Description
UE06 - £32,982 - £38,205 p/a (pro-rata)
Corporate Services Group, University Sport & Exercise Part-time, 21hrs per week
Annualised ~ 10 months Fixed Term ~ 2 years 1x post
The University of Edinburgh is one of the most prominent sporting institutions in the UK and has ambitions to be a global player emulating the worldwide success of our academic colleagues. The University has recently undergone an independent review of its performance sport programme, with the purpose of supporting and enabling our student athletes and associated programme athletes to succeed on the world stage. We strive to create a high-performance and leading development environment where innovation can thrive and where we are recognised as ‘best in class’.
The Opportunity:
The University of Edinburgh is seeking a dynamic Head of Hockey (Women) to lead our performance development programme within the Edinburgh University Hockey Club (EUWHC).
This pivotal role involves developing and delivering a high-performance Hockey programme, with primary responsibility for leading technical sessions, squad selection, and support services to ensure optimal hockey performance.
You will collaborate with head coaches, support staff, and national partners to create a world-class training environment that fosters a culture of excellence and innovation
Your skills and attributes for success: You will be educated to at least HND level, with a UKCC level 2 award in coaching (Hockey) and at least 2 years coaching experience in a performance sport environment.
You will have demonstrable experience of devising, monitoring, and reviewing sport development plans; developed communication (verbal and written, including simple report writing), presentational, and inter-personal skills; the ability to work independently, respond to unforeseen situations, and network effectively and an in-depth understanding of the organisation/structure of British/Scottish Universities sport.
As a valued member of our team you can expect: An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, gym membership, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family friendly initiatives and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Interviews will be held week commencing the 5th of August 2024.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
