Description
Job Title: Rugby Performance Manager
Remuneration: £30,497 - £34,304 per annum
Location: Singleton Park Campus, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales. U.K.
Introduction:
Swansea University is working towards being recognised as the most active and successful sporting university in Wales through our vision, programmes, and people, partnering nationally and internationally to deliver our sporting vision. Our sports programme has recently been awarded the British University and College Sport (BUCS) ‘Most Improved University’ award for our sporting achievements to date, a success that were passionate about and highly driven to continuously grow and develop.
This role is a truly unique and exciting opportunity to join the Swansea University Performance Sport Team and be part of a professional and progressive organisation that will be at the leading edge of sport, health, and fitness in Wales.
The rugby club aims to deliver and embrace Swansea University’s ‘Sport for all’ ethos that runs through our current 2020-23 Sport Swansea: Active University Strategy and will operate across all three core strategic pillars:
- Inspire – High Performance
- Aspire – Recreational / Competitive
- Engage – Introductory
The Rugby Performance Manager will focus on the Inspire strand of the strategy and will provide support and coordination across our men’s and women’s rugby performance programmes, developing and enhancing the current rugby provision and success to date.
The post holder will:
- Provide strategically driven support and coordination to both men’s and women’s rugby performance programmes.
- Successfully deliver on and develop the critical success factors required by performance programmes at Swansea University, which include Performance, Engagement, Recruitment & Marketing, Resources, Finance, and Governance.
- Plan and coordinate professional standards across the coaching and support provision for performance rugby within BUCS competitions at Swansea University.
- Advise and contribute towards the overall development of the Sport Swansea rugby programme.
- Be the lead coach of the women’s high-performance programme.
The person:
Qualifications:
- Level 4 Rugby Coaching Qualification (or working towards) or equivalent experience
Experience:
- Significant experience of strategic planning and directing a performance rugby programme.
- Proven experience in the development of long-term performance coaching programmes.
- Experience of domestic and international talent search and recruitment to proactively attract talented players.
- Significant experience of coaching within a high-performance environment.
Knowledge, Skills & Leadership Values:
- A great understanding of how a performance rugby programme functions.
- Ability to lead and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and programme (athletes & coaches) to achieve performance outcomes.
- The ability to preview and review rugby performance, and implement affective training sessions and game plans to support findings.
- An understanding of performance sport support programmes (sports science & medicine disciplines).
Further information:
- For informal enquiries about this position contact James Mountain ([email protected]). Prior to making an enquiry please ensure that you have reviewed and considered all the essential criteria for the position.
- Application closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 15th March 2022.
- Shortlisting date – 16th March 2022
- Interviews – 28th & 29th March 2022
Applicants are asked to provide a completed online application providing evidence of how they meet the essential criteria in the recruitment documentation.
Candidates should also include reference to the values and personal attributes within your application, in addition to the essential and desirable criteria. The panel will be assessing against all of these skills and attributes.
To apply for the post please click on the link: www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs
