Games Services Manager

JOB TITLE:

Games Services Manager

REPORTS TO:

Head of Sport (HoS)

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

Games Services Officer

SALARY BAND:

Manager (Band C), £40,000 - £45,000 dependent upon experience

TYPE OF CONTRACT:

Permanent

HOURS OF WORK:

Such hours as are necessary to fulfil the duties. This will involve a minimum of 35 hours per week, and will include work in evenings and on weekends and public holidays, as required

LOCATION:

A hybrid of home and office working from the ParalympicsGB London Office or Loughborough Office as agreed.

This role involves significant field-based activity and travel, including attendance at domestic and overseas events.

JOB PURPOSE

Demonstrating ParalympicsGB s core values at all times, the Games Services Manager has responsibility for the design and delivery of key elements of ParalympicsGB s Games Services Strategy and specific Games-related services and support whose outcomes will contribute positively to the fulfilment of ParalympicsGB s vision, mission and objectives through:

1. Working closely with the Head of Sport, exemplary management of identified areas of ParalympicsGB s Games Services strategy and associated programmes, people and partnerships

2. Excellence in delivery of identified core services including qualification and selection processes, accrediting the team, entering the team and managing team data

3. Provision of world class advice and support to all Paralympic sports which contributes positively to a best prepared team at each Paralympic Games

4. Provision of other input and support as a member of ParalympicsGB s team support in the creation and delivery of an optimal Games-time environments

Games-time Role(s) All Games-time roles will be discussed and agreed for each Paralympic Games and will be dependent upon structure and delivery requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES IN DETAIL:

Sport Directorate

To support the on-going management of a cohesive and collaborative Sport Team environment which proactively embraces cross directorate / partnership working, additionally to:

• Project management of ParalympicsGB s Games Services Strategy within the Sport Directorate
• Provide regular updates to the Head of Sport regarding the implementation of the ParalympicsGB s Games Services Strategy; identifying and communicating potential and actual risks in a timely manner
• Proactively identify and develop key strategic performance partnerships both within the UK and overseas to support delivery of organisational objectives
• Deputise for the Head of Sport in his / her absence at key meetings and activities on an agreed basis
• Support to the Director of Sport and Head of Sport in delivering identified organisational objectives

Games Services Strategy

Responsible for the management and effective delivery of identified elements of ParalympicsGB s Games Services Strategy including:

• Management of team data and the development of ParalympicsGB Base, including budget management.
• Management of team qualification including performance and qualification tracking and reporting.
• Management of selecting the team including support to all Paralympic sports with selection policies and processes.
• Management of accrediting the team for the ParalympicsGB delegation, including collaboration with Games Operations in updating the Delegation Overview.
• Management of entering the team including sport entries and liaison with National Governing Bodies and the Organising Committee.
• Management of the Qualification and Selection Panel.

Team Development Strategy:

Provide support to the Director of Sport and the Head of Athlete Services for the following aspects of ParalympicsGB s team development strategy:

• Support the design of the ParalympicsGB team development strategy and lead on elements of programme delivery
• Support the ParalympicsGB team Games recruitment project
• Lead the planning group for Team Development Programmes, including event and budget management
• Lead the Team Member s Agreement Working Group, including collaborative work with our legal partners.
• Support delivery of the Team Leader Journey including workshops and induction programmes.

Miscellaneous:

• To work collaboratively with Paralympic sports, UK Sport, Home Country Sports Institutes, British Olympic Association and other partners to ensure coherence in positioning, approach and impact of the Games Services Strategy and Games-specific services and support
• To ensure effective processes of monitoring, evaluation and quality control, and the observation of key performance indicators across all responsibility areas
• To support colleagues within ParalympicsGB across all areas of the Championing Change strategy, as reasonably required by the Director of Sport
• To attend all meetings, workshops and seminars, whether internal or external, regional, national or overseas, which are reasonably deemed to be relevant to the fulfilment of the demands and responsibilities of the role
• To fulfil any other agreed duties as required by the Director of Sport and / or Head of Sport

VALUES

The British Paralympic Association is an organisation with unique responsibilities and roles. However, we will only achieve our ambitions by working with and through others, and by appreciation of where we fit within the wider sporting landscape.

This partnership working internally and externally is driven by three values: excellence, respect and integrity. More information will be shared with our new strategy later this year. You will therefore adhere to:

Excellence Everything we do at ParalympicsGB reflects our ambition to be world leading. We care deeply about what we do and bring a flexible, positive and progressive approach to our interactions with others. Like the athletes that we support., we will always challenge ourselves and others to do better.

Respect Our relationships with each other, our partners and the wider community are based on respect, trust, and a deep-seated belief in diversity, inclusion and the value of our differences.

Integrity - We demand the highest standards from ourselves and others, seeking always to do the right thing and to engage with openness and transparency in all that we do.

This job description and person specification is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and may be amended from time to time in the light of the changing needs of the organisation through appropriate processes of consultation and the mutual agreement of both parties.