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 team.
The Pathway Manager will have the opportunity to:
• Work with the Talent Director 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 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.
• 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:
• Proven experience in the recruitment, development and transition of talented athletes within a sports environment.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse the effectiveness of sports athlete pathways and identify system and technical interventions to increase promotion rates of athletes within it.
• Experience of coordinating and quality controlling multidisciplinary teams and expert consultants to enhance the successful delivery of athlete pathways.
• Experience in performance modelling and in the use, development and management of performance data to inform decision making.
• Demonstrated collaborative style and political understanding to work positively in partnership with differing key stakeholders.
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 apply for the role email dawnbrown@positivedynamics.co.uk