National Para-Athletics Manager
Permanent – 35hrs per week
Home based
Salary: Circa £40,000 per annum
England Athletics is the membership and development body for athletics and running in England. We work in partnership with the wider athletics family, especially our member clubs and bodies, UK Athletics, Sport England & commercial partners, to grow opportunities for everyone to experience our sport and to enable them to reach their full potential. England Athletics also provides national level competition and is responsible for athlete development beneath world class performance level.
England Athletics is a membership organisation with c1,730 member clubs/bodies and c163,500 registered athletes, which exists to provide services and support to its members and to promote and deliver athletics and running activities across all ages, event disciplines, ability levels and aspirations. There are also more than 7m who run each month in England, 2,000 licensed road races and 169,000 active RunTogether participants operating in more than 3,000 groups.
We want to inspire more athletes and runners of all abilities and backgrounds to fulfil their potential and to have a lifelong love of the sport. It’s our vision for athletics to become an inclusive sport where everyone belongs and can flourish. We want every participant involved in our sport, whether they are an athlete, runner, coach, official, leader, volunteer, facility operator, parent, or guardian to see and experience first-hand the guiding principles that continue to drive our work – including putting the athlete and runner first, encouraging high standards and ethical success across all aspects of our work, enhancing experiences, and working together in partnership not in isolation.
The Role
The National Para-Athletics Manager is an exciting and wide-ranging role to support the development of coaches and athletes to improve performance within Para-Athletics in England, below the World Class Performance level. There is specific responsibility to deliver the talent pathway in partnership with UKA.
The role involves working collaboratively with EA Event Group Leads through organising and delivering an annual programme of coach and athlete talent weekends, regional coach and athlete days, workshops, and conferences. The EGL will work in collaboration with the Head of Talent and Pathway Manager to build an athlete centred, learning development culture that ensures all para-athletes and coaches are connected and engaged on the England Paralympic Talent Pathway.
In addition, role is responsible for the commissioning and creation of a para-athletics specific delivery plan for the England Talent Pathway, implementing and monitoring a tracking process aligned with England Talent Pathway systems for para-athlete progressions data and information.
We are looking for an individual with previous experience in these respective areas of work who can influence multiple external stakeholders as well as make a positive change to the event area and contribute to the wider aims, ambitions, and culture of England Athletics. The individual must be someone who can collaborate, communicate, be self-driven and at the same time work in a team and who champions Para-Athletics.
For further information and to apply for this exciting post, please visit our website https://www.englandathletics.org/about-us/careers/
Closing date for applications: Friday 24th February 2023
Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 14th March 2023 at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham.
England Athletics is committed to providing and supporting an inclusive culture that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are proud of the diverse community we represent and want to ensure our workforce is representative of that community so welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. We will, at every opportunity, advance equality, and inclusivity for all staff, at all levels within the organisation, by addressing barriers, encouraging participation, and taking all relevant steps to meet everyone’s needs.