Performance Sports Manager (Maternity Cover)

• Performance Sports Manager (Maternity Cover)

Performance Sports Manager (Maternity Cover) Details Description

Role: Oriam Performance Sports Manager (Maternity Cover)

Grade and Salary: Grade 7 (£37,694 - £47,389) per annum.

FTE and working pattern: 1 FTE (full-time - 35 hours per week) for one year.

Holiday Entitlement: 33 days annual leave plus 9 buildings-closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday).

Purpose of Role

The Performance Manager will lead the Performance Department to ensure high quality delivery across all our services with a high duty of care to our athletes.

They will be responsible for the overall running of the department, delivery of financial and performance targets, maximising the staff team and creating/ maintaining a positive multi-disciplinary team culture.

About the Team

Oriam has a vision to inspire, engage and motivate our communities through the facilities we provide and the interactions we have with our customers.

As a manager within the team, you will contribute to the delivery of the strategy.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee the operation of all sports scholarships (squash, football, handball & multi-sport scholars).
• Directly line manage department staff, including Lead Sport Scientist, Squash Head Coach, Football Head Coach and Athlete Lifestyle & Performance Coordinator.
• Oversee the full staff team and ensure they are operating as a high performing multi-disciplinary team.
• Coordinate external & academic service contracts.
• Plan and deliver sport science services including but not limited to; education workshops, testing, gym-based S&C sessions, conditioning based sessions, rehab-based session, and recovery sessions.
• Oversee and deliver various services to the Sport & Exercise Science academic programme, such as applied teaching, placements and dissertation co-supervision.
• Manage all health & safety / compliance within the Performance Sport department.
• Oversee the finances of the department, meeting agreed commercial targets, managing payroll and overheads and staying within scholarship budget.
• Contribute to Sport & Health testing while also ensuring good collaboration with Oriam Clinic.
• Contribute to wider sport & active well-being strategy at Heriot-Watt.
• Lead on performance education targeted at scholars but also wider audiences.
• Educated to degree in Sport Science at undergraduate level.
• Experience of providing a range of sports science services for athletes within a similar performance environment as outlined above for at least 5 years.
• Ability to coach, motivate, assess and manage a team, including setting team & individual objectives.
• Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrable professional and proactive approach.
• Ability to develop relationships with a range of stakeholders and clients.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, influencing and presentation skills.
• High level organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and to function effectively in time pressured/ agile environment.
• Competent in the use of relevant IT packages.
• Demonstrable excellent customer service.
• UKSCA Accredited (or able to complete within the first 6 months).
• Educated to master's level in a relevant discipline.
• Experience of delivering physiological tests.

We welcome and will consider flexible working patterns e.g.; part-time working, job share options or a secondment from another employer.

For further information about the role please contact Chris Sellar on