • Hands-on experience with some form of software programming, whether scripting, SQL, analytics or advanced languages
  • Understanding of Advertising, key emerging trends, and the programmatic ecosystem
  • Working knowledge of ad-serving technologies: Google Ad Manager, DAI technologies, FreeWheel, Third Party Servers, HTML, JavaScript

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.

As part of our team you’ll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We’re doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We’re using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we’re not going to stop.

If you’re ambitious, inventive, brave and supportive, then you’re the kind of person who’s going to enjoy life at DAZN.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, both inside and outside of our walls, that values equality and diversity and where everyone can contribute at the highest level and have their voices heard. For us, this means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities. If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience.

Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible. We will do our best to accommodate adjustments for interviews.

Partnerships Development, Operations Assistant – Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC is an icon of global sport, a brand with an exceptional heritage. Hundreds of millions of people across the globe are devoted to the Club, but there is more to Liverpool FC than the scale of its fanbase. Over 100 years of success and heartache has forged a truly unique identity. Working for Liverpool FC makes you more than just an employee, you are an integral part of the world`s greatest football family.

We are now looking for talented individuals, interested in marketing, sales support, and partnership operations to join us for 6 months in our commercial London office – recent graduates who want to be a part of the development of world-class sports sponsorships that drive significant revenue for LFC.

The role will involve working closely with team members across our global commercial offices and offers the opportunity for the candidate to receive exposure to many departments across the Club.

Join us to enhance your skillset and develop your career in the sports marketing industry.

What will you be doing?

The Partnership Development Operations Assistant will provide significant support across the day-to-day management of the entire partnership development process. The role involves working closely with the LFC Partnerships Sales and Central team to project manage key sales cycles and develop innovative and compelling sales materials that will introduce LFC to prospective partners.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Providing logistical support for the Partnerships Development team.
  • Quality checking all sales materials.
  • Proactively suggesting improvements to the senior Operations team and working with them to implement approved solutions.
  • Sourcing external suppliers and liaising with them to develop sales materials, fulfil orders and process payments whilst adhering to budget and Club policies.
  • Cultivating strong and lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Resolving issues and removing any roadblocks that might prevent the sales support function from operating at anything less than maximum efficiency.
  • Uploading important data to our Partnership Team’s CRM system and supporting Sales team with management of the system.
  • Assisting Operations team with weekly reporting to evaluate the effectiveness of global and regional development strategies.
  • Providing ad hoc support for advanced discussions with prospective partners, including bespoke gifting and experiences.
  • Administrative support of the commercial team, assisting with the processing of commercial contracts. 
  • Proactively managing stock and replenishing when necessary.

Who are we looking for?

If you’re a natural problem solver and a strong communicator, capable of using your initiative to make things happen, then we’d love to hear from you.

To be successful, you will:

  • Understand commercial sports marketing, the sponsorship landscape and its position in the broader media and entertainment industry.
  • Have a high attention to detail.
  • Be effective at problem solving and have the initiative to come up with solutions to challenges.
  • Be process-driven while at the same time, enjoying the opportunity to be creative.
  • Be computer literate with a good understanding of MS Office packages.
  • Be confident working with numbers. Candidates must be proficient in the use of Excel with the ability to write and understand basic formulae in order to manage and interpret large volumes of data.
  • Write clearly and competently. Be an excellent communicator.
  • Consistently organised, timely and detail-oriented in carrying out your day-to-day tasks.
  • Satisfactory ability to deal with pressure in difficult situations.
  • Be an amazing team player.

Most importantly, we are looking for someone with a “can-do attitude” who will relish the opportunity to get stuck in and become an integral part of the Partnerships team.

You will be a good fit for this role if you share our Club values of ambition, commitment, dignity and unity and have an understanding of the club activities ‘off pitch’.

Due to the nature of the role, you must be within commutable distance of our London office as this will be your main base of work.

Why should you apply?

This is a 6-month temporary role working full-time 35 hours per week from Monday to Friday. You will be based in our London office with the opportunity to work on a hybrid (office/home working) basis depending on the needs of the business.

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (pro rata) plus 8 bank holidays and a contributory pension scheme.

You will have access to our benefits kit bag where you can get high street discounts, and a selection of benefit schemes you can join. There are opportunities to get involved with volunteering through our LFC Foundation to give back to the local community.

We aspire to be the most inclusive club in world football – providing fair and appropriate opportunities to as many people from different backgrounds as possible, being welcoming and meeting their needs as best we can. We are committed to hiring great people representative of a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, not just because it`s the right thing to do, but because we believe it makes our Club stronger. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment.

