Job Description
The Rio 2016 cycle has been one of considerable success for athletics across both Olympic and Paralympic programmes. British teams have continually met or exceeded medal targets.
The vision is to create a sustainable medal-winning World Class Plan (WCP) and pathway for athletes, which is capable of evolving with the sporting landscape to enable more medals in more events in 2020, 2024 and beyond. Critical to achieving this will be the Talent Director and their team.
The Talent Director will have the opportunity to:
• Define, own and drive the strategy and technical framework for Olympic and Paralympic athlete and coach identification, supported through a seamless performance pathway within athletics in the context of the current World Class Plan and Talent Strategy for athletics across the UK, projecting across three Olympic/Paralympic cycles.
• Foster and lead close working partnerships with Home Nation Programmes to define the strategic and technical framework of a seamless performance pathway, reaching from Home Nation ‘Performance Foundation’ activity through to the GB World Class Programmes.
• Define and implement a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) framework that effectively and accurately measures the impact of the performance pathway reaching from Home Nation ‘Performance Foundation’ activity through to graduation on World Class Podium Potential and Podium groups.
The candidate will have:
• A background and recent experience of leading a team operating in elite sport at the highest level
• A comprehensive understanding of coaching, sport science and medicine, international competition and talent pathways
• Experience of working with multiple partners, stakeholders and volunteers to achieve success including working with public funding agencies
• Demonstrated collaborative style and political understanding to work positively in partnership with differing key stakeholders.
Successful candidate will need to be available to interview the Pathway Manager week commencing 24th April 2017.
How to apply
To access the candidate brief for this exciting post, please visit our website www.britishathletics.org.uk in the ‘Employment’ section under ‘Governance’.
To arrange a confidential conversation or to apply for the role email dawnbrown@positivedynamics.co.uk