Job Description
Programme Leader (Maternity Cover)
Company: Institute of Swimming
Salary: £28,749 to £32,021 dependent upon skills/experience
Hours of work: 35 Hours per week
Work Pattern: 9:00am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Location: SportPark, Loughborough
The Institute of Swimming work in conjunction with Swim England as a subsidiary, and exist for the good of the sport; developing the best aquatic professionals is our priority.
We are the largest provider of Swim England qualifications and aquatics courses and we train over 60 per cent of all swimming teachers in the UK.
We are seeking a Programme Leader to join our team on a 12-month maternity cover basis.
This is an exciting opportunity working within the Institute of Swimming. As part of a busy team you will be responsible for leading the activities of the Institute of Swimming’s Short Course Coordinator team, to ensure efficient management, planning and delivery to a high standard of customer care. You will also be responsible for managing the troubleshooting of commercial programmes, evaluating business plans and leading on certain qualification and programme areas.

The successful candidate must:
• Have an understanding of the Institute of Swimming’s training products
• Have had previous line management experience
• Have demonstrable ability of setting and achieving challenging and realistic work targets
• Have a high level of computer literacy
• Have the flexibility to work outside of standard working hours on occasion in line with business needs
Find out more about us – the Institute of Swimming family – and what we do here: http://www.swimming.org/ios/

So if you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this position then we would like to hear from you.
This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to inclusion and embrace the spirit of all equalities legislation. Where possible we will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it.
Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship and that you must have right to work status to apply or be considered for this role. If you are a non UK/EU National, you must have an appropriate working Visa to undertake employment.

How to apply
To apply for this role please:
• Click here (https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6S6Y8YG) to complete our application statement.
• Send your CV and cover letter outlining the skills and experience you can bring to this role referring to the advert, person specification and job description to careers@swimming.org
This should include any personal interests and unpaid activities. Include as much detail as possible to support your application, we receive hundreds of applications so make yours stand out! (We would recommend at least 300 words.)