Retail Manager – MCC

Marylebone Cricket Club (the Club) is the world’s most active Cricket Club, custodian of the Laws of Cricket and is also the owner of Lord’s Ground, affectionately known as the “Home of Cricket.” The MCC and Lord’s brands are renowned worldwide and are synonymous with excellence, prestige and providing an enjoyable customer experience, whether at an international Cricket Match or a special event

The role manages the in-ground Retail operations, Lord’s Shops on match, non-match, and event days and will oversee the in-house e-commerce platform. It will include driving national and international sales, evolving stock and POS systems, visual merchandising, all stockroom and stock control responsibilities, and full time and casual staff management, including training and development

MCC is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, national origin, religion, sex, and or other legally protected status. If you have any requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this in a covering email

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

§ Proven Retail Management experience, specifically within a Sports or Event Retail environment

§ Experience managing or operating an e-commerce platform within a Sports or Event Retail environment

§ Exceptional customer focus, with the ability to achieve and maintain an exceptional level of service

§ Solid knowledge of stock management processes and procedures

§ Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

§ Able to motivate a team, work in a team and independently

§ Ability to forge and maintain close working relationships stakeholders at all levels

§ Collaborative approach and able to work across numerous areas of the operation

§ Outstanding attention to detail and a conscientious, professional approach

§ Exceptional organisational and time management skills

§ Excellent written and oral communication skills

§ Self-motivated and ability to use initiative

§ Tact, discretion, and the ability to work quickly under pressure

§ High standard of personal presentation

§ Punctual and a flexible approach to work content and working hours

§ Trustworthy, hardworking, and dependable

VALUES AND BEHAVIORS 

SMART

• We make informed decisions

• We cut out inefficiency and complexity

• We ensure that everything we do looks, sounds, and feels high quality

ATTENTIVE

• We are welcoming hosts to people of all cultures and backgrounds

• We pride ourselves on impeccable manners

• We work with other organisations for the good of the game

ORIGINAL

• We set our own high standards

• We constantly seek out better ways of working

• We encourage people to be imaginative in their work

Please submit your CV and a covering letter, stating salary expectations tojobsatlords@mcc.org.uk

Independent Chair of Audit Committee – UK Athletics

The successful candidate will join the UK national governing body of athletics, at the heart of a new vision and strategy for the whole sport, shared with the governing bodies in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. “Athletics Unified” sets out our role for the decade ahead in promoting running, throwing, jumping and pushing to everyone, with a clear pathway from the playground to the podium in the nation’s favourite Olympic and Paralympic Games sport.

THE ROLE 

  • To act as the independent Chair of the Audit Committee, offering guidance, support, expertise and an objective perspective to the Executive and the Board on the key matters of financial strategy, financial affairs, and risk management.
  • To ensure that the Audit Committee discharges its duties as set out in its terms of reference.
  • To attend relevant Board meetings as required by the Board.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

  • Evidence of success in your chosen career.
  • Proven Audit Committee and/or risk management experience.
  • Good all round business acumen with proven experience, skills and knowledge of the requirements to lead a successful business.

AS WELL AS

  • Qualified accountant with proven experience in financial management and risk assurance so as to be a credible candidate to Chair the Audit Committee.
  • Excellent communication, relationship and networking skills, able to represent UK Athletics to all our stakeholders.
  • Good knowledge of Corporate Governance and Board responsibilities, accustomed to a high level of accountability.

For the full candidate brief and details of how to apply, please visit http://careers.ukathletics.org.uk/

Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 7th August 2022.

Social Content Producer – Southampton FC

Desirable Experience:

  • Experience of working on printed platforms.
  • Experience of working within a football club or similar environment.

Essential Qualifications (including certifications):

  • Undergraduate journalism or media qualification, or equivalent in experience.

Desirable Qualifications (including certifications):

  • NCTJ/NCE journalism certificate.

Essential Skills:

  • Social media platform management and content creation.
  • Understanding of the role and functions of each social media platform.
  • Understanding of football, digital and commercial environments.
  • Knowledge of content management systems for website and/or mobile apps.
  • Proven track record of delivering high-quality content with a keen attention to detail.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with key stakeholders.
  • Strong forward planning skills with a creative approach to problem solving.
  • Flexible working weekends and evenings.

How this benefits you…

If you are successful, you can look forward to a healthy benefits package;

  • Access to x2 free match tickets for every home league game
  • Access to our staff Health & Wellbeing initiatives (Mental & Physical Health).
  • Discounted Southampton Football Club merchandise.
  • 25 days’ holiday per year, excluding bank holidays, plus your birthday off each year.
  • Worldwide Travel Insurance for you and your family.
  • Learning & Development opportunities – supporting you to develop your potential and achieve in your career.
  • Free onsite parking.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • Collaborative & inclusive working culture.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 31st July 2022.

Head of External Affairs and International Relations – UK Sport

We operate a hybrid working model with offices in Manchester, London and Loughborough, and with some home/remote working. We are open to discussion regarding your office ‘base’, but regular travel may be required to other sites as necessary.Contract typePermanent (Full time)Closing date5 August 2022Job DescriptionUK Sport is on a mission to create the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments; reaching, inspiring and uniting the nation. We’re looking for a visionary leader and influencing expert to join our team.  

You’ll seamlessly inspire and lead an External Affairs and International Relations Team whilst also playing a vital role as part of the Senior Leadership Team in the Engagement and External Affairs department; contributing to its effective overall leadership and maximising collaboration and impact across the department and UK Sport overall. 

You’ll be tasked with leading a team to ensure effective engagement across government departments and effective policy-making that enables high-performance sport to thrive. Ensuring that the UK remains a world-leading and influential international player, shaping the future of performance sport on the world stage. Partnering with social impact colleagues to ensure sport has a positive impact on society domestically and internationally. And finally, ensuring the department makes the most impactful contribution towards our strategic ambitions to keep winning and win well, to grow a thriving sporting system and to use the power and platform of sport to inspire positive change for people and society. 

We’re searching for an exceptional candidate, with superb strategic thinking, a proven track record in developing influencing strategies and plans and who can demonstrate their experience in working sensitively across cultures and in a domestic and international influencing context. You’ll need a proven track record in international relations and public affairs. Having a strong understanding of the domestic and international sporting system is highly advantageous.  

This role reports directly into the Executive Team, working to the Director of Engagement & External Affairs. The successful candidate will be expected to work directly with UK Sport’s Directors team, the Board of Trustees and closely with a number of international and domestic partners, including International Federations, National Governing Bodies in sport and colleagues across a range of UK Government departments. Likewise, the role will work alongside the Head of Communications and Engagement and Head of Social Impact as a vital member of the department’s Senior Leadership team.  

Partnership Account Senior Manager – NBA

Position Summary 

The NBA’s Basketball Operations, EME works to carry out the league’s strategy of growing the game of basketball by getting more youth participating in the game around the world. Based in London, this position will work across all business lines to develop, deliver and execute NBA Basketball School partnerships across EME. This position will provide administrative and project support for various partners within the department, with a focus on supporting the delivery NBA Basketball School camps and yearlong programs which will require oversight, administration, and execution of the program strategy in each country. This role requires business acumen and significant experience in basketball operations, coaching and youth engagement.

Major Responsibilities 

  • Work closely with the NBA Basketball Operations team in NY to support the NBA’s overall objective to cultivate the next generation of global fans by expanding the NBA Basketball School program in Europe and Middle East.
  • Manage existing NBA Basketball School partnerships working to develop a strong working relationship to support the partners operation and deliver of the program to meet business objectives.
  • Work with BBOPs EME to explore new partnership across the region to meet key OKR’s and objectives.
  • Support partners with the coordination, planning, coaching, organization and delivery of NBA Basketball School camps and full-time programs.
  • Work with the NBA Elite Basketball team on global NBA Basketball School data collection, tracking and reporting process.
  • Work with existing NBA Basketball School partners to oversee quality control and process.
  • Lead on court coaching, instruction, and demonstrations of basketball drills at camps and youth clinics during NBA Basketball School programs. 
  • Ensure the NBA Basketball School curriculum meets the highest standard of excellence in teaching the game of basketball and life skills across the programs globally.
  • Support NBA Basketball School local partners with additional program initiatives which includes, but is not limited to special camps, international tours, clinics, train the trainer programs, etc. 
  • Work closely with partners, NBA Academy team and scouts to identify top talent within our Basketball Schools programs to be selected as part of our talent pathway to participate in Jr. NBA Elite Camp and Basketball Without Borders programs.
  • Assist partners in the hiring and placement of NBA approved technical directors and coaches for our NBA Basketball School programs. 
  • Work with the NBA Elite Basketball team and NBA Regional staff to develop NBA Basketball School coaches’ education program
  • Support NBA Basketball School local partners with marketing, content, and social media strategy. 
  • Develop new business opportunities through research for potential NBA Basketball School partners in key markets.

Required Skills/Knowledge 

  • Fluency in English language. Additional language skills a plus
  • Creative, strategic thinker – able to shape, develop and execute global strategy.
  • International thinker and operator – appreciative of and well-versed in other cultures and business practices.
  • Detail-oriented, well-organized and the ability to work autonomously both in and out of the office.
  • Strong project management skills, with a demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple on-going projects
  • Extensive knowledge of the international basketball landscape and the NBA’s international business and league operations.
  • A thorough understanding of the youth sports landscape and elite basketball landscape in EME.
  • Experience delivering basketball coaching at a high level to elite youth players and coaches.
  • Ability to build a network of contacts throughout the global sports landscape that will help maintain solid partnerships for the NBA.
  • Demonstrated computer proficiency (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ability to learn new computer programs
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work well within a team environment
  • Ability to travel internationally
  • Ability to deliver coaching to elite youth players and coaches #

Experience Needed

  • 4-6 years elite basketball coaching experience with extensive experience in coaching youth players. Past playing experience a plus
  • In depth knowledge of the game of basketball throughout EME and internationally.
  • Experience in creating, planning, and executing all aspects of basketball development programs (youth/elite clinics, coaching clinics, camps, seminars, grassroots, etc.)
  • Ability to develop creative solutions which will meet the objectives of prospective partners.
  • Ability to work effectively in a multinational matrix organization and manage complex projects.
  • A track record of self-starter attitude and entrepreneurial spirit.

The Executives in Sport Group are retained on behalf of the NBA to appoint a Partnerships Account Senior Manager. All direct applications and CV’s will be forwarded to The Executives in Sport Group.

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